XZ-1 shuts down on startup, except…
8 months ago
I bought a faulty XZ-1 for buttons ages ago, and have never got round to dismantling it to see what’s causing this problem, but I recently discovered something that might act as a pointer to anyone with experience of this issue…
The camera powers up in both record and playback mode, but in the former case there is a reasonably loud buzzing sound as the lens extends. It settles down momentarily, then decides to have a think, then the buzzing sound comes again, and its thinking concludes with the thought that it ought to shut itself down again before any of the buttons become responsive.
The buzzing sound is mechanical, maybe the sound of some small gears or a small motor slipping.
Now, the thing that I discovered yesterday is curious. If I physically obstruct the lens with my hand when turning the camera on, it recognises this and gives me the message to do the good old turnitoffandonagain. Turn it off, turn it on… and hey presto, everything works absolutely fine.
When turning on after the obstruction, the sounds come in a slightly different order: first the buzzing, then the lends stents partway, it has a quick think, and then it decides it’s all good.
This is absolutely repeatable, I can reliably start the camera up this way. And when I do, everything works fine, as far as I can tell. Focus and zoom are both operational, as is the iris.
So… Are these symptoms familiar to anyone, and do they point to a specific thing that I should head towards if and when I get around to opening it up?
Many thanks 🙂