20 Most Recent Olympus Stylus 7030 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

lens block faulty

Without testing the camera my guess is the the camera is damaged by reversing the charge connection and may not be worth repairing.If it was me I would putting my money towards a new camera..

Hello, Are you sure you have not turned off the LCD display by mistake. Check your settings.Best Regards, Russell

Try these procedures.

The optical zoom will not work while recording video with sound. To use the optical zoom, turn the sound off. See pages 16 and 33 of this manual.

If the rechargeable battery is more than 3 - 4 years old then the battery could be worn out.Rechargeable batteries have a finite number of charge and discharge cycles andwill lose their charge capacity over time, i.e. won't charge to 100% andgradually the charge reduces until the battery won't charge up at all. OR Thebattery shows a 100% charge but when the adapter is disconnected the batterydrops off to zero capacity in a very short time. If the battery drops to anunacceptable charge level then the battery needs to be replaced.

Moisture got into your camera. Dry it may work or replace lcd screen if available from ebay parts camera.

Change/recharge the batteries. Also could have a lens jam.

Check the battery.

Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program, such as Picasa.

It could be circuit, capacitor or the flash tube itself? Digital cameras are so cheap now that buy a new one is a good choice.

Write protect on memory card, should be a small slider on memory card to change lock to unlock.

Remove the SD memory card and with the contacts up and facing the back, locate the small tab on the right hand edge. Slide it from the LOCK position to the UNLOCK position. Reinsert the card and try again.Good luck!

You have two choices: take advantage of the warranty or this:

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If it recently sustained a drop or other impact, the lens mech is damaged. With the lens out, visually inspect it to see if it may be slightly crooked or askew. If so, gently try to "pop"it back into alignment. If not, sand or other debris may be caught in the mechanism. While the camera is turning on and the lens is extending, gingerly (but firmly) tap the cameras bottom against a counter or other hard surface. This will often let the debris work its way out.
Let me know if this works or not.