Olympus E - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 6

Go into the camera menu and find "reset"...follow the on-screen instructions. Then, format the card in the camera.

You can download your manual here:

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support_manuals.asp?id=1386

I'm guessing dust on the sensor. Google SLR sensor cleaning and you'll get full instructions on how to proceed. It's not difficult but you'll need to buy a few supplies.

i think that for the E1 you should have the fl 36 ore the fl 50
look in the camera manual it probaly says that you can't use the fl 40

you don't have to see the flash on the screen.
if the flash is on tll than he adjust itself to the camera setting

is the flash on tll ?

No this camera does not have any internal memory. All images should be written to the memory card if the memory card is inserted properly. If the memory card is not inserted correctly the camera screen will show a message of No card. Do you see that message?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/460531-USA/Sigma_736107_50_500mm_f_4_6_3_EX_DG.html

This is a link to B&H Photo Video's website where it gives good information about this lens.

You can download the instruction manual for the Olympus E-520 here:
E-520 Instruction Manual (English)

The olympus web site has a few and if you register your purchase and sign up for the emails, you will get one or two video walkthroughs every week.

make sure the seals are clean of debris such as hair or sand, .. else it is repair

sounds like internal problem but you can try hard reset by pressing the OK and Menu button at the same time and choose reset camera. also update firmware. else send to repair at olympusamerica.com/repair

Are you using any AE or WB bracketing functionality - according to the manual on pages 70-72 if these are set the camera will take three different shots of the same photo to show you the different exposure compensation or different white balance settings. Try turning either of these settings off and it should just go back to one shot at a time

Hi, in order to access CUSTOM RESET, mode dial must be selected to SCENE MODE or any mode other than AUTO.

Good luck!

is the battery new or old.if old replace the battery and then check.

There is, as people have been looking for, a way to count the total number of exposures on your E-1. May work on other bodies, but I don't have those to try].
A. Firmware readout on E-1 [may be the same on all
E Series bodies]:

1. Turn the E-1 on
2. Open the storage media door
3. Press down the Playback Mode button and OK
button at the same time

You will then get the firmware info displayed
on the LCD monitor.

B. More "internal info" [ALL E series bodies?]:

There's a neat little trick to know some statistics
about your E-body:

1: open the CF card door
2: press "play" and "ok" at the same time
3: press the arrows in this order: up; down; left; right
4: fully depress shutter once
5: press up arrow, and now there is magic on the screen

pressing the arrows, you can go through some pages

a: firmware details of attached goodies
b: R= shutter release count (with my camera it was
obviously reset during service), S= flashes
fired, M= pixel mapping (mapped pixels?), U= SSWF ?