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SteveMRose ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 August 2006 Country: United States Location: Florida Status: Offline Posts: 429 |
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Hi,
I have not done a lot of video recording with the a99ii but had to do some today. My batteries (vertical grip, genuine Sony FM-500H batteries) were at 56% and 98%. I started recording and the 56% battery went to 0 and the 98% battery took over BUT within 4 minutes the camera went dark and would not respond. I waited about 10 minutes and turned the camera on again and both batteries showed charge- 56% was at 35% and the 98% was at 75%. The camera responded again but i only took pictures, no video. Anyone have any idea why the camera shut off with battery charge still in the batteries?Camera did not feel hot. Any help is appreciated. Steve Rose |
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Steve Rose
a99ii-VCG/a77ii-VGC|Son 24-70 ZA f2.8|Son 18-135 f3.5-5.6|Min 35 f2|Min 50 f1.4|Min 80-200 2.8 APO HS G|Min 100 f2.8 MACRO|Son 70-400G f4.5-5.6|Sig 400 APO MACRO|HVL-F58 & F60 |
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addy landzaat ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 22 April 2006 Country: Netherlands Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 15855 |
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Original Sony grip or third party?
Did you try without the grip? |
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SteveMRose ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 August 2006 Country: United States Location: Florida Status: Offline Posts: 429 |
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Thanks.
It is a Sony grip and I was in the middle of filming so no, I did not remove the battery and grip and try that. It just really threw me for a loop. steve |
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Steve Rose
a99ii-VCG/a77ii-VGC|Son 24-70 ZA f2.8|Son 18-135 f3.5-5.6|Min 35 f2|Min 50 f1.4|Min 80-200 2.8 APO HS G|Min 100 f2.8 MACRO|Son 70-400G f4.5-5.6|Sig 400 APO MACRO|HVL-F58 & F60 |
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addy landzaat ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 22 April 2006 Country: Netherlands Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 15855 |
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I understand. Trying filming without the grip eliminates a potential point of failure.
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stiuskr ![]() Moderator Group ![]() Joined: 01 September 2006 Country: United States Location: West Virginia Status: Offline Posts: 11497 |
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How long was it since you had last used the camera?
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Rob Suits Jr.
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SteveMRose ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 August 2006 Country: United States Location: Florida Status: Offline Posts: 429 |
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It has been quite a while.
I put i new batteries so they were fresh. I'll try without the grip but when the batteries showed up again, i took a lot of pictures without any problems. Thanks for the help steve rose |
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Steve Rose
a99ii-VCG/a77ii-VGC|Son 24-70 ZA f2.8|Son 18-135 f3.5-5.6|Min 35 f2|Min 50 f1.4|Min 80-200 2.8 APO HS G|Min 100 f2.8 MACRO|Son 70-400G f4.5-5.6|Sig 400 APO MACRO|HVL-F58 & F60 |
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Micholand ![]() Admin Group ![]() Knowledgebase Contributor Joined: 30 October 2005 Country: Germany Location: MUC Status: Offline Posts: 19225 |
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Sounds like overheating...
What was the ambient temperature when you used the camera? What kind of memory cards inserted? And are you really sure it just didn't overheat? Actually the temperature inside the camera might be higher, especially that of the image sensor. Or the capacity of the "old" batteries especially when filming isn't good enough any more. The capacity under load will decrease faster to reach shutdown voltage then what is displayed when camera is just switched on (in idle mode). |
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SteveMRose ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 August 2006 Country: United States Location: Florida Status: Offline Posts: 429 |
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Thanks.
To be honest that is what i think given the suddenness of it just shutting down and then coming back with the batteries showing charge. The question is how I know if it is going to overheat? The camera did not feel hot and the room as my guess in the low 70s so not really too hot. Thanks again and I will try again just to see what happens. Thanks everyone for all your help. This is why i love Dyxum so much. All the best Steve Rose |
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Steve Rose
a99ii-VCG/a77ii-VGC|Son 24-70 ZA f2.8|Son 18-135 f3.5-5.6|Min 35 f2|Min 50 f1.4|Min 80-200 2.8 APO HS G|Min 100 f2.8 MACRO|Son 70-400G f4.5-5.6|Sig 400 APO MACRO|HVL-F58 & F60 |
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