GX20/K20D AE-Lock button jammed

Michail · 05-29-2013, 11:54 AM

Hi and thanks for checking my post.

I just bought a used GX20 (K20D clone) and noticed that the Auto Exposure Lock Button is permanently jammed. It seems like the camera has been knocked there and the button got stacked inside.

Aside that, the camera works fine and I would really like to keep, so I was wondering if there is a way to somehow deactivate the AE-Lock.

Thank you,

Michail

Adam · 05-29-2013, 11:55 AM

The camera will probably need to be taken apart. Not an awfully hard repair I'd say, though getting parts for a gx20 is a different story.

Michail · 05-29-2013, 02:03 PM

Thanks Adam,

I am not really bothered about repairing the AE-Lock button, I can happily live without.

But having an unreliable exposure in all except the Auto mode is a big no-no

If anyone has any suggestion please share it. I understand its a shot in the dark but hey, you never know.

Regards.

altopiet · 06-20-2013, 05:39 AM

Hi, what have you tried to fix it, short of opening the camera, and can you supply a close-up photo perhaps?

borno · 06-20-2013, 05:47 AM

If the plastic is deformed around the button, maybe trim around it with an x-acto knife? A dental pick may help too, hard to say without a picture.

altopiet · 06-20-2013, 05:58 AM

Originally posted by borno

If the plastic is deformed around the button, maybe trim around it with an x-acto knife? A dental pick may help too, hard to say without a picture.

+1, if there is no obvious indication of external damage, it might be just some grime around the button keeping it down, I had something like that with the shutter button on my K-x, and after a few squirts of lubricating switch cleaner, it popped out again...

05-29-2013, 11:54 AM	#1
Michail Guest	GX20/K20D AE-Lock button jammed Hi and thanks for checking my post. I just bought a used GX20 (K20D clone) and noticed that the Auto Exposure Lock Button is permanently jammed. It seems like the camera has been knocked there and the button got stacked inside. Aside that, the camera works fine and I would really like to keep, so I was wondering if there is a way to somehow deactivate the AE-Lock. Thank you, Michail

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05-29-2013, 11:55 AM	#2
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,595	The camera will probably need to be taken apart. Not an awfully hard repair I'd say, though getting parts for a gx20 is a different story.

05-29-2013, 02:03 PM	#3
Michail New Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: London Posts: 5	Thanks Adam, I am not really bothered about repairing the AE-Lock button, I can happily live without. But having an unreliable exposure in all except the Auto mode is a big no-no If anyone has any suggestion please share it. I understand its a shot in the dark but hey, you never know. Regards.

06-20-2013, 05:39 AM	#4
altopiet Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Gem of the Karoo, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,307	Hi, what have you tried to fix it, short of opening the camera, and can you supply a close-up photo perhaps?

06-20-2013, 05:47 AM	#5
borno Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: md-usa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,580	If the plastic is deformed around the button, maybe trim around it with an x-acto knife? A dental pick may help too, hard to say without a picture.

06-20-2013, 05:58 AM	#6
altopiet Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Gem of the Karoo, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,307	Originally posted by borno If the plastic is deformed around the button, maybe trim around it with an x-acto knife? A dental pick may help too, hard to say without a picture. +1, if there is no obvious indication of external damage, it might be just some grime around the button keeping it down, I had something like that with the shutter button on my K-x, and after a few squirts of lubricating switch cleaner, it popped out again...