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a6300 Won't Take A Shot w/o Focus Button Being Held

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I have my camera setup to back button focus, I have for years, with previous cameras and no issues. With the a6300, I've noticed recently it won't take a shot unless the focus button is being held, which in some cases defeats the purpose of the back button focus setup. Every once in a while it will take a shot but most of the time it doesn't. I have focus set to AF-C and allowed the shutter to release w/o lens or card.

Any ideas what would cause this to happen? A setting maybe?

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On 6/11/2020 at 2:36 AM, Andy W. said:

it won't take a shot unless the focus button is being held

Could it be that you have 'Priority Set in AF-S/C' set to AF? Try setting that to Release instead. Don't know where it is in the A6300 menu but in my A6500 it's in Menu1 Tab 5/14.

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On 6/12/2020 at 10:51 AM, Pieter said:

Could it be that you have 'Priority Set in AF-S/C' set to AF? Try setting that to Release instead. Don't know where it is in the A6300 menu but in my A6500 it's in Menu1 Tab 5/14.

Unfortunately, that didn't change how it behaves.

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I have an a6300 that the focus/trigger button has worn out.  It is stuck in focus mode continuously.  I sprayed it thoroughly with an electronics cleaner with some effect but it needs replacing.  Ultimately I upgraded to another camera and keep the a6300 for experimentation.  I don't know if you could be experiencing mechanical failures.

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