Button stuck, casuing unrepsonsiveness in all other buttons
Hi, I have a Leica D-Lux 3. Recently I as shooting pictures throughout the day. I switched the camera off and then back on at one point and none of the buttons were working (I couldn't scroll through pictures I'd taken or even press the shutter to take a picture).
Everything else is fine, I can see the LCD display, change the ratio of the picture, change the focus, go onto different modes. I discovered that when I went to the 'scene selection' mode on the camera (where you can choose different presets like sport mode, landscape mode etc) that the menu was constantly being scrolled up like the up button was being held down.
I found that holding the down button, stopped the scrolling, but didn't actually scroll down and I still couldn't get the functions of any other buttons to work and I think that the problem is the computer is constantly being loaded with the functions of the 'up' button so can't process anything else. Does anyone know a solution to this problem?
I haven't found a camera repair shop in the area I am in at the moment, but do you think it's something that can be fixed without sending it away for repair?
Everything else is fine, I can see the LCD display, change the ratio of the picture, change the focus, go onto different modes. I discovered that when I went to the 'scene selection' mode on the camera (where you can choose different presets like sport mode, landscape mode etc) that the menu was constantly being scrolled up like the up button was being held down.
I found that holding the down button, stopped the scrolling, but didn't actually scroll down and I still couldn't get the functions of any other buttons to work and I think that the problem is the computer is constantly being loaded with the functions of the 'up' button so can't process anything else. Does anyone know a solution to this problem?
I haven't found a camera repair shop in the area I am in at the moment, but do you think it's something that can be fixed without sending it away for repair?
Cameras - Leica - D-lux 3 Digital Camera
Answers & Comments
Most buttons on a camera are a simple raised rubber pad over a printed circuit board. The button gets pressed, a concuctive material on the bottom of the rubber pad puts a short across a printed pad. If the camera senses a short across the down button, it will ignore all other buttons. You need to take the back off the camera and the rubber button pad will probably be right in the back, clean the contact with an alcohol Qtip and you should be OK.
not likely, as PCB's are usually 2 or more layers thick. the backside is a totally different board circuit. If cleaning doesnt stop the "out of control" up button, then removing the onboard battery (its a capacitor I beleive and is usually soldered in, not socketed) might help, but leaving the batteries out for a week will do the same thing. You could hasten this by discharging the capacitor with a resistor across the + and ground of the camera. Is there a recessed reset button on the bottom (like all SONY's) I would try that first. If cleaning doesnt help, seek professional help. Good luck, Leica's are worth fixing. If cost prohibitive, drop me a line. Steve.