internal battery problem a6400

[Pieter]

I think it's pretty clear OP is in the 'What a pain'-category, or a tad beyond that.

That being said, I Googled a bit and found this thread:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4418149

Do you charge your batteries externally or in camera? Try plugging your camera directly on the micro-USB-charger and let it charge over night. Apparently, at least with the A6000, the internal battery will only charge when directly connected to wall power.

Edited March 19, 2021 by Pieter

[Beeboss]

18 hours ago, Pieter said:

Do you charge your batteries externally or in camera? Try plugging your camera directly on the micro-USB-charger and let it charge over night. Apparently, at least with the A6000, the internal battery will only charge when directly connected to wall power.

I am overjoyed to say that I LiveShots suggestion has paid off and I can now take a photo again without having to set the language I want the photo in first. I will give Sony another chance after all!

Strangely it appears that 3rd party batteries may work just as the originals as far as taking pictures are concerned but that is not the case for charging the internal battery. I have so many batteries that I use interchangeably that I didn’t even consider it a factor, and why it shoudl make a difference is is still a complete mystery, but I am just happy that an overnight charge using the genuine sony battery seems to have done the trick after everything else failed. I think I may get a few more official batteries.

So glad I found this out before I sent the camera in for repair.

Thanks everyone for your help.

[LiveShots]

That’s awesome, so glad it worked out. I wonder if there is some circuit inside the Sony batteries that monitors the internal battery?