• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Camera Problem

Dan Cook

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

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
 
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