My pentax Optio W90 won't operate properly. it seemd to happen about 10 minutes after being in the ocean. The shutter release doesn't work at all; won't take photos, won't force a focus, and won't exit from play mode to photo mode.
i can't seem to get the mode off of smile detect either. but the camera will automatically take photos when someone smiles.
thoughts?
thanks
the lcd screen is broken, you should replace it immediately. It effects your camera normal working. you can send it to maintance center or buy a replacement. www.skiliwah.cn/
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Per Evan89's remark above, on these units the "shutter" button fails in the "on" or "down" position. There are a lot of reports on the internet. As soon as you turn the camera on it charges the flash and takes one or more pictures. It won't respond to other controls because it senses that the shutter bitton is depressed. A side effect is that the battery drains quickly.
I'm looking around to see if I can order a replacement switch assembly since these cameras are easy to take apart.
the lcd screen is broken, you should replace it immediately. It effects your camera normal working. you can send it to maintance center or buy a replacement. www.skiliwah.cn/
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Why not look in the manual to see if there are any settings you have inadvertently changed ? BTW, you don't need a tall building - knocking it off a table would probably have the same effect.
Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.
The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.
Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program.
if you have condensation on the inside of the glass your camera has been shorted out maybe letting it dry out for a few days would work but you can also try a local camera shop and see if they can help.
This is a common situation with most compact point&shoot cameras. The camera has to do a lot of work when you press the shutter release button: it must focus on the subject, meter the light for proper exposure, and switch the electronics from displaying on the LCD to recording the image to memory. Larger (and more expensive) cameras have additional hardware to deal with most of this, eliminating the "shutter lag."
You can reduce the lag by pressing the shutter release button halfway to focus and meter the exposure. Keep the button halfway down until the right moment and then press it the rest of the way down.
Press cursor-up and then use cursor-left/right to select the desired self-timer mode and press the OK button. Start the self-timer by pressing the shutter release button as usual. Full details are in the "Using the Self-timer" section on page 67 of the manual.
Some cameras have a safety switch, or a safety selection in the menu. Check for this.
It is also possible that the switch is defective, or there is fault on the circuit board that is causing it to not be read by the uPC. For this type of repair, you would have to have the camera serviced by the manufacture or their rep.
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