My Olympus C750UZ has loss of settings problem

oldwiring

I own an Olympus c750UZ camera. Of late the battery seems to go flat suddenly and often the lens barrel is stuck in the extended position. This can happen at other times too. By the time I have loaded fresh batteries all my settings, such as date and time have been erased and replaced by defaults. Should I be concerned and think of replacing the camera? I did read on a U.S. site that similar problems may be caused by the backup battery or capacitor and that replacement or mending is expensive.

I see the latest similarly and better featured Olympus is the SP550, that has 7mp instead of my camera’s 4 and an 18x optical zoom instead of mine’s 10x.

[FONT=&quot]Thoughts, please, on the SP550. As I have quite a few xd cards, I would be reluctant to change to others without good reason.[/FONT]

D.K.

I've a C720UZ which has worked really well for a good number of years although around the beginning of this year the zoom ,like yours stuck in telephoto. My daughter uses it and gave the switch a good shove and its worked ever since!
Mine uses rechargeable AAs.There are no rechargeables that last forever. Usually just a couple of years, which is how long most shavers last before you have to chuck them out....but don't get me started!!!!

Little_John

The settings are stored on an internal battery/capacitor so it sounds like that has gone and needs replaceing.

I would take it to an indepentdant camera repair center and see if they can fix it, I have the 770UZ and its a great camera well worth repairing I think. The lense is really good on it and that is what makes the difference between a good and bad photo not the 4 or 7mp.

oldwiring

Little_John wrote: »

The settings are stored on an internal battery/capacitor so it sounds like that has gone and needs replaceing.

I would take it to an indepentdant camera repair center and see if they can fix it, I have the 770UZ and its a great camera well worth repairing I think. The lense is really good on it and that is what makes the difference between a good and bad photo not the 4 or 7mp.

If it is what is feared and an indie can deal with it, how much do you reckon I'm in for? Take well your point about the mps.

Little_John

I couldnt speculate on the cost of repairing it, capacitors can cost a few pence but they can cost a lot more same with a button cell battery they can be bought for 50p others cost more.

If I get a chance I will open my camera up there seem to be about 17 screws holing it closed and see if I can see what they use.