Fuji s5000

[Stainless]

I have had a fuji s5000 for about 2 years now and I am quite happy with it but recently evertime I change the battery it loses all settings like date and langue and pixels. is there an internal battery that has failed or what is the problem? can anyone help

[beejayau]

Hi, I have an S5000 as well just on 2 years old and also lose date etc. when I change batteries. I assume there is an internal battery or a large value capacitor to hold the settings. there must be someone out there that can advise on how to change or reset the system.

Regards beejayau

[brenda]

hello i hope you dont mind my butting in on your post but im new to this site & to photography.could i ask for your help as a fellow s5000 owner.i have always had a basic compact camera olympus fe-120 but i wanted to try & take close up nature photos like insect /flowers and night sky so have just bought a fuji finepix s5000 & am currently working my way through instructions as ive never had camera like this i realy would appreciate any advise or tips that you may be able to give me to get me started & have i made the right choice of camera. i would like to take photos of the quality i see on this site but being in england uk we dont have as many beautifull places that i see on here close to london.thank you for any assistance you may be able to give me
brenda

[fireblade]

I also have an S5000 which is just over 2 years old and it losses the date when I change batteries, I also have another problem, if I put new batteries in it, even if I don't use it they only last about 36 hrs. I have tried all sorts of batteries, rechargeables, energizers etc.

[brenda]

hi fireblade as i said im new to this someone may come along with better advice...

are you charging the new batteries before you put them in ,as you do need to charge when you get them.
are the rechargeables your using NiMH batteries as these hold alot of charge,i get a good couple of hundred pics from these if your not using NiMH just ordinary rechargeables that could explain the lack of charge,also go for the highest power ones usualy they come in 1600-1700-etc etc i use 2600 NiMH.

as far as loosing data upon change of battery i have no idea as mine has done this since i got it new a few months ago & i only take seconds to change the battery & it ALWAYS looses the data settings,i know others with this camera have experienced the same thing...
why not join www.fuji.co.uk click on top one digital photography then go to im already a finepix owner & register they have lots of advice & tips just for fuji owners from across the world...

good luck brenda

[fireblade]

Brenda

I have tried everything, about 8 to 10 different brand of batteries, rechargable, alkaline, nicad li ion and they all go falt virtually overnight, the worst result I have had is only 6 photos from one set of batteries, it used to be really good on batteries until about six months ago and theen it jsut turn to crap, this is about my sixth Fuji, but after this my next camera will definitely not be a Fuji.

I sent and email to Fuji asking for advice and the address of their nearest service agent and all they sent me was a pdf of part of the users manual which I already had.

[brenda]

FIREBLADE

i realy do suggest you reg with the fuji forum as there are LOADS of people willing to give help & advise not knocking this site but the fuji site you do get responses quicker & theres always someone willing to help or you can search the Question forum as your prob may already be in there..go to.

www.fuji.co.uk click on top one digital photography then go to im already a finepix owner & register

let me know how u get on
good luck
brenda

[brenda]

fireblade

ok ive looked on the fuji site & have posted your query on there in case you dont get on so if i hear anything i will get back to you...other thing i came across was maybe its your charger thats the problem,they suggest using decent charger & decent batteries & def..NiMH.... NOT ANY OTHER

brenda

[fireblade]

Ok Fuji finally replied and heres the story.............

The S5000 has a memeory chip in it which retains the day/date/time info, after 18 months to 2 years this chip losses its capacity to hold charge therefore lossing the date/time. Ther are two options:

1. Replace the chip and/or motherboard (which in Fujis own words will be "expensive"
2. Set the date/time each time you change the battery.

They carefully avoided the issue of the batteries going flat.

So the S5000 will be binned and I will by a new camera, does anyone have any suggestions of a good replacement in a similar type/featured camera, definitely NOt a Fuji, I need a camera which will last longer than 2 years

[brenda]

hi
argh thats it then...as my camera does that when i change batteries doesnt matter how quick iam it looses all the data & have to reset which in most cases you just dont get chance to do...so they didnt actualy say then why its not holding battery charge ?? mine is ok with the batteries at the mo i do get a couple hundred pics from each set .

thanks for keeping us updated
dont think there is that many s5000 users here as no-one ever answers,maybe these are the reasons why then ??

good luck
brenda

[fireblade]

Brenda, Thanks for the help along the way, I could probably have lived with the date/time issue but the battery stuff just makes it imposssible.

Probably the thing that is really annoying is that it appears the Fuji are aware of this problem and don't really care. I have only had this camera 2 or 3 years, paid nearly $1000 Aust for it and now its virtually useless and worthless.

[brenda]

hi ian

i bought mine supposed as new from ebay a couple of months ago & if im having the data trouble now i suppose i can only look forward to the same battery other probs as you then :-( i would have probably just figured out these flamming settings then it will go & die on me :-)

hey whilst your here i dont suppose you can point me in the right direction can you..

im trying to get the right settings for night time shot
the area is very dark only light by a street lamp,& try as i might i get realy nice pic but its just to much noise

cheers brenda

[photowebor]

If your going to sell those S5000's cheap, let me know. I love that camera.
I don't have one now, I have the S5100 and the S5200, but I really miss the 5000.

[brenda]

sorry no way am i selling my s5000 even if i do have to keep reg the data every time i put in new batteries ..i love this camera so much so ive bought the s5500 as well

why not look on ebay as i i bought the s5000 for ’…’‚‚£100 GBP
& the s5500 for ’…’‚‚£90 GBP or maybe look on the fuji web site they sell re-furbished ones on there also if you regester with the forums theres people in them that sell of their cameras

good luck

[nubie]

This is untrue about the chip being faulty. There is a backup battery as listed in the workshop repair manual. Fuji p/n FZ04704-100. This doesn't render any real results in google but you can use HB414-II06E. This battery is soldered to the motherboard CB1117-A101 DCST so it will take some skill to replace without destroying the new battery with the heat from soldering. I have spares if somebody wants theirs repaired. I'll do it for $50USD. email me: spisee at g mail . c om or post reply.

Hope this is of help to somebody who has been misguided by some misinformation. Cheers, Matt