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X-E3 - Q button stops working?

Started Jun 12, 2020 | Discussions
areichow Senior Member • Posts: 1,591
X-E3 - Q button stops working?

I just bought an X-E3 from a FS section of another forum. It's my first Fuji ILC body, but I've used an X100s quite a bit for it to be easy to use. I am loving it for the most part, but I've got a few niggling issues that drives me nuts.

While using the camera, the Q button will just stop working. I'll have to turn the camera off and back on again, and everything is right as rain. There's no pattern in what causes this to happen from what I can tell.

I'm using an OEM Fuji battery, SanDisk Extreme Pro 128 GB card. I've been using a Fuji 18/2 and 35/1.4. No rain, water exposure. Low humidity.

Is this normal? Are Fuji cameras known as being temperamental and flaky? I've never experienced anything like this with my X100s or any of my Sony NEX or A7 bodies.

Thanks!!

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Robert Snow Senior Member • Posts: 1,091
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I bought an X-E3 as a backup camera to my X-T3 and have not used it much, but when I have used it, the 'Q" button has worked just fine.  In fact, I wish they would update the camera as they did the X-T30 so that I could reassign it to another function button as I accidently press it quite a bit.

The camera is not flaky at all...very nice little camera.  Only two niggles for me:  The on and off switch is rather hard to use...it does not extend out quite far enogh, and the "Q" button problem.

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ikaika777 Senior Member • Posts: 2,632
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It’s definitely not normal. None of my Fuji cameras do that including my X-E3.

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redsim74 Senior Member • Posts: 2,222
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No Q button issues with my X-E3 either.

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double00 Regular Member • Posts: 235
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No problems here as well - I recommend you call Fuji's help desk. They are great to work with and for me, very helpful.

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dual12 Senior Member • Posts: 1,276
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Mine never does that. Nor do I have any Q button issues with any other Fujifilm cameras. I suspect you bought a defective camera. Return it if you can.

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DarnGoodPhotos Forum Pro • Posts: 11,881
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I've owned several used Fujis including a rough X-E3 and none of their Q buttons have acted up; they've all be solid little cameras.

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OP areichow Senior Member • Posts: 1,591
Re: X-E3 - Q button stops working?

Thanks all for the replies... I've just tried a factory reset, let's see if this fixes it!

I can try the Fuji helpdesk, but I imagine they won't have much to say. I bought it used, presumably out of warranty.

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