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From: "R. Jackson" <jackson.robert.r@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "OM" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, 24 November, 2002 07:09 PM
Subject: [OM] OM-4 beeper question
> OK, here's a kind of goofy one, but I can't find anything in the manual
> or the FAQ other than how to shut the beeper off (which I'll
> undoubtedly be doing). I just bought an OM-4T and took my first photos
> with it this afternoon. After I'd take a spot reading using the
> highlight or shadow functions the camera would start beeping. I thought
> maybe it was asking if I wanted to clear the memory, but that didn't
> seem to stop the beeping. It seemed to just stop by itself after a bit.
> Nearly 25 years with OM-1 and OM-2 bodies hadn't prepared me for this.
> ;-)
>
> Is there a chart anywhere explaining what the various beep patterns
> signify? I'm really curious about what's going on here.
>
> -Rob
I have experienced those beeps with my 4T. I found that stopping down the
lens stopped the beeping. I concluded that the beeps were a camera friendlly
way of reminding the user that the inside of the camera was getting too
brightly illuminated!!
jh
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