Mark Goodsell
July 10th, 2017, 01:52 PM
Just a story in case others experience a similar error:
I was in remote China and suddenly the X70 would turn on for a few moments, then freeze and go to an error message 'Incompatible Battery' warning, telling me to 'Insert a Sony Approved Battery' ....something along those lines. I've been using aftermarket batteries for years never having a problem until this time. It turns out I HAD a Sony battery with me ...but it didn't make any difference either. I thought I was screwed, I didn't have a backup camcorder. The bummer was it occurred at the moment I needed to get shots I went there to get, I wouldn't be able to recreate. Really torqued me off. I captured what I could with a DSLR which turned out nice, but wasn't 4k.
I tried everything I could think of, but finally I resorted to the ole, leave it be with the battery unhooked for a while trick and it eventually started working after about 45 minutes. No problems for the rest of the trip. I attribute it sitting in a cool hotel room, then air conditioned car on the way there ....it sat in my bag but apparently didn't accumulate to the high humidity of the region fast enough and probably built up condensation internally causing the error. After sitting a while and (presumably) drying out, it resumed normal operation. Used it daily after that with no troubles. Moral of the story, if you see this error, perhaps let it acclimate.
I was in remote China and suddenly the X70 would turn on for a few moments, then freeze and go to an error message 'Incompatible Battery' warning, telling me to 'Insert a Sony Approved Battery' ....something along those lines. I've been using aftermarket batteries for years never having a problem until this time. It turns out I HAD a Sony battery with me ...but it didn't make any difference either. I thought I was screwed, I didn't have a backup camcorder. The bummer was it occurred at the moment I needed to get shots I went there to get, I wouldn't be able to recreate. Really torqued me off. I captured what I could with a DSLR which turned out nice, but wasn't 4k.
I tried everything I could think of, but finally I resorted to the ole, leave it be with the battery unhooked for a while trick and it eventually started working after about 45 minutes. No problems for the rest of the trip. I attribute it sitting in a cool hotel room, then air conditioned car on the way there ....it sat in my bag but apparently didn't accumulate to the high humidity of the region fast enough and probably built up condensation internally causing the error. After sitting a while and (presumably) drying out, it resumed normal operation. Used it daily after that with no troubles. Moral of the story, if you see this error, perhaps let it acclimate.