Green colour from EX1 at DVinfo.net

Greg Hawkes · July 31st, 2010, 03:53 PM

I was filming guests arriving at a wedding. I stopped for around five minutes to set up a second
camera for the ceremony. When I switched on the original EX1 again the LCD was showing a
live green picture.
Thinking I had somehow accidentally upset the LCD picture settings I output the colour bars
which showed correctly.

I switched the camera off and on again same result.

Later I tried again same result.

When I got home I tried again this time the camera showed the correct colour picture.

Anbody had this happen to them?
Any ideas?

I feel I need to have the camera checked by a Sony engineer as this may happen again.

Felix Halter · August 1st, 2010, 08:03 AM

This happened to me two days ago on an Ex1 (2 1/2 years old) when moving the camera the screen turned all green. I did not check the viewfinder. I just turned it off and on again and everything was fine. Kind of scary.

Marcus Durham · August 1st, 2010, 10:33 AM

Yep, mine also did this once. Turned it off and on again and the problem went away. Never seen it since and not since I did the firmware update.

Remember the EX1 is a computer at heart with software that it is running. Computers can do odd things from time to time and so can EX1's.

Warren Kawamoto · August 1st, 2010, 10:38 AM

I also experienced this with one of the first EX-1's that came out. When I switched the ND filter from 0 to 2, my picture suddenly turned bright green. When I powered down/up, it was still green. I powered down/up again, and it was ok. This happened last week for the first time. Hasn't happened again so far.

Greg Hawkes · August 2nd, 2010, 02:31 AM

Many thanks guys. Good to know it has happened to other cameras and it would seem to be temporary problem.

Chad Johnson · August 2nd, 2010, 12:43 PM

This sometimes happens if you do a wight balance with the exposure too high. In that case the fix is to iris down and do another WB.

Vaughan Wood · August 2nd, 2010, 05:38 PM

This happens on one of my original EX 1's ever since I had the first firmware upgrade, but under slightly different circumstances. If I rec. review a clip on the LCD, then close the LCD, the viewfinder will sometimes turn solid green, but I have learnt that if I extract out the LCD and tuck it in again, things return to normal.
Just wondering if this happens to others after they review a clip on the LCD.

Cheers,

Vaughan

Hiram Yates · August 3rd, 2010, 07:09 AM

I've never ran into this happening to me but I'm very curious to know if anyone has rolled when this happened? If so, was the clip also green or did it record fine and it was just something buggy with the LCD screen?

Greg Hawkes · August 3rd, 2010, 11:06 AM

The clip records green.

Jamie Roberts · August 6th, 2010, 04:17 AM

This happened to me a couple of times when I first got my EX1 when I white balanced against a very bright white wall. My exposure might have been too high. It wasnt a problem though. I white balanced against another less bright wall and it was fine. Used the camera very happily without a hitch for many many hours since.

Leonard Levy · August 6th, 2010, 08:54 PM

I' ve seen it once but turned camera on and off and it went away. Scared the utter XXXX out f me though and I would love to know what it was.

July 31st, 2010, 03:53 PM	#1
Greg Hawkes Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 83	Green colour from EX1 I was filming guests arriving at a wedding. I stopped for around five minutes to set up a second camera for the ceremony. When I switched on the original EX1 again the LCD was showing a live green picture. Thinking I had somehow accidentally upset the LCD picture settings I output the colour bars which showed correctly. I switched the camera off and on again same result. Later I tried again same result. When I got home I tried again this time the camera showed the correct colour picture. Anbody had this happen to them? Any ideas? I feel I need to have the camera checked by a Sony engineer as this may happen again.

August 1st, 2010, 10:33 AM	#3
Marcus Durham Major Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 693	Yep, mine also did this once. Turned it off and on again and the problem went away. Never seen it since and not since I did the firmware update. Remember the EX1 is a computer at heart with software that it is running. Computers can do odd things from time to time and so can EX1's. __________________ Marcus Durham Media2u, Corporate Video Production For Your Business - http://www.media2u.co.uk

August 2nd, 2010, 12:43 PM	#6
Chad Johnson Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arcata, Ca Posts: 750	This sometimes happens if you do a wight balance with the exposure too high. In that case the fix is to iris down and do another WB. __________________ My Work: http://www.youtube.com/ChadWork1 Sony FS5 :: Panasonic GH4 :: Sony PMW-EX1 :: FCPx :: AT4053b :: Rode NTG-3,

August 1st, 2010, 08:03 AM	#2
Felix Halter New Boot Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Gontenschwil, Switzerland Posts: 5	This happened to me two days ago on an Ex1 (2 1/2 years old) when moving the camera the screen turned all green. I did not check the viewfinder. I just turned it off and on again and everything was fine. Kind of scary.

August 1st, 2010, 10:38 AM	#4
Warren Kawamoto Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,435	I also experienced this with one of the first EX-1's that came out. When I switched the ND filter from 0 to 2, my picture suddenly turned bright green. When I powered down/up, it was still green. I powered down/up again, and it was ok. This happened last week for the first time. Hasn't happened again so far.

August 2nd, 2010, 02:31 AM	#5
Greg Hawkes Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 83	Many thanks guys. Good to know it has happened to other cameras and it would seem to be temporary problem.

August 2nd, 2010, 05:38 PM	#7
Vaughan Wood Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 278	This happens on one of my original EX 1's ever since I had the first firmware upgrade, but under slightly different circumstances. If I rec. review a clip on the LCD, then close the LCD, the viewfinder will sometimes turn solid green, but I have learnt that if I extract out the LCD and tuck it in again, things return to normal. Just wondering if this happens to others after they review a clip on the LCD. Cheers, Vaughan

August 3rd, 2010, 07:09 AM	#8
Hiram Yates Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: United States Posts: 72	I've never ran into this happening to me but I'm very curious to know if anyone has rolled when this happened? If so, was the clip also green or did it record fine and it was just something buggy with the LCD screen?

August 3rd, 2010, 11:06 AM	#9
Greg Hawkes Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 83	The clip records green.

August 6th, 2010, 04:17 AM	#10
Jamie Roberts Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: bendigo, australia Posts: 204	This happened to me a couple of times when I first got my EX1 when I white balanced against a very bright white wall. My exposure might have been too high. It wasnt a problem though. I white balanced against another less bright wall and it was fine. Used the camera very happily without a hitch for many many hours since.

August 6th, 2010, 08:54 PM	#11
Leonard Levy Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,684	I' ve seen it once but turned camera on and off and it went away. Scared the utter XXXX out f me though and I would love to know what it was.