Camera reset

[Steve Maskery]

Hi all,
Anyone know anything about digital cameras? I've had a Fuji S602 (I think) for about4 years and am delighted with it. Today I switched it on and it said the date and time hadn't been set. So I set it. Odd, thinks I.

I later find that all my pics are set at 1 megapixel, and the focussing is set to centre not area. I discovered this when I found I couldn't focus on anything anywhere else.

It looks like it's done a factory reset. Can anyone tell me why? It seems to be working fine in every other respect (well, as far as I can tell - I use only about 5% of its functionality, I'm sure).

Any insight gratefully received.

Cheers
Steve

 

[wizer]

dead battery Steve? Has it been sitting unused for a while?

This happens on my Konika camera every so often.

 

[prawnking]

i agree dead battery although they might have enough charge to power up the camera it apears there isnt enough to hold the settings in memory i use rechargable batteries for my fuji s304 so constantly periodically have to reset date time quality etc

cheers shaun

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Many cameras have a separate battery that maintains the memory. It may be that battery is on its way out.

 

[Chris Knight]

Steve,
I suggest you post the question here :- http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1020

 

[devonwoody]

And perhaps you left it switched on after the last occasion it was used?

 

[Steve Maskery]

Thank you all, and Chris, that is an excellent rec, TVM.

If there is an on-board battery, it isn't accessible to the user, and there is no mention of one in the manual, so I don't know whether there is a hard-wired CMOS battery inside, or whether the setting get saved to a flash-drve type of media which doesn't need batteries. Either way, doesn't seem I can do much about it.

The user batteries are not the problem, I don't think. I'd been using it earlier and they are fully charged. But I have learned, from the Forum Chris recommended, that this is not an unique experience. Indeed, it seems I've been very lucky to have got away with it for 4+ years. It happens occasionally, it seems.

It's a real pain, as all the settings are lost, so I've taken a load of shots at 1M without realizing it.

Anyway, just as long as it doesn't happen too often, and now I know what happens, I'll try not to get too upset.

Technology, eh? Who needs it?

CHeers all,
Steve