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Old July 14th, 2007, 06:42 PM   #1
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HELP! Aperture Ring not working!

Unpacked my XH-A today for a shoot, and the aperture ring would no longer function. I reversed the direction under the custom function menu, and spinning the ring caused the f-stop to jog between 2.0 and 2.2 - always finishing at 2.0. Is this a software or hardware issue? Should I reset the camera? Unfortunately, Canon support is not open on the weekend.

Any advice would be appreciated.
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Old July 14th, 2007, 08:09 PM   #2
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You're not on auto iris are you?
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Old July 14th, 2007, 08:49 PM   #3
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Not enough information in the original post... there is no functionality to the iris ring when shooting in A, Tv, Spotlight, Night Shot or Green Box recording modes.
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Old July 15th, 2007, 12:18 PM   #4
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if you still can't get your iris ring working in full manual mode, the camera will need to be serviced. i had this issue recently, where both the iris and shutter speed dial stopped working. display showed the lens locked at f1.0 (??) and a shutter speed of 1/5000 (or something insane like that). service claimed a connection to the lens was bad and the camera had to be sent to the factory. got the fixed camera back in about 7 business days.
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Old July 15th, 2007, 02:13 PM   #5
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David, how far are you zoomed in?
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Old July 15th, 2007, 03:22 PM   #6
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Thanks to Everyone

This problem appears only, of course, in full manual and aperture priority modes.

Matthew, the locked f-stop varies with the focus length - from 2.0 to 2.4, and is not adjustable at any zoom.

Bill, by 'auto-iris', do you mean one of the recording modes Chris listed? I can't find a reference to any auto-iris menu option in the manual.

Henry, I suspect my camera will also need service. I tried both a software and hardware reset of the camera, with no effect.

Has anyone else had a similar problem?
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Old July 15th, 2007, 04:57 PM   #7
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Yeah, I should have said auto modes. Sounds like you may have a problem if it does it in manual.
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Old July 16th, 2007, 02:44 PM   #8
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This problem appears only, of course, in full manual and aperture priority modes.

Matthew, the locked f-stop varies with the focus length - from 2.0 to 2.4, and is not adjustable at any zoom.

Has anyone else had a similar problem?
David, several people on this forum, including myself, have had this very same issue. Mine had it when it was brand new, after a couple of days. Send it back, you should get a new camera.

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Old August 2nd, 2007, 01:15 PM   #9
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Back from factory service!!

My XH-A was received by Canon Factory Service (Irvine) on the 27th, I had it back in my hands on the 31st. Everything seems to be in order, and their prompt repair means I don't have to find a loaner camera for my wedding this weekend. Yay!

Thanks again to everyone for their input.
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