My Nikon d5000 did something today it has never done and so it got me thinking "is my camera on its way out?" While I was shooting today, it locked up on the led screen. It wouldn't let me focus or do anything until I hit another button to kind of reset it. But it was annoying as I was trying to capture a fast moving object and was trying to constantly refocus as it moved. It locked up probably 4 or 5 times. I uploaded a picture and checked my shutter count its at 166,802. I know that its supposedly a lot for the rating that the d5000 has but others have told me not to worry about ratings. I did some research earlier but really couldn't find any threads answering my questions. I know there have been threads on 365 about shutter count but it was all speculation. So my questions are, has anyone had a camera die on them? What did it do? In hindsight did it give you warning signs? I would LOVE a new camera body but its really not a good time for me to be spending that kind of money. So its kind of bumming me out to think my trusty d5000 is at the end of its life! Maybe it just needs a new battery?? Haha, can you tell I'm hoping for the best??
oh no! i hope your camera was just having a glitch... i have had a camera die on me... i have no idea what the shutter count was, but i had used it hard for a good two or three years, so i'm guessing it was up there... with my camera, i hit the shutter button to start the exposure and it just stuck there - nothing i could do to get it to unstick...
on the other hand, being a dork, on numerous occasions i have accidentally enabled or disabled some function that results in the camera appearing to behave in a wonky way... for example, i have accidentally tripped the lock exposure switch (at least i think that's what it is), accidentally bumped exposure compensation up so high that i couldn't get the camera to focus, etc... any chance something like that might have happened?
@northy Thanks for the response. No after I hit a button and it reset, it worked fine for a few shots then locked up again. Eww, so yours was a quick death! :) I will pull it out and check the settings...just in case!
I used to have problems with my D200 jamming frequently during exposure. After a lot of frustration I found out it was the non-Nikon battery I was using. After changing the battery the problem was over. Out of curiosity I experimented with the old battery and found that the problem strted when it was about 2/3 empty. It might help to check on the battery?
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on the other hand, being a dork, on numerous occasions i have accidentally enabled or disabled some function that results in the camera appearing to behave in a wonky way... for example, i have accidentally tripped the lock exposure switch (at least i think that's what it is), accidentally bumped exposure compensation up so high that i couldn't get the camera to focus, etc... any chance something like that might have happened?