Lens stuck a went swimming with my olympus 770 in a swimming pool and whn i got out everything was fine with it.it was only until later i noticed that when i wanted to take a picture the screen turned blank and the lens wouldnt close.is it anything to do with chlorinated water? it shouldnt be right cause the olympus promotes its durability.i can still view pics but cant seem to get the lens to close and take a picture.pls help!

My camera is doing the same thing and we did not have it in the water. lens is stuck open and screen goes blank when I want to take a picture, however it will let me view pictures already made. This happened while my 4yr old was playing with it. so im not sure what he did but I dont think it was anything extreme. I agree... olympus promotes its durability... so what wrong??

My camera is doing the same thing and we did not have it in the water. lens is stuck open and screen goes blank when I want to take a picture, however it will let me view pictures already made. This happened while my 4yr old was playing with it. so im not sure what he did but I dont think it was anything extreme. I agree... olympus promotes its durability... so what wrong??

ok update on what happened with my olympus. i had to send it to the customer service centre after failed attempts to try and fix it myself.apparently the service repairman said that there was a faulty in the lens and and that i had to replace the lens.cost me bout 200 malaysian ringgit.it was very irritating as i only had that camera for bout a year plus and it did say we could take pictures in the water! the people at the service centre werent very helpful in a sense that they didnt give me a straight answer as to what caused the lens faulty and i did ask them if it was because i brought it into the water but they said it had nothing to do with that! wouldnt reccomend anyone bringing theyre olympus 770 into the water now because it seems like the product is not living up to its name. ok update on what happened with my olympus. i had to send it to the customer service centre after failed attempts to try and fix it myself.apparently the service repairman said that there was a faulty in the lens and and that i had to replace the lens.cost me bout 200 malaysian ringgit.it was very irritating as i only had that camera for bout a year plus and it did say we could take pictures in the water! the people at the service centre werent very helpful in a sense that they didnt give me a straight answer as to what caused the lens faulty and i did ask them if it was because i brought it into the water but they said it had nothing to do with that! wouldnt reccomend anyone bringing theyre olympus 770 into the water now because it seems like the product is not living up to its name.

I had the same problem, my camera fell off a small night stand, approx 2 1/2 ft high, and stopped functioning with the lens cover open.  I took it all apart and tried to fix it to no avail.  The camera didnt work for the entire week long duration of my trip despite repeated attempts to fix it.  Then, on the plane ride home, it suddenly turned on again and is now working fine.  I still emailed customer service to see if it could get repaired so that doesn't happen again but it's been two weeks and no reply yet.  Any help?? I had the same problem, my camera fell off a small night stand, approx 2 1/2 ft high, and stopped functioning with the lens cover open.  I took it all apart and tried to fix it to no avail.  The camera didnt work for the entire week long duration of my trip despite repeated attempts to fix it.  Then, on the plane ride home, it suddenly turned on again and is now working fine.  I still emailed customer service to see if it could get repaired so that doesn't happen again but it's been two weeks and no reply yet.  Any help??

to amkamk, prior to my problem of the stuck lens, i had also brought the camera into the ocean and when i came home to download the pictures i found some moisture on the lcd screen too.all my pictures turned funny with this dark area where all the water was collecting.after a couple of days it turned out ok because i think the moisture evaporated gradually.if u read the manual it says that after swimming with the camera you should submerge the camera in clear tap water for a few minutes and press the on off button repeatedly.this method is supposed to get rid of any residue and dirt that might cause the lens to stick.its so frustrating bcoz i had bought the camera for its durability and because it had said that it was waterprof and all these other gimmicks and now i end up having to pay bout 300 bucks for something that shouldnt be happening! to amkamk, prior to my problem of the stuck lens, i had also brought the camera into the ocean and when i came home to download the pictures i found some moisture on the lcd screen too.all my pictures turned funny with this dark area where all the water was collecting.after a couple of days it turned out ok because i think the moisture evaporated gradually.if u read the manual it says that after swimming with the camera you should submerge the camera in clear tap water for a few minutes and press the on off button repeatedly.this method is supposed to get rid of any residue and dirt that might cause the lens to stick.its so frustrating bcoz i had bought the camera for its durability and because it had said that it was waterprof and all these other gimmicks and now i end up having to pay bout 300 bucks for something that shouldnt be happening!