Bricked GH1 advice

mrbill

Was applying a hack patch and accidentally nudged the lens release button during the firmware upgrade - short story, camera bricked. Has anybody had similar happen, and is there hope that a dealer service might restore the camera to life?

thanks

awaterman

Hi, happened to me last week, managed to get it repaired under warranty. Go to panasonic website and follow links for service.

mrbill

Thanks -no warranty for me sadly

awaterman

@mrbill ok, still fixable but believed that had to replace the main PCB - Not sure if this is costly or not but you can ask about...

Ptchaw

@mrbill I know the camera says not to press any buttons when upgrading, but I'm surprised that bricked it! Worth being extra careful then...

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Some programmers are just lazy :-)
Because they need to skip button processing instead of writing this wonderful message.
As well as do not allow updating using power adapter, btw.

CRFilms

I get so nervous whenever I apply a patch. I hit update and then step away from the camera and I make sure the cam is someplace it won't accidentally get bumped or moved. Also is there a limit to how many times it can be patched? I've patched my GH1 around 8-9 times, and last thing I want is to be stuck on experimental settings and can't revert to a stable patch.

mrbill

@CRFilms - I swapped between patches on a regular basis depending on what I was shooting, so I wouldn't worry about about how many times you can patch. Just don't hit any buttons during the update..

mrbill

Sheesh - 220 pounds to fix. Be warned!!

rzzl

stupid question but, is it safe to patch when there is no lens attached to the body?

mrbill

Yes, done it many times

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