Issues with my Panasonic GX80

[sanveer]

I picked up a Panasonic GX80/85 from Australia. I have really not had the time to use it much. Maybe like a week or less of actual use. Now I noticed this curious image appearing on the screen. It prevents me from recording anything. It happened from the first few times I used the camera. I initially thought it must have been something else, because it disappeared every time I switched my Camera Off and then On. But now, it is Permanent.

 

Does anyone know why this seems to be happening. Though I am planning to send my camera to the service centre, I am curious as to What this Problem really is, and if anyone knows or has experienced it.

Am a little disappointed cause I Finally got free from my other jobs to be able to shoot something, and then the other camera I have on me suddenly stops working. 

[Cinegain]

Looks like hardware failure. Some cable that relays sensor or processed information to the display computing unit. That thing needs to be opened and repaired I'd say.

[tupp]

That's just a little FPN.

[Cinegain]

Haha, yeah, the typical BMD fanboy response 'Ho there buddy, you can't expose like that, it's not the camera's fault, you need to properly light for it'. In which case: you tried taking off the lens cap?

[Orangenz]

I used to have the same wallpaper in my house!

[John Matthews]

@sanveer, that's a real bummer. You've got a faulty one for sure. Please report to us on how long it takes Panasonic to fix it so we can compare with other camera manufacturers.

[sanveer]

1 hour ago, John Matthews said:

@sanveer, that's a real bummer. You've got a faulty one for sure. Please report to us on how long it takes Panasonic to fix it so we can compare with other camera manufacturers.

@John, I will defidefinitely keep you updated. I just hope they fix the issue properly at the earliest, and that it isn't a recurring one after it's fixed.