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my sony a5100 won't turn on

jadexodyble — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 11:47:59 GMT

i have just filmed a video for my youtube channel and it wont turn on to connect to computer for editing , it has a red flashing light at the bottom of camera near the battery but its still got at least 70% left on it , can anyone help ? its not turning on or anything

Re: my sony a5100 won't turn on

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:16:54 GMT

Hi there,

Welcome to the community.

Hopefully one of our members will be able to assist.

Best wishes,

Re: my sony a5100 won't turn on

Win_88 — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:41:41 GMT

Hi jadexodyble,

I suggest removing the memory card and the battery pack for a few minutes and re-inserting the battery only before trying to turn on the camera again.

If the camera won't turn on at all after this, I would recommend getting it inspected at the Sony centre. You can find the contact information here: www.sonypencoed.co.uk/contact

Hope this helps.

Win_88

Re: my sony a5100 won't turn on

KARENMORK — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 22:54:08 GMT

Hey, did you figure it out? The same just happened to me. It won't turn on but there's a flashing red light.

Re: my sony a5100 won't turn on

Win_88 — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:47:41 GMT

Hi KARENMORK

What you can do is leave the battery out of the camera for a while and try again, but if that doesn't work and the camera doesn't turn on, I believe you'd want it repaired at the Sony Pencoed repair centre: 01656 867347

Win_88

Re: my sony a5100 won't turn on

Doctor7 — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 23:12:46 GMT

Same issue here.

Turning on the camera will result in a dead screen and a red flashing LED under the HDMI port.

I can 'fix' this by simply removing the battery or power supply and immediately re-installing it, then all is fine for a while. Some days this happens rarely, others all the time.

I only use the a5100 for streaming / Zoom calls, so it's always mounted and in Movie mode.

Re: my sony a5100 won't turn on

Win_88 — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:38:46 GMT

Hi @Doctor7

If a simple power cycle fixes the issue, try updating the firmware as it could prove to be a glitch of some sorts:

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/e-mount-body-ilce-5000-series/ilce-5100

Win_88