CAMERA WON'T CLOSE

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:32:44 -0800, DonTWC wrote
(in article <1169724764.480943.191990 RemoveThis @v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>):

> This is weird and I don't know where to start.
>
> I have an Olympus Camedia c-60. I just finished importing the pictures
> to my PC and now it won't close. It won't take pictures, either. It
> lights up, but when I try to close it, the little motor whirrs but the
> lens won't retract and close.
>
> I do get a blue screen on the camera, though, and this message:
>
> D:
> 1E11
> 34FF
> 1E11
> 1E1A
>
> This means something, but what, I don't know. Help? Thanks.

It means your camera is broken. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) You probably have
a small piece of dirt or grit jamming the mechanism and the error message is
merely telling you the camera will not close (as if you didn't know). Try
blowing some compressed air into the crevices around the area where the cover
closes and see if that doesn't help.

--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor
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I would assume you will need professional work on the camera. Have
you looked at Yahoo. These camera new are less than $150 dollars.
Ebay has them much cheaper and used ones are going for less the $60 if
you look often. Lenes closing are a problem that is usually very
costly to fix.

On 25 Jan 2007 03:32:44 -0800, "DonTWC" <dmarsh RemoveThis @donaldmarsh.com>
wrote:

>This is weird and I don't know where to start.
>
>I have an Olympus Camedia c-60. I just finished importing the pictures
>to my PC and now it won't close. It won't take pictures, either. It
>lights up, but when I try to close it, the little motor whirrs but the
>lens won't retract and close.
>
>I do get a blue screen on the camera, though, and this message:
>
>D:
>1E11
>34FF
>1E11
>1E1A
>
>This means something, but what, I don't know. Help? Thanks.
>
>Don
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DonTWC wrote:
> This is weird and I don't know where to start.
>
> I have an Olympus Camedia c-60. I just finished importing the pictures
> to my PC and now it won't close. It won't take pictures, either. It
> lights up, but when I try to close it, the little motor whirrs but the
> lens won't retract and close.
>
> I do get a blue screen on the camera, though, and this message:
>
> D:
> 1E11
> 34FF
> 1E11
> 1E1A
>
> This means something, but what, I don't know. Help? Thanks.
>
> Don
>
Sounds like your battery went kaput during/immediately after the
download. (Another reason to use a card reader).
Try removing the battery and recharging it. Then see what hapens.
Cameras do not like to be in the middle of an operation and have their
battery run out of juice.
Bob Williams
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"DonTWC" <dmarsh DeleteThis @donaldmarsh.com> wrote in message
news:1169724764.480943.191990@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
> This is weird and I don't know where to start.
>
> I have an Olympus Camedia c-60. I just finished importing the pictures
> to my PC and now it won't close. It won't take pictures, either. It
> lights up, but when I try to close it, the little motor whirrs but the
> lens won't retract and close.
>
> I do get a blue screen on the camera, though, and this message:
>
> D:
> 1E11
> 34FF
> 1E11
> 1E1A
>
> This means something, but what, I don't know. Help? Thanks.

The only thing I can suggest is removing the battery, wait a minute, pop the
battery back in and see what happens.
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Well, after leaving it off for a while, I tried to close it again, and
it did. It seems to be fine. I think I am going with the piece of grit
idea. I take this thing everywhere and grit is a part of my business.
Thanks for all your input. And I will keep my compressed air handy.

Don
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DonTWC wrote:
> Well, after leaving it off for a while, I tried to close it again, and
> it did. It seems to be fine. I think I am going with the piece of grit
> idea. I take this thing everywhere and grit is a part of my business.
> Thanks for all your input. And I will keep my compressed air handy.
>
> Don
>
It may also be that the battery recovered somewhat while you waited.
Suggest recharging it before further use, and next time you do a
transfer, either use a card reader, or make sure the battery is fully
charged before you start a transfer.
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"DonTWC" <dmarsh RemoveThis @donaldmarsh.com> wrote in message
news:1169777218.074884.271900@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
> Well, after leaving it off for a while, I tried to close it again, and
> it did. It seems to be fine. I think I am going with the piece of grit
> idea. I take this thing everywhere and grit is a part of my business.
> Thanks for all your input. And I will keep my compressed air handy.
>
> Don
>

