{"id":2588,"date":"2015-06-18T15:23:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T06:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-06-18\/2588"},"modified":"2015-06-18T15:23:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T06:23:59","slug":"fixing-a-fuzzy-viewfinder-on-a-panasonic-lx100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-06-18\/2588","title":{"rendered":"Fixing a Fuzzy Viewfinder on a Panasonic LX100"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

As I posted<\/span><\/a> the\nother day, I've got a new<\/span> camera to use while cycling, a Panasonic<\/span> LX100. I used it<\/span> on yesterday's 140km\nmountain ride<\/a>, but couldn't use the viewfinder because the viewfinder\nfocus (the “<\/span>diopter control”<\/span>) stopped working, and the view via the\nviewfinder was completely fuzzy (including the information displays that\nshould be sharp and clear even if the image through the lens is not yet\nfocused).<\/p>\n\n

A search on the web quickly showed that this was a common<\/span> problem\nsometimes fixed by fiddling with the diopter dial, but usually resulting in\na return<\/span> or a replacement<\/span> of the product.<\/p>\n\n

Not wanting the hassle of a return, I looked<\/span> into fixing it myself, and\nwas able to do so easily.<\/p>\n\n

The bottom side of the viewfinder housing has a single<\/span> small screw, which I removed<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Venus 60mm Super Macro f\/2.8 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 560 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLX100 From Below<\/span>\nwith the small housing screw removed\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Removing the screw allows the cowling to be removed, leaving some of the innards exposed...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Venus 60mm Super Macro f\/2.8 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 450 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nWith Viewfinder Cowling Removed<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Venus 60mm Super Macro f\/2.8 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nClose Up<\/span>\nof the diopter-adjustment wheel\nalong with its inside “<\/span>related something-or-other”<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The little bit of plastic highlighted in the photo above seemed to be close to the wheel,\nthough I couldn't<\/span> really see what it was for or even weather it moved, but I gently<\/i> poked\nat it with the screwdriver. (In retrospect, I should<\/span> have used a toothpick.<\/span>)<\/p>\n\n

That gentle poking in its general area, along with more movement of the\nwheel, seems to have done the trick... I could<\/span> now focus the viewfinder so\nthat I could<\/span> see the display sharply.<\/p>\n\n

I don't know exactly what I did or why whatever it is worked, but it was\neasy enough, so I thought<\/span> I'd mention it in case anyone else has the same\nproblem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I posted the other day, I've got a new camera to use while cycling, a Panasonic LX100. I used it on yesterday's 140km mountain ride, but couldn't use the viewfinder because the viewfinder focus (the \"diopter control\") stopped working, and the view via the viewfinder was completely fuzzy (including the information displays that should be sharp and clear even if the image through the lens is not yet focused).<\/p>

A search on the web quickly showed that this was a common problem sometimes fixed by fiddling with the diopter dial, but usually resulting in a return or a replacement [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}