GH3 Does your SD Card door open too easily?

[keylight]

I find that the SD Card door opens quite easily on the GH3. I'll pick up the camera by the grip, and sometimes it opens. I'll shift the camera a bit, and it sometimes opens. Really annoying. Takes about 1/4 the force that the door on the GH2 took. Is this happening on other people's GH3s? Maybe it's the rubberized grip. A tiny piece of gaffers tape would hold it in place, but that shouldn't be needed on a brand new camera.

Edit: Tried the sticky note test and on a GH2 the adhesive from a sticky note doesn't do anything. On the GH3 it'll pull the door open! A sticky note!

 

[akivisuals]

Yup. A bit too easy to open for me too.

 

[J.F.R.]

Yes, already been noted as a defect..... Just gaffers tape it for now. More than sure it will be redesigned, sometimes you gotta take the good with the bad.

 

[SuperSet]

Yep, same issue. Where are you guys noting defects to Panasonic?

 

[LyleGorch]

I don't have a problem with mine, but I'm trying to avoid popping cards in and out as much as I used to since I started using the spendy 64gb 95mbs sandisks.

 

[slau]

The GH3's SD door is better than the SD door of the GH2, but just a little bit better. I tape the SD door to prevent any accident when I move my GH3 in-and-out of my camera bag.

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[dustylense]

Tiny strip of gaffe tape will do the job. But ya, poor design. Better battery door though.

 

[Nori Kude]

Same here...