Olympus 5060 Faulty On Off Switch?

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Just bought an Olympus 5060 yesterday and already beginning to feel there is
a fault.

Sometimes the on/off switch appears to not quite be working. When camera
switched on it will just turn itself off but if I push the on/off switch a
bit more it comes on but often goes off again when I let go.

Also I have had menu option suddenly appear on the screen when no button is
pressed.

Is it me or is this a known problem?

Ken

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"Alfred Molon" <alfred_molonREMOVE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <4205f1d4$0$7711$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk>, Ken says...
>> Just bought an Olympus 5060 yesterday and already beginning to feel there
>> is
>> a fault.
>>
>> Sometimes the on/off switch appears to not quite be working. When camera
>> switched on it will just turn itself off but if I push the on/off switch
>> a
>> bit more it comes on but often goes off again when I let go.
>>
>> Also I have had menu option suddenly appear on the screen when no button
>> is
>> pressed.
>>
>> Is it me or is this a known problem?
>
> That sounds like the famous "5060 mode dial failure". Has been widely
> discussed in most online forums. It doesn't get better over time and
> your only option is to send the camera back under warranty for repairs.
> --
>
> Alfred Molon
> ------------------------------
> Olympus 4040, 5050, 5060, 7070, 8080, E300 forum at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
> Olympus 8080 resource - http://myolympus.org/8080/

Thnaks Alfred

I have just been googling and realise I am one of the unlucky ones.

I am enjoying learning how to use the camera and assume it is worth getting
a repair?

Ken

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In article <420626e7$0$7717$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk>, Ken says...

> I have just been googling and realise I am one of the unlucky ones.
>
> I am enjoying learning how to use the camera and assume it is worth getting
> a repair?

Most people who use it are happy with it. Personally I never considered
it because of the slow lens (F2.8-4.8). The 8080 has more resolution and
comes with a faster lens, but it is a lot heavier.
--

Alfred Molon
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Olympus 8080 resource - http://myolympus.org/8080/

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In article <36n3v6F52fa72U1@individual.net>, David J Taylor says...
> David J Taylor wrote:
> > Alfred Molon wrote:
> > []
> >> That sounds like the famous "5060 mode dial failure". Has been widely
> >> discussed in most online forums. It doesn't get better over time and
> >> your only option is to send the camera back under warranty for
> >> repairs.
> >
> > The Nikon 990 suffered from mode dial problems, although you could
> > effect a repair simply by putting a drop or two of electronic
> > switch-cleaner near the gap of the rotating part of the dial, and
> > then rotating the switch to work the switch-cleaner in.
> >
> > Might that also work for the 5060?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > David
>
> Any comments. Alfred?

I don't know - haven't used a 5060 myself, and have never experienced
such a problem with the other cameras (1400, 2000, 4040, 5050 and 8080).
From what I've heard in the 5060 it seems to be a software problem, less
a hardware one.
--

Alfred Molon
------------------------------
Olympus 4040, 5050, 5060, 7070, 8080, E300 forum at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
Olympus 8080 resource - http://myolympus.org/8080/

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I had a mode dial switch problem with my 2020 and fixed with a couple of
drops of switch-cleaner. Dunno about the 5060, but from what I've heard
it might really require factory service, being a true hardware problem.

Alfred Molon wrote:
> In article <36n3v6F52fa72U1@individual.net>, David J Taylor says...
>
>>David J Taylor wrote:
>>
>>>Alfred Molon wrote:
>>>[]
>>>
>>>>That sounds like the famous "5060 mode dial failure". Has been widely
>>>>discussed in most online forums. It doesn't get better over time and
>>>>your only option is to send the camera back under warranty for
>>>>repairs.
>>>
>>>The Nikon 990 suffered from mode dial problems, although you could
>>>effect a repair simply by putting a drop or two of electronic
>>>switch-cleaner near the gap of the rotating part of the dial, and
>>>then rotating the switch to work the switch-cleaner in.
>>>
>>>Might that also work for the 5060?
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>David
>>
>>Any comments. Alfred?
>
>
> I don't know - haven't used a 5060 myself, and have never experienced
> such a problem with the other cameras (1400, 2000, 4040, 5050 and 8080).
> From what I've heard in the 5060 it seems to be a software problem, less
> a hardware one.

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The camera went back to the supplier and they shipped - same day they
received - a new one and so far all OK.

It seems it is a good camera.

Ken


"Ken" <noone@nowhere> wrote in message
news:4205f1d4$0$7711$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk...
> Just bought an Olympus 5060 yesterday and already beginning to feel there
> is a fault.
>
> Sometimes the on/off switch appears to not quite be working. When camera
> switched on it will just turn itself off but if I push the on/off switch a
> bit more it comes on but often goes off again when I let go.
>
> Also I have had menu option suddenly appear on the screen when no button
> is pressed.
>
> Is it me or is this a known problem?
>
> Ken
>
>
>
>

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I would hope so.... although it hasn't been specifically addressed in
the press releases so far, of course. The camera itself isn't due until
? March, maybe?

The C-7070's going to start at $700 U.S., I'd expect it to quickly drop
to the ~$550-600 range that the C-5060 sold at for most of it's life.
No-one is really expecting miracles from the C-7070; it's not going to
be a big change from the C-5060 AFAIK.

The C-5060 is a steal right now - I've seen it for under $400 U.S. at
B&H, brand new. Still, the mode dial problem is apparently cropping up
on new cameras, so it's buyer beware. I've owned a C-5060 for about 8
months now, and nary an issue; I'm likely just lucky so far. I did buy
an extended warranty. So, if you're willing to perhaps putting up with
the possibility of the repair, it might be worth your while to just get
the C-5060 from the bargain bin while it's still available....

ECM

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Dalibor Bauernfrajnd wrote:
> In article <1108501483.611306.29900@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
> thedeepabyss@whoever.com says...
> > I would hope so.... although it hasn't been specifically addressed
in
> > the press releases so far, of course. The camera itself isn't due
until
> > ? March, maybe?
SNIP
> There's no additional warranty avaliable here where I live, and the
5060
> is around $700; it was $800. The C8080 is $1k. See the problem?
>
> Buyin' from abroad is out, warranty issues.
>
> Fixing the mode-dial problem without warranty costs almost as much as
the
> digicam itself here.
>
> So, whatever I get, it has to work!
>
> (please leave a part of the text you're replying too, I almost missed
this
> post).
>

Hmmmm.... I see what you mean. I'd start looking elsewhere, frankly; I
like my C-5060 but I wouldn't have gotten it if I'd known about the
mode dial issue. You don't want to be the one to have the dubious honor
of posting the first C-7070 mode dial problem report!

The Canon G6 is receiving rave reviews, as is the Panasonic FZ20 - have
you considered those? I'm not buying anytime soon, but the next time I
do buy, it'll be something more like the FZ20 than the C-7070 - that
sweet F/2.8 superzoom lens and OIS is really what I'm lacking right
now....

ECM