Cleaning procedure??

[palleman]

Hi all!

This might be a stupid question, but I'll take the risk...I have an Olympus E-500, but decided to try a newer Olympus and since I'm very pleased with my E-500 I decided to go with a (second-hand)E-520.
Now. When I turn the E-520 off, there's a little sound from the camera (like a little drum-roll). I don't know if this is some kind of a cleaning process, or if there's something weird with the camera. I bought the camera from a re-seller so there's a 3 month guarantee.

Regards,
/Paul

[David M]

It's the IS resetting itself at power off.

To check, turn off IS and you shouldn't hear it.

[pepper]

Now there was me thinking it was the camera clapping to tell me I'd taken some great pictures.

[JohnF]

Hi -

Or shuddering at what it recorded... :-)

Seriously, it is the lens resetting to a default setting so that when the camera is turned back on, it doesn't need to ask the lens what settings it has.

JohnF

[palleman]

Thanks a lot for your answers! The problem is solved...I turned off the IS, and killed the little drummer boy...

Once again ...Thanks!

Regards,
/Paul

[Ian]

But don't neglect IS - it's beneficial. Just ignore the vibration at power-off; it is perfectly normal. Later models have a much higher frequency vibration that is also quieter.

Ian