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Olympus Digital Camera D-490 zoom will not take pictures outdoors

Olympus D-490 camera will not take pictures outdoors. This camera will take beautiful pictures inside with a flash or without or with artificial light but when you take it outside in the sunshine the photo comes out on the LCD screen looking almost like a negative (In color). I tried taping over the light sensor eye to try to take outdoor photos ...still will not work . I have made all attempts in the menu to re-adjust the white sensors and etc... thank you

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It sonds like teh shutter is stuck open. If the camera is indera year old it is probably still under warranty. Take it to an authorized repair shop and they will most likely repair it for free.

Posted on Mar 25, 2007

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