Set Place Time & Date

[Wally The Confused]

Hi All.

I have bought a Sony A7 ll

Not happy with the   " In Camera "   charge lead,  I bought a separate battery charger.

 

Yes, it is faster, however..

Shortly after changing the batteries, the camera started to ask;  ( Every Time I switched on )

" Set Place Time & Date "

 

So , last night I reverted to  charging the camera through the camera & USB cable.

 

Why does the rechargeable battery, not charge the  built in battery  for the  date  time stuff ?

 

Or, do I have a defective  A7 ll  ?

[Aonko]

It seems the built in battery is dead. Every time that you took out the removable battery to charge it, the internal battery was keeping the internal clock running. You probably depleted the internal rechargeable battery by not leaving the removable battery in the camera for 24 hours or more. It is possible that you killed the internal battery if it has went through too many recharge cycles from the removable battery being taken out of the camera too often.

 

Below is a Sony link regarding the issue.

 

http://helpguide.sony.net/ilc/1450/v1/en/contents/TP0000226797.html

[Wally The Confused]

Hi & Thanks.

OK, I bought the camera,  second hand from a reputable shop, so I have no idea how old it could be.

I have had it for just over a week.

 

Anyway,  as I posted the question,  I dug out the box and  charged the  removable battery via the USB cable, and that seems to have fixed it, for now.

 

I am a potterer, not a professional, so I am not swapping batteries every 5 mins.

But, I never thought about the internal battery, when I bought a separate wireless charger & another battery.

However, between the 2 batteries, I keep them charged, and one is always in the camera.

So , going by your link, it should work.

If it keeps on, I will call the  shop, and either get it fixed or replaced.

 

Thanks for your prompt reply

Wally

[michelb]

I had the same issue when i first got my A7II just to realize that the Date/Time setting needs an extra step to actually register.

 

On most other cameras, you just enter the Date/Time setting and when set, you quit the menu and all is OK.

 

With the A7II, you need to confirm the setting BEFORE leaving the menu by clicking the center of the control wheel otherwise your setting does not register. I was pressing MENU and nothing was happening so i was also getting the Date/Time request everytime i was switching ON.

[Wally The Confused]

Ahh.

Brill,.

I just did it....... just like you said !

Yes I never noticed the last......Confirm.......before.

That was great.

Thanks.

Wally