A6500 blinking pixels - do I have a problem?

[james90]

HI

When attaching a manual lens via an adapter to my A6500, I get a multitude of multi-coloured, blinking pixels on the lcd screen. These are also visible through the viewfinder.

When using a native Sony lens, this 'display' shows up briefly when the AF/MF button is pressed.

I have had the camera three weeks and never noticed this on my previous A6000 so I'm guessing this isn't the norm.

Anybody encountered this?

Rgds

[LiveShots]

Sounds like focus assist, it lights up parts of the image in focus. 

[james90]

Hi Liveshots

No, not focus peaking, but I can see why you might think that from my dumb description.

I first noticed this when I put the lens & adapter on - the lens cap was still on by the way, so no focusing going on. In fact, just turning the camera on with a body cap in place produces the same result.

See pretty poor video

[tinplater]

Interesting, for some reason the "display" looks like I have seen it before, but can't recall the circumstances.  But my A6500 doesn't do this.  What do you have the AF/MF button set to?  I would reassign something to it and see what happens...

[LiveShots]

I think I have seen this before, like when turning on the camera with no lens in place and the camera cover on, maybe ?

[james90]

tinplater 

perhaps.

Never really touched the AF/MF switch, nor reassigned it. Only to try to replicate problem.

Will delve further.....

[james90]

Liveshots - so yours does this when only body cap in place, yes?

 

[james90]

All sorted now.

Took it back to John Lewis and they exchanged it instantly.

Not only that, they price matched with themselves and gave me £180. I've also just received my £300 cashback from Sony.