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Hi Ralf Yes - its important to take it out the cupboard and show the old gal's a bit of love! They are there to be used not ignored! :-)

Thanks for the suggestion.... Yes - I tried another (old but charged) battery. It did not make any difference. I also changed SD cards and the lens...... All same issue. It seems to have resolved ...

Hi AJ Thanks for the tips - I also suspected that it might be a battery issue, so I initially swopped it out with several of my other batteries that were charged. The camera behaved the same. I ...

Hi Ed Thank you for the tip.... I will keep that in mind if this re-occurs. It makes sense now that there is an internal battery that keeps a record of the settings etc. I never really thought of ...

OK - This is what I did when I got home..... Took off the SSM lens, and put on a Minolta 28-70 screw lens. Held the Menu/Play/Movie buttons and turned off. Waited a few minutes Held the ...

Thanks - I will give it a try when I get home!

OK - well its really my daughter's now..... She is off to the bush this week, for a special safari for her 21st birthday. She prepared on Monday to leave by taking out the A77 and 70-400G and ...