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Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Why won't the camera recognize the lens?

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:02:24 -0700

My camera sends a message that it cannot recognize my regular lens and to reconnect it. This worked the first few times that I got this message, but then it stopped recognizing the lens altogether. The camera DOES recognize my zoom lens and I have no issues taking pictures with the zoom in place.

⟐ Commented 10월 20, 2020 at 17:02 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Safe way to discharge a swollen battery?

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:20:09 -0700

I have a few batteries for this camera and one of my spares has swollen a bit. Not a big deal as I have more to fall back on but this one is no longer viable.

Considering it is swollen and cracked I do not want to run this pack if I can help it. Is there another way to quickly discharge it so I can dispose of it?

⟐ Answer accepted 8월 07, 2024 at 15:20 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: How to replace cracked View finder

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:52:31 -0700

Unfortunately, I had the unlucky disadvantage of dropping my A6000 right on the view finder during a wedding recording. (What are the chances?) Now, the view finder has two curtain sized black marks on the top left & right corners. How can I repair my poor a6000 to her former glory?

⟐ Answered 7월 07, 2017 at 21:52 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Why won't my SD card go all the way down?

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:07:27 -0700

My SD slot on my Sony A6000 will not go all the way down. It only will go about half way down in the SD slot. There is nothing in the slot that I can see. I read where a part of the SD card may have fallen in the slot but I can't see that. Can you tell me how to repair this issue?

⟐ Commented 10월 18, 2022 at 19:07 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Shutter Button Fell off

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 08:29:45 -0700

My shutter Button of my Sony a6300 Fell off. The camera is still working without Problems. What can I Do? Where do I get a New Button?

⟐ Commented 6월 06, 2019 at 8:29 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: My Sony A6000 keeps displaying “Lens not Attached”

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 07:51:55 -0700

Hi, this is my first camera and confused on why when I attached new Samyang 14mm F2.8 wide angle lens, display tells me Lens not attached? I cleaned contact on body and Lens. Lens is connected properly. Please help!!

⟐ Commented 7월 16, 2020 at 7:51 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: When looking through the eyepiece, why is it all black?

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:34:02 -0700

When looking through the eyepiece, why is it all black?

⟐ Answered 8월 01, 2019 at 14:34 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: The battery door is broken, how can I replace it?

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:35:28 -0700

The battery door is boken, I need to replace.

⟐ Commented 4월 25, 2026 at 7:35 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Camera error; says turn camera on and off

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:36:21 -0700

After shooting, got message saying CAMERA ERROR; turn on and off.

What causes this & how do I avoid it

⟐ Answered 3월 01, 2026 at 5:36 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Screw head stripped, need ideas to fix

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:05:08 -0700

Hello community,

I have a challenge, the screw head of the frame has unfortunately stripped. I have tried the rubber band and glue trick with no luck. I ideally would like to be able to remove this screw without breaking the frame. I do have a spare frame in the worse case

⟐ Answered 11월 22, 2025 at 11:05 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: How to unstuck the shutter curtain?

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:52:37 -0700

Constant black screen and error: "Camera Error. Turn power off then on."

After power cycling and turning on and off, I noticed upon inspection that the shutter curtain is closed and never opening when the camera is turned on. So I want to know, how to open the camera, unstuck the shutter curtain and perform maintenance so it can last another tens of thousands of pictures.

⟐ Commented 9월 17, 2024 at 3:52 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Shows connection error to computer

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:29:30 -0700

I have had issues connecting the camera to my computer (mac) for a while. I was trying to update the software and it requires a connection to the computer. When following the instructions to update, at the point of connection it stops and says - turn off camera, take out camera battery and reboot this software. I have done both a couple of times, and keep stalling when i get to the same point. It then just says the camera needs a service. I don't have a repair centre near me....

⟐ Answer accepted 7월 29, 2019 at 4:29 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: optical steady shot lens

Sat, 28 Jul 2018 01:43:01 -0700

the lens used to work fine, but I dropped it. since then my camera says it is not properly attached & it will not recognize it. optical steady shot lens 1650

any ideas how to fix it?

⟐ Answered 7월 28, 2018 at 1:43 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Why does the photo look distorted?

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:25:51 -0700

I can see through the viewfinder, however the image is distorted and neither zoom nor outo-focus seem to be able to fix it.

⟐ Commented 7월 27, 2017 at 6:25 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Can’t capture photos even though the shutter button is being pressed.

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 06:25:20 -0700

The main shutter button does not seem to work. It is being pressed completely but pictures and videos are not being captured.

⟐ Answer accepted 7월 27, 2017 at 6:25 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Constantly shutdowns and when turned on, will start up as if new

Tue, 30 May 2017 23:56:01 -0700

Sony alpha a6000 randomly shuts down after a few minutes of being on, and when I manage to get it back on it will boot up as if it was factory reset, asking for the date and time.

⟐ Edited 5월 30, 2017 at 23:56 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Dead camera, DC-DC converter issue?

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:35:26 -0700

Hey folks, I've found a number of references to the DC-DC converter failing on these cameras, and a thriving market in replacement modules on the usual websites for around $20 each.

Replacing the single module on the motherboard is not a Sony supported repair (they want the entire motherboard to be replaced, which costs the same as a second hand functioning camera) and there doesn't seem to be any good references to the diagnostics or the success of repairing cameras by switching out the single module.

Does anyone have any experience with this, or the knowledge of any places where this sort of thing is referenced? There doesn't seem to be any good english language references on the web, but there may be in other languages that I can't see.

Specific symptoms of the DC-DC converter failing can include the camera not powering up at all with no lights showing with a battery installed or with USB plugged in. In other cases, the camera may power up but no screen activity, or crash/power off when certain functions are triggered (taking picture, writing to the SD card, etc)

Diagnostic steps include testing the battery, and verifying that the right power is showing up at the right points upstream of the DC-DC converter, then no correct power showing downstream of the converter per the L3 service manual on this site.

While it's possible that the converter is not the root cause (something else could have caused its failure) it's definitely dead. There was also corrosion and burned components on the module.

Thanks for any assistance.

⟐ Edited by author 6월 08, 2026 at 9:35 GMT-7

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: How to clean or replace Switch Mode?

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:41:02 -0700

My Sony a6000 Switch Mode always switching

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Side flap covering charging port & HDMi port broken

Wed, 01 May 2024 21:11:55 -0700

is there any way I could fix this?

Sony Alpha ILCE-6000: Menu and AEL buttons are not functioning.

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:17:12 -0700

My used A6000 camera's Menu and AEL buttons are not working. They don't appear to move at all when pressed. I am able to access the contents of the Fn mini-menu.