When I power up my Olympus 8010 it takes a picture by itself and then displays the menu but I can't access the menu

It's broken or otherwise inoperative. Needs a service or repair.

Hello, Are you sure you have not turned off the LCD display by mistake. Check your settings.
Best Regards, Russell

Many cameras will only display pictures taken by that camera (or at least the same model). Also, if a picture has been edited in any way (opening a pic in a photo editor and saving it without making any changes counts as editing) then the camera will not display it.

If you camera is built with a viewfinder there is usually an option to de-activate the lcd screen. Usually if you press the display or play button on the back it will re-activate. Also try to access any of the menu's by pressing the menu button. If this does not work also then the LCD is probably bad or not making connection. You would have to find a local service center for repairs. www.phototech.com is the local service center in NYC or you would have to send directly to Olympus in Woodbury Long Island.

Good Luck
Paul

Having gone two months without a response to my query, I assume my suggestion to use a card reader solved the problem.

In order to use a card reader, you must have a card to insert into it. If you've been using the camera without a card, you've been saving the pictures to the camera's internal memory. In order to get at those, you need to copy them to a memory card first. Your owner's manual will explain the procedure.

Select the wrench-hammer-1 icon from the menu, select the speech-bubble icon, then select your desired language.

You will need the usb cord, when you plug that from computer and computer should be automaticlly update the driver from internet

Hi,

You can download and print the instruction manual in PDF format for Olympus uTough 8010 by clicking this link.

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In order for your camera to display the scene on the screen before you take the picture (the way point-and-shoot cameras work) it would have to have a feature called "live view". Your camera, as far as I know, doesn't have it.