Does this camera have a lot of issues with not turning on? I don't want to invest more money because i already have two lenses and just sent the body
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I haven't had any issues with my SLT-A35 such as you mention, nor any others. Mine works fine. The battery will drain after a long time sitting, so make sure the battery is OK.
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I purchased this camera-refurbished- with high hopes. Had lots of nice features and I had no problems with it except I thought it wasn't taking pictures very sharply. I have an older Sony Alpha that shoots at 10 mp. I did a comparison using the same lenses shooting both cameras. The 10 meg was sharper than this 16 MP, so I returned for that reason. Had no problems with it turning on, just had either a bad or inferior focusing mechanism/sensor.
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I have not experienced any major battery life issues. I take a lot of photos when I use it and a few video clips as well and don't need to charge up for a couple of days. I am an amateur so I generally keep it on auto with very little to none on manual. I am pretty basic and just wanted a camera that takes great clear photos inspite of my limitations which is exactly what it does for me. I take approximately a couple of hundred in a day plus a video or two when I shoot my alpacas at shows. Then I take about a hundred when we are out in the country while my husband fly fishes and I don't have to recharge for a couple of days. Again I use a pretty basic setting and I only have 1 battery. I have not experienced any major battery life issues. I take a lot of photos when I use it and a few video clips as well and don't need to charge up for a couple of days. I am an amateur so I generally keep it on auto with very little to none on manual. I am pretty basic and just wanted a camera that takes great clear photos inspite of my limitations which is exactly what it does for me. I take approximately a couple of hundred in a day plus a video or two when I shoot my alpacas at shows. Then I take about a hundred when we are out in the country while my husband fly fishes and I don't... » Read More I have not experienced any major battery life issues. I take a lot of photos when I use it and a few video clips as well and don't need to charge up for a couple of days. I am an amateur so I generally keep it on auto with very little to none on manual. I am pretty basic and just wanted a camera that takes great clear photos inspite of my limitations which is exactly what it does for me. I take approximately a couple of hundred in a day plus a video or two when I shoot my alpacas at shows. Then I take about a hundred when we are out in the country while my husband fly fishes and I don't have to recharge for a couple of days. Again I use a pretty basic setting and I only have 1 battery. « Show Less
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I as well have a focus problem, I have to bump the zoom a bit when I first start the camera. Not aware of any solutions and am looking for a warranty fix.
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I haven't experienced any battery drain issues so far and I have been using it since September 2012. I've been able to use this camera several times on one charge, even shooting in continuous mood with great battery life. I haven't updated the firmware on my camera either. I'd suggest you contact Sony and see what they can do for you or return it for a replacement since you just purchased this camera.
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My Daughter has this Camera and now her auto focus isn't working on it, so she has to manually focus it. I'm wondering if it is the lens or is it the body of the camera. She only has one lens so she hasn't been able to trouble shoot the problem and since she's away at college I'm unable to do anything about it at the moment. Anyone have any ideas?Thanks
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I have never had a similar problem when shooting in normal mode, BUT i did notice when shooting in HDR mode it drained the battery quickly and processed pretty slowly. I suspect the same is true for Panorama mode. I suspect both of these modes use a lot of processing power. I ended up taking it off of HDR mode and didn't have any problems. I bought a second battery from a guy on craigslist and like having a back-up, but that is more for when we haven't charged it for a while. I'm not sure if I did a firmware update or not.
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WOW!!! Thank you for that! I missed taking pictures at a concert and my work Christmas party this weekend!! So pissed about this that I could have just turned the battery around! All I can say is wow....Now I'm wondering if I should keep the camera or not. Hopefully this is all that is wrong with it. It's such a pain to return..exchange..whatever. Thanks for your help!
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Yes. On occasion I get a lens error that can be resolved by turning the camera off then on.
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I am having the same experience. I guess I'd better return this camera. I mean, if it won't even turn on, what good is it? What a waste of time. My husband bought me a Vivitar pocket camcorder for Christmas, it works. I guess I'll just stick with that. After all...it works...kind of a basic requirement.
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We never had problems with the camera . Sorry can't help u there. We bought two of these for tje kids last Xmas and the one stopped working after 6 months and the other is really slow. Was very disappointed ..good luck!!
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Hi Michael, my apolgies for the late reply. I have updated my review and went from 5 stars to 1. Out of 2 cameras, I am now on my 3rd replacement. One of my replacements is a V2 and that one has been working well with no issues for 2 months now. I just got my other replacement last week so early days and amazingly it was a V1. I emailed them and they said they were out of V2's and the V1 should be just fine now. I am hoping I will have no more issues - they otherwise work very well.
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Thanks very much for the info., Les. I actually returned my camera when even Panasonic tech support couldn't fix the problem, but I later learned it was not a defective camera. I'll be buying it again in the near future as I think it's a great camera, and I'll be saving your message in an attempt to figure it all out. Also, too bad there's no flash button on the camera and that you have to go to the menu to fiddle with it. That's weird! (and too bad it doesn't pop up automatically, like my Sony) THANKS AGAIN! Jeffroar
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Not sure what is the problem you are having. I didn't have any problem with mine. It's great camera.
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Battery here is not impressive, at least in comparison with my old Lumix LX-3. Turn camera off when not shooting should become a good habit. Also, there is no pause for video shooting and bno ability to get snapshots while playing.
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The lens that comes with this camera is perfect for you then. And the battery lasts longer than you think. I bought a bunch and did not need to. Just keep an eye on it and keep it charged. Enjoy.
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The motors are kind of noisy as with any motorized system. Depending if you have a quick release plate of not it will take you about 2 minutes to take the camera of or put it in. It's not bad. Changing lens should take you about 2-3 minutes also it's not bad either. I just uploaded a video of the un-boxing when I got it. I'm editing the review video then I will take some shoots with it
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I threw away the camera 4 or 5 years ago after one year use. The camera could not be turned on to take photos. It will cost me more to repair. Sorry, I can't help you.