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troubleshooting: how to reset the Olympus OM-D E-M5 if it stops working

(from: http://ayton.id.au/wiki/doku.php?id=photo:olympusem5_reset)

see also:

  *  [[http://ayton.id.au/wiki/doku.php?id=photo:olympusomdem5|Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera]]
  *  [[http://ayton.id.au/wiki/doku.php?id=photo:olympusem5_settings|suggested settings for the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera]]
  *  [[http://ayton.id.au/wiki/doku.php?id=photo:olympusem5_issues|Olympus OM-D E-M5 issues, deficiencies and suggestions for improved firmware]]

introduction

  * all digital cameras are in reality little computers and like computers, sometimes they develop a glitch in the software which may stop it from working
  * the simplest thing to try is a soft reboot by turning it off then on again and perhaps taking the battery out and replacing it with a freshly charged one
  * if the camera turns on but is still playing up then you can do a factory reset using the menu system
  **if the camera does not turn on, you need to do a “hard” factory reset by either leaving the battery out for 24hrs to drain the internal power supply, or perform a hidden method as outlined below.

menu driven factory reset

    this will lose nearly all of your settings but keep date and time
    [menu], [camera1], [reset/Myset], [Reset]

hidden hard factory reset

    this will lose all of your settings including date and time
    Power on with [menu] held down
    When LCD lights, release [menu]
    press the following sequence: [menu], [down] to spanner, [right], [down] to LCD brightness, [right] [info] [ok]
    now for the actual reset: Hold [menu]+[ok] together for a few seconds to get the hardware reset screen. [ok] to proceed.