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Olympus Camedia C5050 Zoom

Been working fine. Yesterday took some shots -switched off and it made some unusual beeps. Now will not switch on - completely dead

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The unusual beeps usually occur when the lens cannot be extended or retracted, often due to dirt in the gearing or the lens cap being left on.
Try using canned air to blow around the outside of the extension cylinder, and, putting a fresh set of batteries in the camera (it probably got stuck on since it couldn't fully retract the lens and didn't complete the shutdown).
If that doesn't work, try taking it to a camera store with repair technicians and having them take apart and clean the lens extension/retraction mechanism.

Posted on May 30, 2009

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