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Subject: [OM] Re: E500 Manual Mode Issue
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:40:40 -0400
The underexposure warning display on page 46 of the E-500 manual is 
similar to what you describe.  However, there isn't any blinking -5.0 
described and no warning that the camera will go catatonic with the 
lights down low.  Sounds like a firmware bug to me.

Chuck Norcutt

ALI wrote:
> 
> Not sure if this came through the 1st time:
> 
> 
> Hi.
> 
> This evening I took the E-500 along to a cultural event and intended to
> shoot in
> manual mode using the FL-50. The 1st photo went off without a hitch. Then I
> proceeded to shoot photo's of my daughter and the lens would not focus. I shot
> the photo anyhow thinking that it might be slow due to low light, however the
> photo was completely blurry. I took another and still blurry.
> 
> Checking the camera's display I noticed the shutter speed was
> displayed, however
> no aperture. Instead I saw a -5.0 blinking and a line of dots with a plus and
> minus on either end. The 2nd row of dots (underneath the 1st row) pointed
> towards the negative (minus) so much so that a red arrow displayed indicating
> that I had selected something beyond what is showing on the screen.
> 
> I played with every setting thinking I had pushed a button someplace and still
> nothing.  I powered the camera on and off, I removed the battery, etc...that
> darned -5.0 would not go away and no aperture showing (just two lines and dot
> in place of the aperture). Finally after much of the event had passed - I
> powered the camera off and I dis-mounted the lens, powered the camera on
> without the lens - then powered the camera OFF and re-mounted the lens. This
> reset the camera and the aperture returned. Trying a few more tests in
> manual -
> the camera did the exact same thing. In other settings - auto - shutter
> pri and
> aperture pri - the camera seemed to function properly.
> 
> I also removed the flash from the camera and set the camera to manual.
> The -.50
> reappeared, however the lens did focus and there was an aperture showing. I
> will re-test this again to make sure I wasnt just seeing things in the
> auditorium.
> 
> Needless to say I became very agitated and missed some shots.
> 
> Is there a problem with the camera/flash/lens? Did I do something wrong? Was
> this due to low light?
> 
> Thanks.
> - Ali
> 
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