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Sony Alpha 5100: My camera cannot turn on not caused by overheating or whatsoever help

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 05:22:13 -0700

my camera suddenly turns off cant be turn again idk why already replaced battery that is fully charged please help

Sony Alpha 5100: sd card lid/ flap

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 23:03:29 -0700

How do I replace the sd card lid/ flap?

Sony Alpha 5100: Sony a5000 Any tips on modifying the lens mount to be 100% metal?

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:50:22 -0700

I am about to modify my Sony a5000 with a metal mount to ditch the plastic hybrid mount, mainly due to heavy lenses and that mount scaring me enough I do not like to trust it with heavy lenses out of concern it will break for no reason, mainly 90's Tamron and A-Mount monsters, as well as the "beercan" being an all metal monster that weighs more than some bodies. I have the part on order (SpeedPak from China, will take a while) but in the meantime while I wait for parts, has anyone who has done this modification to these cameras noticed anything I need to be aware of or is it a quick swap from plastic to metal?

⟐ Answer edited June 14, 2023 at 12:50 MST

Sony Alpha 5100: Lens not recognised and temperamental powering on

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:31:43 -0700

I have recently picked my a5100 up after a year or two in the closet.

Following a full charge I turned it on and the lens pushed all the way out and stayed there. It didn't auto focus and after a while it said lens wasn't recognized. It is the standard Sony lens.

On turning it off, the lens stayed all the way out. I tried turning it on again and it took a long time to boot and it apepared hte lens was stuck out.

After leaving if for a couple of days I turned it on again and it went through the cycle of retracting the lens and then extending it all the way out where it gets stuck again. I.e. zoom function wont pull it back in, and it remains out of focus.

I tried initializing the settings and rebooting but it remains in the fully extended position.

It seems that after leaving it for a long time it's happy to turn on an retract/extend the lens but it always ends up stuck in the fully extended position. It also becomes temperamental in switching on after its first boot.

Firmware is most up to date 3.10

Battery has approx 60% charge

SD card removed

I have tried cleaning the contacts on the lens

Any ideas on the issue or how to fix it?

⟐ Answered October 06, 2022 at 16:31 MST

Sony Alpha 5100: Dummy Battery Fried Camera during Power Surge

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 23:46:48 -0700

So, i had my dummy battery plugged into this camera which was using a power supply and it suddenly flickered and turned off and wouldnt turn back on. I believe it drew too much power from the dummy battery I was using. It no longer will turn back on even with a new battery. Does anyone know if this is issue is repairable?

⟐ Commented January 23, 2021 at 23:46 MST

Sony Alpha 5100: Flip screen display won't rotate 180 degrees

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:16:47 -0700

I recently bought an a5100 from MPB.com listed as "well used" in terms of condition. Within the first day of use, the camera seems to function perfectly (save for some dust in the sensor that I can easily clean) except for a detail that is quite important to me. I bought the a5100 because of the flip-up screen as I intend to use the camera for vlogging; however, when I flip the screen up to face the front, the display does not rotate and the preview is upside down. I really would like to avoid the hassle of returning the camera (as it does have a 6 month warranty courtesy of the seller) and want to know if there's a simple fix I could try to get the screen to rotate. I have already tried factory resetting the camera and it did not fix the issue.

Sony Alpha 5100: flash ribbon - ground and sync pins?

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:29:14 -0700

hi I am using a 5100 for UAV photogrammetry and need to access ground and flash sync via the built in flash ribbon connector . Any thoughts on where I can find. Was going to try and detect while using the camera flash but would like to find confirmation first if possible.

thanks

Jim

Sony Alpha 5100: Can't access Menu on my Sonny 5100

Sun, 17 Jun 2018 06:26:08 -0700

My camera is stuck in the auto mode. I can't access Menu to change anything! Pls. Help.

⟐ Commented June 17, 2018 at 6:26 MST

Sony Alpha 5100: How to repair my memory card reader

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:19:50 -0700

Hi there,

My memory card reader in my spny a5100 will not read any memory card. First it started as a jam, than I was able to get the memory card out. Somehow that caused damage to the memory card reader. Help!

⟐ Commented June 05, 2018 at 10:19 MST

Sony Alpha 5100: Flash wont pop out

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:15:30 -0700

The flash will not pop out even when i press the button. I have taken out the battery, and cant find any setting with regards to the flash (unless I am missing something)

No matter how hard I press the button for the flash to pop up it just wont.

Any help/suggestions??

Sony Alpha 5100: How do I reconnect a fwb connector?

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 11:50:02 -0700

I have taken apart our camera and replaced the screen then the main connector ripped so we have had to replace that also. I dont want to spend hundreds of dollars to send it to repair as the camera only cost us 260 to begin with on some super sale.