20 Most Recent Olympus PEN EPL1 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

Your shutter is stuck open. Remove the lens. Set to fireworks mode. May need to be in a dark room. When you press the shutter button tap the camera with an object that won't damage it. I used a rubber coated knife handle. Pull the battery and repeat. Tapping all around the camera. Hopefully it will break free. Then do some continuous shooting to loosen it up.

Maybe you should check the card slot on your camera. Try to clean it with cotton bud and alcohol

Sounds to me like your SD card is dead. I would try a second SD card and see if that solves the issue. I have an android cell phone that has had that problem with 2 different SD cards. I would try either a second SD card and see if the camera is happy with that OR try the card in the computer and see if the computer is happy with it. If the computer can read it, try formatting it with the SD formatting tool (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/) and see if that fixes the issue or not. But I'd be willing to bet that the card is toast. They are only good for so many writes before they fail and, at least with my cards, when it fails, everything is gone on it and it asks to be re-formatted in every device you put it into. Mine worked on the computer for data transfer after a format until I unplugged it and plugged it back in; then it was asking to be formatted again.if you have the original receipt you may be able to get warranty repair/replacement on the SD card.

Hello

The problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel after dropping it. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the probability is that you will have to get it fixed by a professional.

Use these at own risk as it may further damage the camera.

Firstly , try connecting your ac adapter or usb cable.

Try holding the shutter button while switching on the camera.

Look at the lens , and if some of the lens 'circles' is misaligned or not concentric then try wiggling it (while holding camera lens down).

Try gently pushing or pulling the lens when it extends but this is risky as it may cause the lens barrel to slip out of its guidance system.

Another way to do this is to place the camera lens down on a hard surface and then power it up. Be sure to use a soft cloth or something similar as to not scratch your lens or casing. Let the lens push the camera up and down a few times and sometimes the little resistance provided by the camera is enough to get things going again.

Try hitting your camera near the lens on the body with the soft tissue on the palm of your hand.

Other than that , I would take the camera to a repair center for a evaluation to see if it would cost more to repair than to replace the camera.

If it is still under warranty I would suggest you take it in before trying any of these steps and remove any off-brand batteries or accessories as some stores are really fussy about warranty repairs on camera's with non-brand accessories.

Hope the advise is useful.

Regards
Andrea

Yes, you need a Four-Thirds to Micro Four-Thirds adapter. The Olympus part number is MMF-2.

One source is http://www.adorama.com/FASHOE.html for about $2 plus shipping. It says it's for SLRs, but a hot shoe is a hot shoe, as far as a cover is concerned.

This is certainly a memory card issue, try with a bigger an most important Faster one !!
If your card is not fast enough, the camera buffer will eventually be full because it can't pour the data in the card fast enough, thus stopping the video.

Hope this helps

If you mean the menu info is shown but not the picture you want to take, just press the "menu" button again to return to picture mode.

I sounds like you have altered the white balance setting somehow. This will be in the setup menus. You want it set to auto. If it is already on auto, then I would think the camera has a fault.