Camera Problem

[Dan Cook]

So last night I was taking pictures and my camera turned itself off and didn't retract the lens. Thinking that the batteries had died I replaced them, but it didn't fix it. The camera doesn't respond to any button commands or anything.

Is it fried?

I've got a Olympus d-540

 

[Jeff Snyder]

How old is it?

 

[Dan Cook]

Year or so.

 

[Greg Campbell]

Tripple check the batteries. Got a voltage meter?
Have you tried it w/o the memory card?
If that doesn't do anything, try leaving the batteries out for a day, allowing any corrpupted(?) settings to go away (takes ~5 hours my Oly 3000).

IMO, a year or three is all these things are designed to last.

-Greg

 

[Dan Cook]

Batteries I'm assuming are good as it was from a new package.
Tried with out the mem card. no dice.

I'll try your other idea, hopefully that'll work.

Thanks.

 

[Jarrod Cook]

When I had an Olympus D-460, when that happened it was due to the batteries. Replacing them would take care of the problem.

 

[Dan Cook]

Bah the leave out batteries idea didn't work.

 

[Greg Campbell]

I looked on line, but didn't see any reset button. Maybe there is a hole for a paperclip to poke?

Does it power up at all? Look for a broken or corroded battery contact.

Give the power switch/dial a few dozen on-off cycles.

Semi-gentle whacks into your palm may bounce something in a the right direction.

Perhaps there is some sort of overtravel limit switch on the lens(?) Try gently pushing it in. If you hear plastic gears grind, you're pushing too hard.

Good luck.

-Greg