My X100 resets to factory automatically when the battery is removed and put in back

Hey, my X100 resets to factory automatically when the battery is removed and put in again. Has been on latest firmware ver 2.11 without any issues, and never had any other issues till now like SAB or freezing etc., Now, for the past 2 weeks the camera resets itself to factory whenever i remove the battery and put it back. I'm loosing all the custom settings too. It starts with asking for setting up from data/time. . . It takes spectacular pictures though, and I'm very happy with the IQ. But its very annoying to set up and select all options at every battery charge/change. . . .Please help

UGPRO wrote:

Hey, my X100 resets to factory automatically when the battery is removed and put in again. Has been on latest firmware ver 2.11 without any issues, and never had any other issues till now like SAB or freezing etc., Now, for the past 2 weeks the camera resets itself to factory whenever i remove the battery and put it back. I'm loosing all the custom settings too. It starts with asking for setting up from data/time. . . It takes spectacular pictures though, and I'm very happy with the IQ. But its very annoying to set up and select all options at every battery charge/change. . . .Please help

Have you tried to reinstall the current firmware to the same current firmware?

I think there's a kind of mini battery built into electronic devices which is there to store settings - these eventually wear out.

Do the settings go immediately? In other words, if you take a charged battery out and put it back immediately do you lose the settings then? If you don't a second battery placed in the camera while the other is charging is a solution.

Otherwise I expect Fuji could replace the internal battery but it may be quite expensive in labour costs, though not parts costs (probably).

I just tried removing and inserting the battery after few minutes, it doesn't lose settings. However i observed that if i park the camera without battery in it for few days, then it resets itself. Another peculiar behaviour is, once it resets itself i can't immediately switch to EVF using the switch lever. It has to be switched to macro mode and then i'll be able to switch to EVF either in macro mode or normal mode there after. Not sure whats wrong with it!!!

As FoxShutter suggested, let me trying reinstalling the latest firmware and see. If the issue still persists even after that, then i'll just live with it as i do not want to spend on replacing internal batteries or fixing it with Fuji service.

Will post the update in a couple of days after reinstalling and parking the camera for a day or two without battery in it.

OMG!! i found a relevant thread, that too of 2012 :

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3211603

So, its a known issue and happened with an year old camera too. Let me try reinstalling and parking it for a couple of days or a week and observe.

If its related to internal battery, then my Nikon D7000 which is left without a battery in it for more than a year, had all the custom settings in tact when i dusted it off recently to test my friend's new Sigma DX lens. Strange!!

UGPRO wrote:

OMG!! i found a relevant thread, that too of 2012 :

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3211603

So, its a known issue and happened with an year old camera too. Let me try reinstalling and parking it for a couple of days or a week and observe.

If its related to internal battery, then my Nikon D7000 which is left without a battery in it for more than a year, had all the custom settings in tact when i dusted it off recently to test my friend's new Sigma DX lens. Strange!!

It's not an issue it is the technology used. As already pointed out: there is a capacitor that holds the settings not a battery. The capacitor will be charged by the battery that you (for whatever reason) removed. Now the capacitor can't recharge and consequently the settings get lost. Solution: Just leave the battery in the camera. There is no reason to remove it.

Joachim Gerstl wrote:

UGPRO wrote:

OMG!! i found a relevant thread, that too of 2012 :

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3211603

So, its a known issue and happened with an year old camera too. Let me try reinstalling and parking it for a couple of days or a week and observe.

If its related to internal battery, then my Nikon D7000 which is left without a battery in it for more than a year, had all the custom settings in tact when i dusted it off recently to test my friend's new Sigma DX lens. Strange!!

It's not an issue it is the technology used. As already pointed out: there is a capacitor that holds the settings not a battery. The capacitor will be charged by the battery that you (for whatever reason) removed. Now the capacitor can't recharge and consequently the settings get lost. Solution: Just leave the battery in the camera. There is no reason to remove it.

Makes sense Joachim, Thank you very much for the thought. Probably i was still in that syndrome "batteries leak if left for prolonged period as unused in an equipment/gadget"

UGPRO wrote:

Joachim Gerstl wrote:

UGPRO wrote:

OMG!! i found a relevant thread, that too of 2012 :

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3211603

So, its a known issue and happened with an year old camera too. Let me try reinstalling and parking it for a couple of days or a week and observe.

If its related to internal battery, then my Nikon D7000 which is left without a battery in it for more than a year, had all the custom settings in tact when i dusted it off recently to test my friend's new Sigma DX lens. Strange!!

It's not an issue it is the technology used. As already pointed out: there is a capacitor that holds the settings not a battery. The capacitor will be charged by the battery that you (for whatever reason) removed. Now the capacitor can't recharge and consequently the settings get lost. Solution: Just leave the battery in the camera. There is no reason to remove it.

Makes sense Joachim, Thank you very much for the thought. Probably i was still in that syndrome "batteries leak if left for prolonged period as unused in an equipment/gadget"

And battery leak still happens but only with normal batteries. You don't have to be afraid regarding battery leaks with those rechargeable camera batteries. They only lose capacity after a long time of storage so you should check before you leave your home.

Den02 wrote:

Lol then how is he supposed to charge the camera if he can't take out the battery?

You just joined to answer to a 2 year old entry. Welcome to the forum!

I guess you don't understand. I was talking about talking out the battery and leave the camera without battery for many days without battery. The buffer capacitor, buffer battery what ever they use will discharge over time and the settings are lost. Not all all devices store the settings in flash memory.

Charge the battery and put it back into the camera. Problem solved. And no I have not tried if my X100F still does the same. I see no reason to remove the battery from my camera when I don't use it.

I suspect the OP was habitually storing the camera with the battery out so the internal battery was never properly charged.  He many have realised that by now.

NextShowForSure wrote:

Den02 wrote:

Lol then how is he supposed to charge the camera if he can't take out the battery?

I thought postings for new members were held for a period so how does this pointless sarcastic lol resurrection of a very stale post get through?

The fact it has managed to get 2 likes is depressing enough in itself.

The OP has actually thanked the person you are attacking here for his help so neither the thread nor the date has been looked at. So solved a problem goes toxic for no reason.

Let's not overreact, shall we?  Toxic feels just a bit overstated IMHO.  Let's move on.

Aside from getting it fixed (replacing the internal “battery” by Fuji - if they even can / will - then having a second battery to put in immediately while the removed one is charging is probably the only option I can think of.