Jon McC Posted January 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Leica Forum, I have a V-Lux 5 and 2nd day use, and not an experienced camera user. Yesterday, tried many settings and managed to shoot some ok photos of plants outside, things in the house and my dog. Today, planned to venture out to look for some moving objects and first switched the camera on to just look around and the picture was out of focus badly. I changed from Auto Focus to Manual and tried adjusting zoom but soon got a "System Error Focus" message and then "Switch Camera off and on" which I did. This continued for several hours of trying different modes but same error kept coming up within about a minute of the camera being on. Sometimes I could find a zoom at certain objects and picture was very clear, but nothing else could be focused on. Is there anything obvious anyone can suggest to help? Much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted January 5, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 5, 2020 Yes, return the camera and have it exchanged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon McC Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted January 5, 2020 20 minutes ago, jaapv said: Yes, return the camera and have it exchanged. I will if nobody has a solution. Difficult with shipping from USA to Thailand, then back. I'll write the Amazon seller first. If anyone has a solution in the interim, much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 5, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 5, 2020 You've got me confused. Are you in Thailand or the USA? If you live in the USA and bought the camera from Thailand, you won't get support from Leica USA. You will have to deal with Leica in Wetzlar, or get an exchange from the seller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon McC Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted January 5, 2020 54 minutes ago, jaapv said: You've got me confused. Are you in Thailand or the USA? If you live in the USA and bought the camera from Thailand, you won't get support from Leica USA. You will have to deal with Leica in Wetzlar, or get an exchange from the seller. I live in Thailand, purchased the camera through an Amazon reseller that is in the USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon McC Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted January 5, 2020 The problem went away. Wish I knew what the issue is with it. If it comes back, and I can figure out what the cause is and the fix, I will post it. Thanks for your time jaapv! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 5, 2020 Share #7 Posted January 5, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) If it does, seek help from the Leica Store in Bangkok or deal directly with Leica Wetzlar. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted January 5, 2020 Share #8 Posted January 5, 2020 they're polite...they will at least look at it and check it out. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/305061-v-lux-5-system-error-focus/?do=findComment&comment=3885442'>More sharing options...
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