Comments on: Why The Olympus Evolt E420 Should Be Your First Digital SLR

By: erika

erika — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:03:06 +0000

NVM! I figured it out, yet im still having the same problems. When in Macro mode, It still will not take the picture. Any other suggestions?

By: erika

erika — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:52:54 +0000

CLAIRE: What do i do if i do not have the option to “arrow right” on the AF illumination setting? it simply does not allow me to select that option.

By: claire

claire — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:58:59 +0000

For all those mentioning the problem with the flash it is a nifty little flood flash function that fills the areas with sufficient light before taking the shot, but it is a pain when in low light conditions, your best to turn it off and problem solved, to do this you need to press menu, arrow down to the spanner 1 symbol then arrow right, on af/mf arrow right again, on AF illumination arrow right, select off and press ok, press menu twice to exit and it will be on a normal auto flash.

By: Neil Forrest

Neil Forrest — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:31:54 +0000

Same results for me – difficult to focus and shoot in low light conditions, and the manual does not offer direct solutions.

By: Megan Posey

Megan Posey — Sun, 01 May 2011 03:36:14 +0000

SA- I was having this flash problem also. This camera has an RC mode for wireless flash and if it is turned on and you aren’t using a wireless flash system it will give you trouble. The good news is that this is an easy fix. Hit the menu button and go down to the second menu, go over to the RC MODE section and simply turn it to OFF. Hope this helps!

By: Lynn Kennedy

Lynn Kennedy — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:30:09 +0000

SA – I have the exact same problems with my E420 as you are having with the flash and not being able to take pictures in low light. I bought the external flash to help but still fight it at times.

By: Spot Cool Tech Stuff

Spot Cool Tech Stuff — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:53:30 +0000

SA -

Wish we could help. We’ve never heard of such issues before–Olympus cameras in general, and the Evolt in specific, is generally a very reliable camera. It sounds like maybe you got a dud. Our only suggestion is to take it to an Olympus dealer or camera repair shop and see what they say. Typically, though, for a camera as inexpensive as the Evolt it costs less to get a new one than replace an old one.

Good luck!

By: SA

SA — Fri, 21 May 2010 03:36:37 +0000

I bought my Evolt about a year ago for exactly the same reason you mentioned in the article. It is my first DSLR and I wanted something small and simple. BOY, it’s given me hell. The flash is not automatic even on the “auto” settings. Is there something wrong with it? I’ve tried to look at many forums regarding this issue but no response. Like it will just keep flashing numerous times and sometimes refuses to take the picture, especially in low lighting. I’ve tried the different settings including the “night” settings and the flash is still crazy. The macro shots don’t even want to come out, the camera will just not shoot I will hold the button down and it still won’t. Please help!