Creative VADO HD Pocket camcorder restaring itself.

[Atasas]

Hi fellas,
Got one about a year ago, never used it excesively, so given it to my niece. She's bright girl, but not very technical anyhow, a week later she says, that it keeps restarting itself- doesn't start up etc.
Well got it back and tried to flash it again (unsuccessfully as there no more versions or original/older ones about), tried resetting by pressing play+Del+on/off; batteries still last about 3 hrs.... and through last night was coming on and off on my table to extent of me getting up to remove battery.
any thought as what has gone wrong; ideas for flash file restore; diagnosis/solution of the problem?
TY!

[Atasas]

bumping really...
and wander does it sound, that such problem is my camcorder specific? any similar cases with similar devices then?
TY!

[Baldrick]

Please wait some DAYS before you bump.

No, I have no ideas.

[nwo]

Hi fellas,
Got one about a year ago, never used it excesively, so given it to my niece. She's bright girl, but not very technical anyhow, a week later she says, that it keeps restarting itself- doesn't start up etc.
Well got it back and tried to flash it again (unsuccessfully as there no more versions or original/older ones about), tried resetting by pressing play+Del+on/off; batteries still last about 3 hrs.... and through last night was coming on and off on my table to extent of me getting up to remove battery.
any thought as what has gone wrong; ideas for flash file restore; diagnosis/solution of the problem?
TY!

Sounds like a transistor module has popped, the same happen to my Kodak M320 it starts and then closes itself after a few seconds, it cost to much to fix.

[Atasas]

[QUOTE=nwo;2117013]

Sounds like a transistor module has popped, .

sounds well bad...
rather wish to understand as how or why, but most importantly annoying by such weak hardware...
would old firmware reset something/somehow? is it absolutely impossible to re'flash?

[intracube]

Another possibility; she dropped it.

Did she look at all embarrassed when she handed it back to you?

Any dents/chips/scuff marks visible?

[Atasas]

as for chips etc- nope!
she's 14... I stand no hope of a snow flake in hell to be sure of them matters...

[nwo]

[QUOTE=Atasas;2117017]

Sounds like a transistor module has popped, .

sounds well bad...
rather wish to understand as how or why, but most importantly annoying by such weak hardware...
would old firmware reset something/somehow? is it absolutely impossible to re'flash?

Its the cheap parts they manufacture, a lot of digital cameras just fail after a few months, i don't think a firmware upgrade will fix your camera, take it to a camera repair shop, but it may be cheap to replace it than fix it.

[Atasas]

don't know, just find it weird as phones (decent ones) last for couple of years easily and Camcorder... only begun to be used.
Firmware- was hopeful, just cant find old version for no love or money and other firmware for a different model- get note you got newer version installed. Kinda superweird as on/off button doesn't work most often, but then it does.
Keep eyes open for firmware, as would be sad to bin it now (yesterday found purchase receipt- one month past one year warranty)