I have an Olympus Stylus 760 camera that seems to be frozen. The shutter is frozen open and it makes a noise.?

Question

The camera which has not been dropped is acting very wierd. The shutter stays open and it makes a noise like it is trying to do something. We have fully charged the battery and still can't get it to work. From a display standpoint, on one line it reads "D:8282" and on the next line it reads "8234". Any help would be much appreciated..

Thanks

Answer 1

The numbers you see on the display are most likely status or error codes telling you there is a problem with the system memory chip.  You can try this to reset the camera completely, if it works it will erase all your settings on the camera and the memory will try to reinitialize as if it was new.  The object is to allow internal capacitors to lose their charge so that it will do an automatic reset.

1. Remove the battery and memory card.

2. Try to turn the camera on without the battery inserted.

3. Wait at least fifteen minutes, an hour or more is better.

4. Insert a freshly charged battery.

5. Turn the camera back on and see if there are any messages.  If not turn it back off, insert a memory card and try it out.

HTH.  Good luck.