My beloved little G5 was fried at a rock concert last night
My son's band was playing at a local venue and I was taking some photos. I
positioned myself near a (very loud) loudspeaker to take some shots.
Everything was going well. I then had to change the CF card and when I
replaced it I got a "Memory Card Error" message on the LCD. Thinking it was
a faulty card I replaced it again only to get the same message. And the
camera started responding *very* slowly to the ON/OFF command. It was clear
that it was seriouslly ill. I've recharged it but to no avail.
I checked the User Guide book only to find the following:
"Avoid Strong Magnetic Fields...Never place the camera in close proximity to
electric motors or other equipment generating strong electromagetic
fields....exposure may case malfunctions or corrupt image data".
So, I presume that the field from the loudpseaker has fried the camera's
innards. Canon advises that a repair will likely cost about £160. Am trying
to decide whether to go ahead with the repair or opt for a new G6 instead.
So, steer clear of large loudspeakers when using digicams folks.
(Sigh).
(It wouldn't have happened to my trusty manual Nikon FM2).
Carrigman
