Camera gone weird, might be knackered?

[steveatesh]

I've had a D5100 since new, just coming up to five years. Been absolutely fine up until now!

This afternoon I was taking some photos using an on camera flash, Manual mode. Took about a dozen pictures or so when I noticed the camera had set itself away from manual and single point focus to area focus, and in fact into fully automatic mode. The dial was still set to manual.

Anyway, the camera is still misbehaving in as much it won't select full manual, always starts up in auto at switch on no matter what position the dial is at, Changing the dial now only works occasionally (I mean I can turn the dial but whatever I select is not necessarily what is shown on the screen and I can't select manual). When the dial is set to M and I turn the control wheel, both the shutter speed and aperture change at the same time, even with nothing else pressed.

I've resinstalled the firmware, formatted the sd card and pressed all the buttons and various combination of buttons. I've also swore at it and threatened it but nothing works, it's stuck like this

Just wondering if anybody else has experienced something similar and if so was there a solution, or should I start identifying my next camera?

[Simpo Two]

Has the camera worked properly with that flash before? - the flash might be setting it. Nikon flash or not?

Is there a factory reset/return to defaults option? Maybe leave the battery out overnight? Just guessing.

[steveatesh]

Hi Simpo, yes the camera and flash have worked together for around 18 months without problem, it's the Yangnuo 568 series.

Sadly there is no factory refresh on this camera

I've done a lot more reading and its possibly the contacts on the mode dial on the top of the camera. Others have experienced these symptoms and the contacts under the dial needed a clean, not just on Nikon either.

Looks like a professional repair or replace!

[Simpo Two]

steveatesh said:

I've done a lot more reading and its possibly the contacts on the mode dial on the top of the camera. Others have experienced these symptoms and the contacts under the dial needed a clean, not just on Nikon either.

That seems to match the symptoms I agree. I'd get a quote to repair then decide.

[sgrimshaw]

steveatesh said:

Hi Simpo, yes the camera and flash have worked together for around 18 months without problem, it's the Yangnuo 568 series.

Sadly there is no factory refresh on this camera

I've done a lot more reading and its possibly the contacts on the mode dial on the top of the camera. Others have experienced these symptoms and the contacts under the dial needed a clean, not just on Nikon either.

Looks like a professional repair or replace!

There is a way to set the settings back to factory default, no idea if it will help:

http://www.digital-photography.com/nikon-d5100-pdf...

[steveatesh]

sgrimshaw said:

There is a way to set the settings back to factory default, no idea if it will help:

http://www.digital-photography.com/nikon-d5100-pdf...

Thanks for that, I tried that but it only reset the menu options rather than a factory reset