Screen glitching and freeze up my camera
TL;DR: My Fujifilm X-M1 sometimes works fine and takes pictures normally, but randomly the screen glitches (vertical lines, missing text) and the whole camera freezes. I can’t turn it off or use any function until I remove the battery. Not sure if this is caused by the screen, the battery, or something else. Looking for advice.
Full description:
Hi everyone,
I own a Fujifilm X-M1 that has a strange and intermittent issue. Most of the time, when I insert the battery and turn it on, the camera works normally and I can take pictures without any problem. However, randomly the camera boots into a kind of “frozen” state:
- The LCD screen shows glitches (vertical lines, missing or distorted text).
- The interface becomes unusable — I can’t navigate menus or change settings.
- The camera doesn’t respond to any button presses, including the power switch. The only way to shut it down is by removing the battery.
Some additional info:
- When it works, the camera does take pictures in all shooting modes.
- I don’t currently have a lens to test, but I tried shooting with “shoot without lens” mode enabled, and it captures images fine.
- The issue happens completely at random — sometimes it works, sometimes it locks up.
- I can’t tell if the cause is related to the LCD, the battery, or maybe something on the main board.
Question:
Has anyone experienced a similar issue with the X-M1 (or similar Fujifilm cameras)? Could this be a failing display, a power/battery contact issue, or maybe a motherboard/GPU fault?
I’ll attach some pictures of the glitches for reference. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
This is the camera working fine:
After a while, randomically it starts glitching
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