Sony CX550 issue with rec button at DVinfo.net

Jim Stamos · May 9th, 2011, 12:31 AM

was shooting a bar mitzvah sat with my 550, what a picture!!
i was also using a panasonic hpx170 and ended up using the 550 all night, it was that much better, especially the lcd.
anyway i had an issue , battery was full but there were times when i was shooting where it would randomly go off of record into standy and i would hit record again and it would go stanby shortly after. then it would
go fine for a while. this was sporadic throughout the shoot. my hand was nowhere near the rec. button.
any idea???

Buba Kastorski · May 9th, 2011, 07:54 AM

only one, how fast/what class SDHC card did you use, and what brand?
try to use class 6 and up from sandisk and if you'll see the same behaviour replace the camera,

Jim Stamos · May 9th, 2011, 09:50 AM

wasnt using any sd cards, using the internal harddrive

Chris Hurd · May 9th, 2011, 10:26 AM

Which camera model is this, Jim? So I know which forum to move it to...

Jim Stamos · May 9th, 2011, 10:48 AM

its the sony cx550

Chris Hurd · May 9th, 2011, 10:52 AM

Thanks -- thread title edited to make it less ambiguous.

Dave Blackhurst · May 9th, 2011, 04:45 PM

Two thoughts, one is that perhaps there was some "stray" infrared noise that triggered the camera - I've had "mysterious" camera behavior before (not with the CX550 specifically, but with other Sonys), similar to what you describe.

The other option would be a hardware glitch in the camera (or something with the "rec" button on the touchscreen? I disable that option). Check your touchscreen settings, make sure you don't have a "rec button" there, then run the camera for a while and see if the problem shows up, if it doesn't, back to the "stray" IR possibility, in which case you can disable the remote somewhere in the menus to prevent that (but then of course you can't use the remote either...).

Jim Stamos · May 9th, 2011, 06:46 PM

dave, there is a record button on screen, how do i disable it in menu

Dave Blackhurst · May 10th, 2011, 01:31 AM

Menu, General settings, sound/disp set, display set, AUTO2 disables rec and zoom on screen... "ON" also works, but doesn't "auto hide" all the extra icons, Auto2 causes the display to "clean up" after a couple seconds, and a swipe across the screen brings the hidden icons/info back. I prefer Auto2 as it cleans up the screen for framing, but of course you lose the ability to monitor all the "meters", without sometimes touching the screen to bring them up!

It's REALLY buried, all I knew is I turned it off somehow, took some digging to find it again!

May 9th, 2011, 12:31 AM	#1
Jim Stamos Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 565	Sony CX550 issue with rec button was shooting a bar mitzvah sat with my 550, what a picture!! i was also using a panasonic hpx170 and ended up using the 550 all night, it was that much better, especially the lcd. anyway i had an issue , battery was full but there were times when i was shooting where it would randomly go off of record into standy and i would hit record again and it would go stanby shortly after. then it would go fine for a while. this was sporadic throughout the shoot. my hand was nowhere near the rec. button. any idea???

May 9th, 2011, 07:54 AM	#2
Buba Kastorski Trustee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,414	re: Sony CX550 issue with rec button only one, how fast/what class SDHC card did you use, and what brand? try to use class 6 and up from sandisk and if you'll see the same behaviour replace the camera, __________________ I love this place!

May 9th, 2011, 09:50 AM	#3
Jim Stamos Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 565	re: Sony CX550 issue with rec button wasnt using any sd cards, using the internal harddrive

May 9th, 2011, 10:26 AM	#4
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	re: Sony CX550 issue with rec button Which camera model is this, Jim? So I know which forum to move it to... __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

May 9th, 2011, 10:48 AM	#5
Jim Stamos Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 565	re: Sony CX550 issue with rec button its the sony cx550

May 9th, 2011, 10:52 AM	#6
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Re: Sony CX550 issue with rec button Thanks -- thread title edited to make it less ambiguous. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

May 9th, 2011, 04:45 PM	#7
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	Re: Sony CX550 issue with rec button Two thoughts, one is that perhaps there was some "stray" infrared noise that triggered the camera - I've had "mysterious" camera behavior before (not with the CX550 specifically, but with other Sonys), similar to what you describe. The other option would be a hardware glitch in the camera (or something with the "rec" button on the touchscreen? I disable that option). Check your touchscreen settings, make sure you don't have a "rec button" there, then run the camera for a while and see if the problem shows up, if it doesn't, back to the "stray" IR possibility, in which case you can disable the remote somewhere in the menus to prevent that (but then of course you can't use the remote either...).

May 9th, 2011, 06:46 PM	#8
Jim Stamos Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 565	Re: Sony CX550 issue with rec button dave, there is a record button on screen, how do i disable it in menu

May 10th, 2011, 01:31 AM	#9
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	Re: Sony CX550 issue with rec button Menu, General settings, sound/disp set, display set, AUTO2 disables rec and zoom on screen... "ON" also works, but doesn't "auto hide" all the extra icons, Auto2 causes the display to "clean up" after a couple seconds, and a swipe across the screen brings the hidden icons/info back. I prefer Auto2 as it cleans up the screen for framing, but of course you lose the ability to monitor all the "meters", without sometimes touching the screen to bring them up! It's REALLY buried, all I knew is I turned it off somehow, took some digging to find it again!