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Battery is fully charged, camera switches on as described above and then the 'battery empty' sign is displayed. I'm not going to risk any damage to the battery so I will stop my quest. Time to send the camera to Fuji-Europe (which will hurt my wallet, no doubt). Thanks for the contribution.

I've just inserted a new battery and there's some progress. When, with the new battery inserted (60% charged), the camera is switched on first I get a black screen showing the letters opt: and ele: as described above. And I cannot switch the camera off again other than by removing the battery...

Hello Luke, I have not yet got a new battery (give me a day or two) and when I do I'll check the curtain. Sounds promising that it went away on its own.

Hello Briar, You may be on the right track with the viewfinders. I hadn't thought of that before and I'm going to look into it, but first I need a new battery. The old one, when being charged, makes a soft, highpitched sound and to me this shows it's in need of being replaced. With a new battery...

Will do, thanks.

@philipsc Same happened to me last week: the battery ran empty faster than normal and then the camera stopped working. Reloaded the battery but this didn't help. Inserted a new battery and the display showed opt: and ele:. Apart from the display nothing else worked and the camera could only be...