Nightpr 0 #1 February 17, 2009 Well guys I was in the PR boogie after a lot of jump with my CX7. On monday I went for the last load and as soon as I start the camera and open the screen it goes dead. Anybody with that problem and a possible solution? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bomb420 1 #2 February 18, 2009 There are a few things off my head I would check, some are easy some are more hard, some are just bad. 1) make sure you did not tape down or get sand in the microswitch that detects if the screen is opened or not 2) plug it into a tv and press the playback button, see if the touch screen works. If so shine a flash light on it, it may be the backlight switch mode powers supply is jacked. 3) If you have an homemade controller, there is a way to shut off the screen with a certain code but I doubt this is what happened, but you never know If its out of warranty I would follow the first few instructions located on our website ( CX7/Cx12 dismantling instructions and ensure the display connector is properly seated. In theory Skydiving could possible make these cables pop off. Hope something works.... -Trunk edit: Wait, I may have misread, the camera goes dead or just the screen?HYPOXIC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,991 #3 February 18, 2009 Is it my imagination or has the HDR-CX7 had more than its share of problems when used in a skydiving environment? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #4 February 18, 2009 Based on these forums, I'd say it's had it's share of problems. According to Sony's repair shops, they've had fewer problems. Based on the number available from refurb shops, i'd say that Sony's story is probably more likely. I've got three, no problems with any of them. One of our vidiots had one die on him, however, and he's nicer to his gear than I am to mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parachutist 2 #5 February 18, 2009 QuoteWell guys I was in the PR boogie after a lot of jump with my CX7. On monday I went for the last load and as soon as I start the camera and open the screen it goes dead. Anybody with that problem and a possible solution? Thanks I'm the vidiot DSE mentioned in his post. My dead CX7 will turn on... but image on screen is veeery faint as soon as power comes on... then screen fades completely over the next 5-15 seconds (the longer it's been off, the longer it takes to fail completely. No other functions work and screen cover stays open after I turn it off. That camera made it about 400 jumps before dying. I gave up on fixing it... went to eBay, found a cheap barely-used one and it's going strong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightpr 0 #6 February 18, 2009 QuoteThere are a few things off my head I would check, some are easy some are more hard, some are just bad. 1) make sure you did not tape down or get sand in the microswitch that detects if the screen is opened or not 2) plug it into a tv and press the playback button, see if the touch screen works. If so shine a flash light on it, it may be the backlight switch mode powers supply is jacked. 3) If you have an homemade controller, there is a way to shut off the screen with a certain code but I doubt this is what happened, but you never know If its out of warranty I would follow the first few instructions located on our website ( CX7/Cx12 dismantling instructions and ensure the display connector is properly seated. In theory Skydiving could possible make these cables pop off. Hope something works.... -Trunk edit: Wait, I may have misread, the camera goes dead or just the screen? The whole thing dies... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
