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Sony Alpha a7s II: Some buttons stopped working

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 16:15:18 -0700

Select button, record button, playback button and few other stopped working. Menu button and some custom button are still working. Can you fix it?

⟐ Answered December 28, 2022 at 16:15 MST

Sony Alpha a7s II: Why won't my camera recognize my lens

Tue, 31 Jul 2018 03:39:13 -0700

I recently received a Sony Emount 50mm 1.8 and when I connected the lens to my Sony A7ii camera it is not recognized and I can't control the focus or aperture of the lens. I double checked to make sure the camera still worked with canon lenses and an adapter and they don't have any problems. This is my first Sony lens for the camera and would expect it to have less problems than the canon lenses with the adaptor. Any ideas?

⟐ Answered July 31, 2018 at 3:39 MST

Sony Alpha a7s II: camera error "Turn power off then on"

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:31:45 -0700

I used my sony a7s ii since last 16 months and it’s brilliantly performed but now couple of days i have this problem,

camera show on start “ Camera Error “ and in second line “ turn power off then on”

and if i shake my camera so it’s on but some time stabilizer are not working properly and footage come to shaky.

Please guide me.

Thanks and regards,

Ali Sharey

Sony Alpha a7s II: I have a spot on all images with white or (sky) blue background .

Thu, 31 May 2018 19:48:42 -0700

I get a spot on all images with a light or sky blue background regardless of what lens I’m using

⟐ Answered May 31, 2018 at 19:48 MST

Sony Alpha a7s II: Camera fell - showing vertical colored lines on screen

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 01:21:29 -0700

My camera fell. Turned it on to see this. Any idea what might have happened?

⟐ Commented October 06, 2024 at 1:21 MST

Sony Alpha a7s II: Sony A7SII will not turn on

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:17:43 -0700

Camera will not turn on, red light blinks 3-4 times after switch to on position but no sound , no vibration, no light , evf dont work.

After replacing motherboard , does software recalibration is require?

⟐ Answered December 19, 2022 at 0:17 MST

Sony Alpha a7s II: Backlight doesn't work after repair

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 02:15:38 -0700

Display was broken and I’ve removed it. After I took new one and attached it, but the main ribbon (from display board to pcb board) was damaged. I’ve bought new and replace, but now backlight doesn’t work. Service man told, that problem may be in short circuit (when damaged ribbon touched metal tilting mechanism) and backlight is controlled by the BGA 8072PN (upper left corner of photo). But on the forum I’ve read that backlight is controlled by another chip. So I need to repair backlight but don’t know how.

⟐ Answered November 09, 2018 at 2:15 MST

Sony Alpha a7s II: Shutter mechanism sticks close while capturing images

Thu, 01 May 2025 18:19:41 -0700

The shutter mechanism stays closed while taking a picture. I have to reset the shutter by removing the lens and wiggling the metal part of the shutter with fingers , and then it opens up. The camera does show an error when this happens but the issue is quite frequent

Sony Alpha a7s II: HDMI exit is oxydized / salida HDMi oxidada

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 05:30:43 -0700

how to replace HDMI out or where to bring it for repair in Spain / France ?

Sony Alpha a7s II: How to dissasemble and mount back sony LA-EA4

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:09:10 -0700

Hello,

Does anyone know how to assemble a Sony LA-EA4 lense adapter ?

Sony Alpha a7s II: What is this ribbon cable for on the IR tray (of S3CA)

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:49:57 -0700

I am modifying a Sony S3CA which is a special version of the a7sii with no screen or record limit and a few other tricks. I noticed this ribbon cable coming from what appears to be the IR filter tray, any idea what that would be for? It has two contacts on the cable.

It’s the tiny cable in the bottom left of the frontal image:

Thanks

Sony Alpha a7s II: HDMI not responding to external monitor

Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:38:12 -0700

when I connect my field monitor I'm getting error message no input from camera … which mean my HDMI isn’t responding.