Thanks, radi0j0hn… but so far, the battery refuses to power the camera up. I’ve plugged the charger back into a power outlet to see what happens… and the LED light is blinking again. The battery isn’t cold… and my climate is near “semi-tropical” here. Regarding the sensor, I was hoping for better. But until I can get my paws on a functional battery, my “new” camera is a paperweight!!!
Nope… no “universal charger” here. The battery is inserted into the charger correctly and the charging pins align with the contact points on the battery.
Just received my camera today, charged the battery and everything seemed great until I tried to use the optical viewfinder. It would not track in focus while I zoomed in or out it was only focused at a certain zoom level. Waiting to hear from Woot customer service to hopefully send another one.
Fuji X10 arrived via FedEx. Camera came in a Fuji box clearly marked as “Refurbished” and different than a new one. No problem since I knew what I was getting. What disturbed me was the camera and all accessories had no protective packaging - just dumped in. I can only imagine the pounding it took during shipment. That’s just poor ! I charged the battery and for the past two days have been giving the X10 a workout. Only problem I can detect is poor battery longevity. I’m only getting 60-90 exposures on a full batt using no flash, AF-S, etc. I suspect a bad battery is in question. No “orb” problem from the sensor. The firmware is up to date, V2.0, and the early X10’s with bad sensors had a serial # beginning with 14XXXX… Info found from an online X10 user group. Still don’t feel comfortable though as if something else is about to go wrong. How is it for you other purchasers ?
I ordered a Wasabi replacement battery from Amazon yesterday. It has good reviews from another DSLR website I frequent. Seems you better have more than one battery when you use this camera - it’s a common complaint. We’ll see if I can get more exposures with a fresh battery.