LCD panel may fade with age. My Ti is from the late 80s and is getting hard
to read, there is very little contrast between the characters and the
background.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pkwkchn@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] lcd brightness problem
> Peter Chan wrote
> > Hi,
> > The brightness of the lcd meter on my OM4 changes intermittently. Meter
> > info is invisible indoor when it is off. Sometimes it goes on(bright
> > enough to see)after shutter is released few times. The battery is new.
> > Battery check is alright. Back light is working. So is there a check
> > point on this?
> >
> > Peter
> I think Peter has not seen the opaque illumination window in front of the
> prism housing. If this is made dark (as at night) or by putting a finger
across
> it during daylight, the display vanishes. Restore the availability of
exterior
> light and the display is back again. What I find with my OM4T is that the
> display does not show until I flick the "memory-clear" lever.
>
> I always turn the electrics off as much as I can when the camera is not in
> use, by turning the speed ring to the red "B" zone.
>
> Brian
>
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