A6000 doesn't always turn on

[Paul S]

I have a 4-year old A6000 that since this summer has been intermittently not been turning on.  At one point, the on/off switch was stiff but then it wasn't.  I thought this might be related to the broken lever underneath the switch, but I'm not entirely convinced that it is.  I have found that if I remove the battery and leave the camera for >1hr and then re-insert the battery, the camera will almost certainly turn on.  At that point I have to enter the current date/time and then it's ready to go.  It will work for a bit and I can even turn it off/on but then it stops turning on again if I leave it off for an extended period of time like >30min.  This happens with both batteries and they are both fully charged.

I believe I am on the newest firmware version (v3.21).  There is a YouTube video showing a user stripping the camera down, replacing the cable assembly for that switch and then reassembling it, and I'm prepared to do it if I can order the part, but I'd rather not go to that extreme if the issue is something else.

Any ideas what is going on?

Thanks,

Paul

 

 

Edited November 23, 2020 by Paul S