Olympus Lens Cover Closure

External Since: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 5

I have an Olympus Stylus 400 and loved it until now.
After I open the sliding lens cover, sometimes the lens retracts back into
the camera. It's as if I had started to close it, but I didn't.

Any one have this problem? Any suggestions?
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C and A Bredt

External Since: Jul 23, 2006 Posts: 4

Warning: I do not know anything about the Stylus 400 camera!!!

However, it sounds like a problem that happens with other sliding lens
covers. Sometimes they lose the ball (a tiny bearing) that keeps them
fully open or closed. When that happens, the slightest motion of the
cover toward the lens trips the closing switch and retracts the lens.
On some cameras it is easy to pop the cover off and install a new ball
or find the ball and put it back where it belongs. Be careful when you
remove the cover though, the ball might spring out and across the room.
Put the camera in a big ziplock bag or white trash bag to catch the
parts.

C and A Bredt wrote:
> I have an Olympus Stylus 400 and loved it until now.
> After I open the sliding lens cover, sometimes the lens retracts back into
> the camera. It's as if I had started to close it, but I didn't.
>
> Any one have this problem? Any suggestions?
> --
> C and A Bredt