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Canon C-100 question
I’m posting this here because I “know you guys” and assume that somebody’s gonna have a C-100 and will know what’s going on.
I’ve noticed that if a fair amount of time goes by between firing up my camera, it appears to revert to factory settings; i.e., it asks for a date and time, my frame rates are different than what I set, audio settings different, etc.
I’m suspecting something to do with the internal battery starting to go on me (?) If that’s the case, I assume those can be replaced, and, is that something I can do myself (?)
–KG
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2 Replies
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Kelly, a Google search says you’re right. It needs to back to Canon as it’s not a user replaceable item ☹
I did find this which may or may not help.
Good luck!Built-in Rechargeable Lithium Battery
The camcorder has a built-in rechargeable lithium battery
to keep the date/time and other settings. The built-in
lithium battery is recharged while you use the camcorder; however, it will discharge completely if you do not use
the camcorder for about 3 months.
To recharge the built-in lithium battery:
Connect the DC cable and compac
t power adapter to the camcorder
and use a household power outlet to power the cam
corder for 24 hours while it is turned off.”This means that an authorized Canon service center will have to replace it. I don’t know of anyone who sells this battery or where you would get instructions on where it is and how to change it. You will need to send your camera to a country that has an authorized EOS Cinema camera repair center.
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I had the same problem with my old Canon XF100 – end up with save all setting on a sd card and on start just reload the settings from the sd card !
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