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The topic of how to check the Sony F35 camera hours has come up a few times, but I don't beleive a clear simple answer was given.
If you would like to check the camera hours, you may do so in the "SERVICE" menu. This is a hidden menu.
To get access to the Service menu, you need to instruct the camera to unlock all VF menus. The standard method to unlock the Top Menu and Diagnosis menu is not enough here.
With the camera on, and fully booted, click the VF Menu button to close the menu and display. With them close, you will push and hold all three assignable buttons (exclude the toggle #4). This will execute whatever those toggles are programmed to do, but ignore that. With the assign buttons still held down, press and also hold down the rotary encoder. With all of these buttons pressed and held down, tap the VF Menu button twice. This should bring you to the Top Menu with the SERVICE menu listed at the very bottom.
One of the Service menu pages will let you read the camera hours. It stores both a total hours for the camera, and a second resettable value (which you can use like the trip meter in a car... useful for rentals perhaps).
Other Service menu pages include RPN fix and Firmware. Another page allows for inverting and mirroring viewfinder images.
The Service menu remains available until the camera is powered off.
If you would like to check the camera hours, you may do so in the "SERVICE" menu. This is a hidden menu.
To get access to the Service menu, you need to instruct the camera to unlock all VF menus. The standard method to unlock the Top Menu and Diagnosis menu is not enough here.
With the camera on, and fully booted, click the VF Menu button to close the menu and display. With them close, you will push and hold all three assignable buttons (exclude the toggle #4). This will execute whatever those toggles are programmed to do, but ignore that. With the assign buttons still held down, press and also hold down the rotary encoder. With all of these buttons pressed and held down, tap the VF Menu button twice. This should bring you to the Top Menu with the SERVICE menu listed at the very bottom.
One of the Service menu pages will let you read the camera hours. It stores both a total hours for the camera, and a second resettable value (which you can use like the trip meter in a car... useful for rentals perhaps).
Other Service menu pages include RPN fix and Firmware. Another page allows for inverting and mirroring viewfinder images.
The Service menu remains available until the camera is powered off.