On Mar 1, 4:05*pm, "Phil L" wrote:
Got an Olympus X-775 7.1mp digital camera, and it's ****ed.
Tried batteries in it last week and it was acting up (it's not been used
since last Sept) - it was as if the batteries were dead, soooo I got some
new duracell and it's the same.

When batts are installed, the lens pops out and nothing happens - all the
buttons do nothing, but the lens keeps going in and out on it's own until it
goes off after a minute.

Read online that it could have got moisture inside and that it needed to be
split to allow it to dry, so six tiny screws were removed and it was left on
the mantelpiece for a few days, put it back together and it's still the
same, any ideas anyone?, I'm loathe to buy a new on on account of being a
tight ****.

TIA

crossposted to sci.electronics.repair

"NT" wrote in message
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On Mar 1, 4:05 pm, "Phil L" wrote:
Got an Olympus X-775 7.1mp digital camera, and it's ****ed.
Tried batteries in it last week and it was acting up (it's not been used
since last Sept) - it was as if the batteries were dead, soooo I got some
new duracell and it's the same.

When batts are installed, the lens pops out and nothing happens - all the
buttons do nothing, but the lens keeps going in and out on it's own until
it
goes off after a minute.

Read online that it could have got moisture inside and that it needed to
be
split to allow it to dry, so six tiny screws were removed and it was left
on
the mantelpiece for a few days, put it back together and it's still the
same, any ideas anyone?, I'm loathe to buy a new on on account of being a
tight ****.

TIA

crossposted to sci.electronics.repair



Next time you go to a poor country, take your broken camera with you. I had
my Olympus OM10 fixed in Bolivia for 8 US dollars.

Alternatively, why not use the camera, with its inny and outty lens thing,
as a novel sex toy?



Gareth.

Simply opening up the camera and letting it sit is not going to dry it out.

You need to put it in a warm place, in a bag with silica gel or rice for a
few days. That might fix it.

I don't know anything about this particular camera.. But, installing new
batteries without testing them doesn't really prove much.
Everything that's mass produced in quantities similar to those of batteries,
is going to produce a number of faulty products.

My older digital cameras don't operate well at all, with alkaline
batteries.. even fresh, new, tested ones.

The lens motor may be the largest current demand of the entire camera, and
may be pulling the voltage level of the batteries down to a point where the
remaining charge left in the batteries is too low for normal operation of
the other camera circuits.. especially if the auto-focus circuit is trying
to adjust the lens any time the camera is on.
If the camera has a view mode for reviewing stored pics, that mode may be
less demanding than turning the camera on to take pics.

Trying the batteries in a flashlight or something similar isn't a definitive
test of the batteries' condition either, unless the voltage can be measured
with a load value similar to the camera's.

Someone said it may have gotten moisture inside.. but wouldn't most camera
owners know if their gear was stored in a damp place, or had gotten wet?

A good indication of whether a fault exists or not, could be determined by
checking the camera with known good batteries.. and freshly charged, good
quality rechargeables of reasonable capacity would be the best method to
use, IMO.

--
Cheers,
WB
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"NT" wrote in message
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On Mar 1, 4:05 pm, "Phil L" wrote:
Got an Olympus X-775 7.1mp digital camera, and it's ****ed.
Tried batteries in it last week and it was acting up (it's not been used
since last Sept) - it was as if the batteries were dead, soooo I got some
new duracell and it's the same.

When batts are installed, the lens pops out and nothing happens - all the
buttons do nothing, but the lens keeps going in and out on it's own until
it
goes off after a minute.

Read online that it could have got moisture inside and that it needed to
be
split to allow it to dry, so six tiny screws were removed and it was left
on
the mantelpiece for a few days, put it back together and it's still the
same, any ideas anyone?, I'm loathe to buy a new on on account of being a
tight ****.

TIA

crossposted to sci.electronics.repair

"Wild_Bill" wrote in message
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I don't know anything about this particular camera.. But, installing new
batteries without testing them doesn't really prove much.
Everything that's mass produced in quantities similar to those of
batteries, is going to produce a number of faulty products.

My older digital cameras don't operate well at all, with alkaline
batteries.. even fresh, new, tested ones.

The lens motor may be the largest current demand of the entire camera, and
may be pulling the voltage level of the batteries down to a point where
the remaining charge left in the batteries is too low for normal operation
of the other camera circuits.. especially if the auto-focus circuit is
trying to adjust the lens any time the camera is on.
If the camera has a view mode for reviewing stored pics, that mode may be
less demanding than turning the camera on to take pics.

Trying the batteries in a flashlight or something similar isn't a
definitive test of the batteries' condition either, unless the voltage can
be measured with a load value similar to the camera's.

Someone said it may have gotten moisture inside.. but wouldn't most camera
owners know if their gear was stored in a damp place, or had gotten wet?

A good indication of whether a fault exists or not, could be determined by
checking the camera with known good batteries.. and freshly charged, good
quality rechargeables of reasonable capacity would be the best method to
use, IMO.

--
Cheers,
WB



Many digital cameras need to be "told" by the user which type of batteries
they have inside them. Either rechargeables at around 1.2v per cell or
standard batteries at 1.5, or some other high capacity thingy at whatever
voltage.

I have always thought this was just to calibrate the battery power meter
(and the flat battery warning/ cutout system), but yes, it might be worth
checking in this instance if the camera just doesn't like the type of
batteries it is actually getting.

Long shot though.



Gareth.

On 3/2/2012 4:57 AM, Gareth Magennis wrote:
wrote in message
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On Mar 1, 4:05 pm, "Phil wrote:
Got an Olympus X-775 7.1mp digital camera, and it's ****ed.
Tried batteries in it last week and it was acting up (it's not been used
since last Sept) - it was as if the batteries were dead, soooo I got some
new duracell and it's the same.

When batts are installed, the lens pops out and nothing happens - all the
buttons do nothing, but the lens keeps going in and out on it's own until
it
goes off after a minute.

Read online that it could have got moisture inside and that it needed to
be
split to allow it to dry, so six tiny screws were removed and it was left
on
the mantelpiece for a few days, put it back together and it's still the
same, any ideas anyone?, I'm loathe to buy a new on on account of being a
tight ****.

TIA


Alternatively, why not use the camera, with its inny and outty lens thing,
as a novel sex toy?

Gareth.

Kinda brought that on himself didn't he?
Mikek