nrpalmer
21st of August 2001 (Tue), 21:23
I experienced a really strange problem with my G1 today. I was using the camera indoors at Science North. Everything was going fine, then I stepped outdoors to take a picture of the lake. The camera started acting strangely. The display went dark, it refused to take a picture, and when I tried to turn it off, the lens would not retract. I finally got it to shut down properly by switching it to playback, then back to off. After 2 or 3 attempts at taking a picture outside, I went inside in a huff. Low and behold, the camera started working again!
I used it for another hour inside and it worked fine. Being curious, I went back outside to attempt taking that same picture. Once again the camera started acting up. I did finally get the shot after 2 playback-off-on cycles. It seemed to me that the bright sunny day outside was affecting the camera somehow. I know this sounds rediculous, but I have no other explanation. The camera always started working fine when taken indoors. A third test was made in the parking lot as we were leaving, and again the camera acted up. Has anyone else noticed anything strange with their G1 in this regard?
Neil Palmer
I used it for another hour inside and it worked fine. Being curious, I went back outside to attempt taking that same picture. Once again the camera started acting up. I did finally get the shot after 2 playback-off-on cycles. It seemed to me that the bright sunny day outside was affecting the camera somehow. I know this sounds rediculous, but I have no other explanation. The camera always started working fine when taken indoors. A third test was made in the parking lot as we were leaving, and again the camera acted up. Has anyone else noticed anything strange with their G1 in this regard?
Neil Palmer