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Olympus E-PM2 intermittent problem

Started Mar 8, 2018 | Discussions thread
M_digicapt Veteran Member • Posts: 3,289
Re: Olympus E-PM2 intermittent problem

Geoliebert wrote:

I've been trying things to get the camera to stop doing this, and if I use one of the high speed shutter modes, it doesn't lock up. Seems like it's an electrical problem of some sort. Just logically why would it only happen once and then be ok after? And only after sitting around idle for a long time. Any way, I think that's my workaround.

It might also be an OS bug. Are you using the lastest OS?

Have you checked changing the settings that controls sleep mode and after how much time of inactivity the camera turns itself of?

I usually just turn the camera off when I'm not using it to save battery. The booting time is fast enough for it not to be a problem...

I also have a E-m10 and I have noticed that sometimes it stutters a bit and takes a bit longer to activate after being in sleep mode for a long time. I also just switch the camera off when not using it for more than a few minutes. I trained myself to switch the camera on while I bring it to my eye.

Are you using and external flash? With the E-M10 I have noticed a weird shutter action when I turned the camera on with an external flash. It doesn't happen often enough to for me to notice what actually causes it. Maybe is the RC mode or HHS... In any case maybe something similar happens with the E-PM2? I only use the little flash that came with it and it has never caused a problem...

Regards,

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