Xpro3: dead submonitor

[Ouda]

I just found out this morning that the sub monitor of my XPro3 is dead. I turned it on and off but it  still didn't work. I replaced the battery, it won't work. Has anyone got a similar problem. Please share if you know how to fix it without sending the camera out for repair. Thank you.

[Sean Waller]

On 3/11/2022 at 6:11 AM, Ouda said:

I just found out this morning that the sub monitor of my XPro3 is dead. I turned it on and off but it  still didn't work. I replaced the battery, it won't work. Has anyone got a similar problem. Please share if you know how to fix it without sending the camera out for repair. Thank you.

I’ve had the same problem about a month ago. I’m in New Zealand and bought my camera from an authorised Fujifilm retailer. It was covered with a 3 year warranty on the body that had a year remaining. There was nothing I could do to fix the fault. I sent it to Fujifilm NZ for a repair under warranty. I was without the camera for about a month whilst they were waiting for the parts to come from Japan to repair it. The whole lcd screen and door casing with sub monitor was replaced along with the flexible cable I think. They sent me a loan camera (X-T3) to use in the meantime. I’ve just got my repaired Pro-3 back. I read online that if the sub monitor dies then the big lcd screen will eventually follow suit and die too. I think the flexible cable is the weak point and starts developing cracks with repeated  flexing on opening and closing the screen. I hope that it lasts for the life of the camera now but I can see how this flexible cable is a potential problem waiting to happen again.