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I am glad I bought a spare.

I hadn't used my original Stylus 1 for many months. I turned it on, it opens normally, then promptly retracts it's lens and turns off, as it would if I pressed the power button to turn it off.

Tried 2 batteries, both fully charged, problem persists. I removed the auto lens cap to insure no physical pressure on the face of the lens which I know will cause the lens to retract. Problem persists.

When I get home from vacation I will contact Olympus, meanwhile I wonder if/what others have experienced like this.
 
Never had this problem.

Sounds like dirt (bad contact) inside the on on/off button.

-Is your on/off button working as smoothly as before ?

- Remove battery and press the button 10/20 times and as deep as possible...than try again.

-Give it a good tap on the table on a corner or side (without damaging it of course).

-Last chance...send it to Olympus for repair.

Success,

eMBie

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That's how some cameras get a bad rap. ;-)

I'll squirt it upside down with some contact cleaner, perhaps get lucky from your advice.
 
elliottnewcomb said:
I am glad I bought a spare.

I hadn't used my original Stylus 1 for many months. I turned it on, it opens normally, then promptly retracts it's lens and turns off, as it would if I pressed the power button to turn it off.

Tried 2 batteries, both fully charged, problem persists. I removed the auto lens cap to insure no physical pressure on the face of the lens which I know will cause the lens to retract. Problem persists.

When I get home from vacation I will contact Olympus, meanwhile I wonder if/what others have experienced like this.
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My Olympus TG-6 has actually turned itself off on a few occasions...rare...but it has happened. In one case it was after taking some 4k video...I believe the camera will auto shutdown if it gets too hot. But at other times, the camera hasn't been that warm. It doesn't happen often, so I'm not too worried...but it is something to keep an eye on. It might relate to what you experienced.
 
I don't have any special insight into what the problem may be, but I would also remove the SD card and see if that makes any difference.

You could also connect it via USB to a computer and turn it on and see if it lets you pick "Storage" and remains on. (Naturally, that would be with the SD card inserted.)
 
elliottnewcomb said:
I hadn't used my original Stylus 1 for many months. I turned it on, it opens normally, then promptly retracts it's lens and turns off, as it would if I pressed the power button to turn it off.
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That's similar to a problem a friend had with his Stylus 1. I can't remember if it displayed a error code, but it would shut down about 10 seconds after power up. It had a number of intermittent problems before it wouldn't power on.
 
thanks everyone for ideas.

when home, I will hook it up to computer.

Now, after just a second after extending the lens, it immediately retracts it. I suspect cleaning the power button while upside down may do the trick.

Now, cannot even do a reset.
 
I do have exactly the same problem. Contacted Olympus and they informed me that they don't support this camera anymore and referred me to a company in Germany to repair the camera.

Bought in 2014, not a great service!
 
elliottnewcomb said:
I turned it on, it opens normally, then promptly retracts it's lens and turns off, as it would if I pressed the power button to turn it off.
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I'm undigging this thread as I've just encountered the same issue. Did OP or any of you find a solution to that issue ?

Your feedback might be very welcome.

Regards from France,

MG
 
MGinitials said:
elliottnewcomb said:
I turned it on, it opens normally, then promptly retracts it's lens and turns off, as it would if I pressed the power button to turn it off.
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I'm undigging this thread as I've just encountered the same issue. Did OP or any of you find a solution to that issue ?

Your feedback might be very welcome.

Regards from France,

MG
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If the lens is out of its tracks, you might be able to fix it by tugging it straight our, or twisting it one direction or another, as it extends, in order to seat it back in its tracks properly. You've got nothing to lose if the camera isn't working otherwise. If that doesn't fix it, you're out of luck, as you can't get a replacement lens unit if something on yours is broken.
 
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