anyone has such experience on E500

[marmot]

I was in Finland last Aug. and I encountered a problem of my E500 (half year old only).

when i press the flash button, the build-in flash suppose to pop-up itself. I only can hear a click noise but the flash can not be pop-up. if i shake a while, the flash can pop-up itself. this happened many times when i was in Finland. (the temperature there was around 10-15C)

when i came back to Singapore, i called the Olympus service center and want to check what happened. before i go, i think better to check it again myself. amazingly, the function is ok. i test many times and all ok.

so i am wandering whether the temperature and humidity play important roles on this issue!

anyone got same experience?

thanks!

[OlyFlyer]

I actually live in Sweden, but almost never used the pop-up flash outdoors. Do you mean 10-15 deg C (plus) or you mean minus 10 to minus 15 deg Celsius. I have used my E-500 below minus 18 deg. C and never encountered any problems. The camera is not made for below zero according to the manual, but I believe people manage to use it anyway. Anyway, I usually give up before the camera, since my fingers are freezing long before the camera.

[Blu-By-U]

Originally Posted by OlyFlyer .... my fingers are freezing long before the camera.

Sorry for being OT...

How can one use a digital camera in sub zero condition? Are there any special camera glove in the market? The buttons are small and a gloved hand can't even feel the shutter 1/2 press let alone change settings.

[Mikefellh]

Originally Posted by Blu-By-U How can one use a digital camera in sub zero condition?

The reply to this has been moved to http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=312263 since it was a little off topic here.

[marmot]

Originally Posted by OlyFlyer I actually live in Sweden, but almost never used the pop-up flash outdoors. Do you mean 10-15 deg C (plus) or you mean minus 10 to minus 15 deg Celsius. I have used my E-500 below minus 18 deg. C and never encountered any problems. The camera is not made for below zero according to the manual, but I believe people manage to use it anyway. Anyway, I usually give up before the camera, since my fingers are freezing long before the camera.

Olyflyer, thanks for your help. i mean deg C (plus).

maybe i am unluck! it is difficult for me to claim in singapore since now there is no problem at all!

[Blu-By-U]

Originally Posted by marmot Olyflyer, thanks for your help. i mean deg C (plus). maybe i am unluck! it is difficult for me to claim in singapore since now there is no problem at all!

Think you still can...pop the camera into the freezer for 1/2 hr then try it.

[OlyFlyer]

Originally Posted by marmot Olyflyer, thanks for your help. i mean deg C (plus). maybe i am unluck! it is difficult for me to claim in singapore since now there is no problem at all!

If you mean plus 10-15 degrees, that is warm here. If ANY camera would stop working when it is that warm, the brand should stop making cameras. Very often we have summer with temperatures around 10-15 during most of the summer. Oly says operating temperature is 0-40 deg C. 10-15 degrees is just below the center of the Oly temperature scale, definitly well over the bottom limit. Maybe something else caused the problem. Anyway, I think the battery, the LCD, the lenses, or the sensor should have given up before the pop up function if the "cold weather" would cause a problem.

BTW, I don't think the temperature was higher than +10 deg C today, this morning, when I was driving to work, my car showed +3 deg C, so it won't take many days (maybe three weeks maximum) before it is below freezing in my garden.

[marmot]

Originally Posted by OlyFlyer If you mean plus 10-15 degrees, that is warm here. If ANY camera would stop working when it is that warm, the brand should stop making cameras. Very often we have summer with temperatures around 10-15 during most of the summer. Oly says operating temperature is 0-40 deg C. 10-15 degrees is just below the center of the Oly temperature scale, definitly well over the bottom limit. Maybe something else caused the problem. Anyway, I think the battery, the LCD, the lenses, or the sensor should have given up before the pop up function if the "cold weather" would cause a problem. BTW, I don't think the temperature was higher than +10 deg C today, this morning, when I was driving to work, my car showed +3 deg C, so it won't take many days (maybe three weeks maximum) before it is below freezing in my garden.

thanks!
i was in turku from 25th Aug. to 31 Aug. Finland is a very good place! it is very pleasure to have a walk when Temperature areound 10C. no sweeting is so good!