Newsgroup: it.arti.fotografia.digitale
Titolo: Problema Minolta 7HI

Ho da poco scoperto che la mia Minolta Dimage 7HI ha un problema non da
poco: all'accensione dopo qualche istante la macchina segnala un messaggio
di errore "err" spegnendosi. Dopo vari test sulle condizioni che determinano
questa anomalia sono arrivato alla conclusione che si verifica:
1) solo all'accensione
2) se non è stato effettuato alcuno scatto
2) in corrispondenza del primo movimento del diaframma
Qualcuno ha sentito già parlare di questo problema o ne ha avuto esperienza?
PS: ho testato in condizioni di batterie Sanyo 1850 MAh completamente
cariche, CF Lexar da 16 MB originale, CF Ridata da 256 MB, sia con firmware
1.00e che dopo aggiornamento ad 1.01e.

Sembra un problema abbastanza diffuso. In pratica quando accendi la macchina
mettendola nella posizione di registrazione, il display si accende per un
istante dopodiché la macchina si spegne con la scritta "err" sul display. A
me capita più spesso all'accensione della macchina, quando è "fredda",
passando da situazioni di luce scarsa a intensa, oppure muovendo lo zoom.
Questo è quanto sono riuscito a trovare sul forum Minolta di 
dpreview.com
:
negli Stati Uniti è stato risolto in pochi giorni sostituendo la "zoom
function" ed il "lens block", come descritto qui sotto.
Problema messaggio "Err" con Dimage 7HI
I'm 10 days into this new adventure and have developed a problem! When
turning on the power to the record position, I get a boot-up sequence that
looks normal. The LCD may display for a moment- then the camera shuts off
with the "err" displayed in the window. It did not do this during the first
few days but has progressively worsened to the point that it occurs about 80
percent of the time. Fortunately, it will remain on after several on-off
cycles. The error doesn't occur when starting up to the play position. The
pictures look fine. New batteries (1700 to 1850's) have no impact. I use an
IBM 1gb Micro Drive. Using the 16 CF doesn't change anything. I know about
the handling requirements of the micro drive and camera and haven't dropped
it or squeezed the sides of the drive. PS - I read this terrific forum for
about 3 months before going buying and did get to use a borrowed Dimage 7
for two weeks to get some experience. I am an amateur though. Need some help
please!!
Final Resolution:
Soluzione
1)
Got camera back tonight. It does seem to be working okay. I tried doing
those things that seemed to always lead to the shut down. On my repair
ticket, two items were checked as exchanged (replaced). First, was the Zoom
Function and the other, which was handwritten and not quite clear was a Lens
Block. There was no plain explanation as to what was wrong. I haven't taken
any shots yet - but it seems to focus very well and no "ERR" messages. At
this point, I am happy with the speed of the warantee service (except for
the poor quality of the packaging for the returned shipment - I did a better
job!). I also checked for the dreaded cracks - none were found x72030xx.
2)
My 7HI did it right out of the box. I sent it in for warantee repairs and it
it is okay now. They replaced a the auto focus control and something called
a lens block. I found the error occured when focusing or just turning it on
in a dim lighting situation. I.E. Point it at a lamp and turn it on with the
lens cap off. It was okay. Then move the camera toward a dark area. The ERR
would occur and you get a shutdown. Mine would also fail in the movie mode -
all of the time. The problem got worse - or so it seemed. It did not get
hot. It didn't make any difference using freshly charged batteries, a CF or
my Microdrive. The repair job took 9 days.