the problem:
In menu - sound - when i set to auto or manual there is no signal. if i try to record video, video delays to start recording for 2-3 seconds, then it records propely. when i try to playback video in camera, then camera turns off. (it is probably due to the fact it cant playback or produce sound - i get the error 70)
If i set menu - sound - disabled, then camera records video normaly, no delays, and playbacks the video smoothly (with no audio of course). so it has to do with sound
how it happened:
camera was working normaly until yesterday :
when 1) i updated to firmware 1.0.1 from 1.0.0. it worked for some hours, but a while later it started shutting off . it was recording sound in half of my videos. then on my pc i noticed that the last 10 videos i recorded, there was no sound. ( i also had problems playing it back on camera - but i could play them on pc - with no sound)
I assume that either the problem occured after firmware update or 2) due to the fact that also yesterday (After firmware update) i recorded videos while it was raining, i had my camera protected as much as i could, under umbrella etc..but at some points it got wet in it outer parts (not like a lot ) but i cleaned it right away. or maybe the humidity affected the chip?
i have tried to remove battery, reset settings, hold the shutter for 30 secs, change batteries, try different card. but seems that the "audio" has been the problem. i cant find the previous firmware online to downgrade, i contacted canon and they dont have it either, they said its not possible on those cams. so i will send it for a service.
any clues before i send it? or any thing to try?
by the way i tried to record with an external mic, and same things happens. like audio is completely dead.
thanks
