Off on one of my walking jaunts, recently, I chose three cameras at random. My best one – that being a x50 zoom Sony: a trusty Kodak compact that I’ve had for yonks: and a very shiny Fujifilm I seldom use that I thought deserved a trip out of its box. The voyage of disaster began badly: the Kodak failed to fire up. Reason: the battery retaining clip had broken, thus breaking electrical contact. Arse – but not insurmountable. The Fuji proved more amenable. For example, it took this pleasant photo of some seed heads…
It went on to produce three more equally pleasant photos – before something made a silent click inside the works and it went doolally. Suddenly, for no obvious reason the video capture only worked on audio; and the still shots all contained interference. It had me looking somewhat like this…
Why doesn’t electronic stuff work properly after you pack it away for a while? You’d think it would be grateful for the rest!
Tooty Nolan: Languishing Somewhere Between Clever and Stupid 