Did changing the battery reset or rewind my film on a Praktica M60 point-and-shoot?
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I was 11 shots into a roll on my Praktica M60 point-and-shoot when the battery died. After replacing the battery, the frame counter went back to 0, and it sounded like the camera may have rewound the film. Did I ruin the roll, or is it safe to keep shooting? How can I tell whether the film was rewound or is still loaded?
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If it sounded like it rewound, it rewound. If you absolutely need to use the rest of that roll you must press rewind to be sure it rewound and then reload the film in a pitch dark room. You may need a leader puller if your camera rewinds all the film back into the canister. In that dark room WITH THE FLASH TURNED OFF you can click the shutter 12 or 13 times to get past the point where you left off. Choose a sports mode or other high shutter speed mode if possible. Since you are in a dark room the original shots will not be affected. You can then finish the roll.
If you are unsure. Just rewind the roll and process it. Don't take any chances.
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A reset to 0 does not automatically mean the film is ruined, but if the camera sounded like it rewound, it may have rewound the roll.
What to do:
- Check the camera display/manual: many motorized film cameras indicate an empty or rewound roll on the display.
- If the film was not rewound, you can usually keep shooting; the roll may just finish at an unexpected frame count.
- If it did rewind, don’t keep shooting normally or you may double-expose frames.
If you must use the rest of the roll, the safe method is:
- Fully rewind the film if needed.
- Reload it in complete darkness.
- With flash off, fire 12–13 frames in the dark to advance past the already-exposed images.
- Then continue shooting normally.
If you’re unsure, the safest option is to stop and have the roll processed rather than risk losing earlier shots.
In short: check whether the film is still loaded. If rewound, reload only in total darkness and advance past your previous frame count before continuing.
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