E-M5 lockup problems

gollywop wrote:

zuikowesty wrote:

ryan2007 wrote:
This goes for a $5,000 Nikon D4 body the same as any camera not matter the manufacture.

Do you turn your home computer or laptop whatever it is OFF by pulling the plug out of the wall Every time? That is what you are doing here.

I am a I.T. professional with a background in electrical engineering, and am well aware of how these things work, which is why I am also aware that it is perfectly reasonable to expect USB devices to behave according to the USB standard, which specifies hot plug capability, known as "dynamic insertion and removal".

Hum – one wonders. Hot swapping certainly means the computer knows about usb changes (additions and removals) and makes appropriate adjustments even while powered-on, but it certainly doesn't mean the usb device knows. If the device is deriving its power from the usb connection, and its unplugging means the device abruptly and awkwardly loses power, then problems can indeed occur.

I suspect you are an I.T. professional like many I've encountered (and often wish I hadn't). As to a background in electrical engineering, well, . . . indeed it appears to be in the background.

The E-M5 does not appear to draw power from the USB port, although I have not confirmed this with a USB inspector. I wish it did, to avoid the risk of losing battery power during a transfer, or even charge the battery, like so many other devices, including Olympus compacts.

I do not make comments about someone's profession, ethnicity, religious beliefs, or other preferences.

My electrical engineering courses may date back to the 80s, but the freely available USB specification will support my statements.

Nice kitties in your signature, btw.