If by "compressed air", you mean the cans of stuff, be very
careful where you use it and how you hold the can -- the "blast
of gas" can work well used properly, but if you hold the can wrong
and spray the liquid before it has boiled to a gas onto the sensor
or other critical area, you can totally destroy the camera.

mikey
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Mike Fields wrote:
>
> "DonTWC" <dmarsh DeleteThis @donaldmarsh.com> wrote in message
> news:1169777218.074884.271900@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
>> Well, after leaving it off for a while, I tried to close it again, and
>> it did. It seems to be fine. I think I am going with the piece of grit
>> idea. I take this thing everywhere and grit is a part of my business.
>> Thanks for all your input. And I will keep my compressed air handy.
>>
>> Don
>>
>
> If by "compressed air", you mean the cans of stuff, be very
> careful where you use it and how you hold the can -- the "blast
> of gas" can work well used properly, but if you hold the can wrong
> and spray the liquid before it has boiled to a gas onto the sensor
> or other critical area, you can totally destroy the camera.
>
> mikey
>
Use one with CO2, which has no liquid state at normal temperature/pressures.
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Great suggestion about the battery. Kind of like calling a service
man for the TV and discovering it was unplugged. Sometime the
simplest item can cause a major problem.

On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:09:44 -0600, Ron Hunter <rphunter.DeleteThis@charter.net>
wrote:

>DonTWC wrote:
>> Well, after leaving it off for a while, I tried to close it again, and
>> it did. It seems to be fine. I think I am going with the piece of grit
>> idea. I take this thing everywhere and grit is a part of my business.
>> Thanks for all your input. And I will keep my compressed air handy.
>>
>> Don
>>
>It may also be that the battery recovered somewhat while you waited.
>Suggest recharging it before further use, and next time you do a
>transfer, either use a card reader, or make sure the battery is fully
>charged before you start a transfer.
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"Ron Hunter" <rphunter RemoveThis @charter.net> wrote in message
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> Mike Fields wrote:
>>
>> "DonTWC" <dmarsh RemoveThis @donaldmarsh.com> wrote in message
>> news:1169777218.074884.271900@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
>>> Well, after leaving it off for a while, I tried to close it again,
>>> and
>>> it did. It seems to be fine. I think I am going with the piece of
>>> grit
>>> idea. I take this thing everywhere and grit is a part of my
>>> business.
>>> Thanks for all your input. And I will keep my compressed air
>>> handy.
>>>
>>> Don
>>>
>>
>> If by "compressed air", you mean the cans of stuff, be very
>> careful where you use it and how you hold the can -- the "blast
>> of gas" can work well used properly, but if you hold the can wrong
>> and spray the liquid before it has boiled to a gas onto the sensor
>> or other critical area, you can totally destroy the camera.
>>
>> mikey
>>
> Use one with CO2, which has no liquid state at normal
> temperature/pressures.

True, but misleading -- at room temp/press, CO2 is indeed a gas,
HOWEVER, under pressure in the can (or cartridge), it is a liquid.
Ever noticed the "snow" from a CO2 fire extinguisher ?? Holding
a can of the stuff the wrong way will spray either liquid CO2
(until it boils off and freezes everything) or the "snow" that is
small chunks of "dry ice" (frozen CO2) which is also not good.
ALL of the cans of "liquid that converts to a gas to blow stuff"
have the potential if held wrong to spray either the liquid or the
ice version of it on something. Bad news if done wrong.

mikey
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"DonTWC" <dmarsh RemoveThis @donaldmarsh.com> wrote in message
news:1169724764.480943.191990@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
> This is weird and I don't know where to start.
>
> I have an Olympus Camedia c-60. I just finished importing the pictures
> to my PC and now it won't close. It won't take pictures, either. It
> lights up, but when I try to close it, the little motor whirrs but the
> lens won't retract and close.
>
> I do get a blue screen on the camera, though, and this message:
>
> D:
> 1E11
> 34FF
> 1E11
> 1E1A

Has it had a knock?

Have you tried Googling the name of the camera plus one or more of those
codes?

R.
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