The camera turns on but the telephoto buttons will not work, and the camera does not focus correctly. I does on occasion work, but not very often
SOURCE: Upon hitting the 'power' button,
Your camera almost certainly has a lens error. This
is such a common fault that I hope you don't mind me pasting my stock
generic answer below. No point in reinventing the wheel!
Stuck lenses are probably the most common
reason that compact digital cameras get thrown away, but there's a fair
chance of recovering use of your camera again
The fault is
commonly caused by dirt or grit blocking the mechanism, or due to it
having suffered a recent fall. Another common cause is that the camera
was in a pocket or bag and the power button accidentally activated and
tried to open the lens against resistance. The mechanism may have simply
become
dislodged or there may be parts which have broken.
If your camera
is still under warranty and has definitely not been subject to misuse
then contact the Olympus service department in your country to find out about a free repair. If
the warranty has expired though a professional repair will far exceed
the
cost of replacing your camera. You will therefore have nothing to lose
by
trying to fix this yourself.
Please click here
and you will be taken to an excellent article provided by the Camera
Repair website. For the most part, you'll be guided on how to physically
manipulate your camera to try and clear the fault.
If the link doesn't work then cut and paste the following address into your browser:-
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html
Good
luck, I hope you manage to use this information to fix your camera.
Please take a moment to rate the free answer I have provided for you.
What body are you using? Does this occur with other lenses or just this one. If it is only this lens then try cleaing the CPU contacts with a clean pencil eraser. If it is with all lenses then you have an issue with the camera body. We need more information to help you.
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