Olympus Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

Check your battery polarity. Unlike most devices on the market, the Olympus recorders have both their batteries pointing the same direction. Normally the positive end of the battery points toward the bottom. Look inside the batter compartment for the correct polarity.

There are several reasons why could happen: 1. 2GB is a lot of space compared to 16MB. The camera checks the card each time you switch it on. 2. Card is corrupt & should be reformatted. 3. Card is defective & should be replaced.

Usually, this red light is a sign that the battery is dead. Try recharging first. If not rechargable, change again with other set.

Your camera card reader may be damaged.This happens when card is damaged one or some piece from previous card remained in memory slot. Please take to camera technician. This is a precision job.

The technical term is 'damaged' or 'broken' - it needs a service or repair

If you look at the information in the manual, you should find instructions. There are also several videos on YouTube which may prove helpful.

The mirror has probably stuck or jammed in a 'partially up' position. Try removing the lens, and press gently on the BACK of the mirror - the dark underside, as you look inside the camera (never touch the front, silvered side - it is surface silvered, and very easy to damage), to try to raise it. If it can be raised, then it is not totally jammed, and gently raising it like this, then letting it fall back MAY be enough to free it. If it won't move at all, then it is jammed. Repair, if possible, will be expensive.

How about bypassing the camera and using a memory card reader in lieu of to download files to computer.

If those batteries are definitely good then the electronics of unit have gone haywire. Contact Olympus to see if there is some sort of hidden code to reset electronics to factory defaults.

Depth of field depends on the lens fitted and the aperture used - have you looked in the manual ?

Olympus makes good microscopes so you have done well and stereo microscopes are so much nicer to use than singles. As far as cleaning the lenses goes, buy a good quality camera lens blower brush and also a can of compressed air like the ones used for computers. Blow any loose dust hairs etc off with the can of air and then use the brush for anything remaining. If there are fingerprints or grease on the lenses then clean them using camera lens cleaning fluid and lens tissue but make sure all debris and dust are removed first or you may scratch the lenses. In general try not to use anything more than air and a brush unless absolutely necessary. Another option for removing fingerprints etc is to use a "lens pen" with caution. The ones sold for cameras work well but may be too large. They make some smaller ones for cleaning camera sensors and those might work better for the relatively small microscope lenses or just cut the regular lens pen disk to make it smaller. It is just as important to make sure the lens is dust/debris free when using the lens pens. Low power stereo microscopes often allow you to put on a single magnifier lens in front of the main objectives to increase magnification. Do a bit of searching to find what are options for your model.

LCD screen is damaged, needs replacing

How long have you had it charging ? New batteries can take a long time for the first charge - is this mentioned in the manual at all?

No, but it appears that there is a bad tooth or something in the gear mechanism of the lens. Internal issue, hopefully over time it will "go away." Cross fingers and hope it does not get any worse. I would carefully shake the heck out of it to possibly dislodge what ever it is.

It may be the battery - try using one of your spare batteries, see if that makes a difference.

Are you sure you are using it in a mode in which flash is available?

Fixya cannot install software on any equipment, for the user's own protection

Needs service or repair

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This indicates damage to the lens mechanism and needs repair.