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Olympus SW1030 problems with Orbs when using flash in humid or dusty surrounding

Has anyone noticed anoying Orb (or globes) appearing in your pictures? At first
these artifacts appeared at random and I thought there were particles of dust between the lenses or even within the glass. I did some problem determination and narrowed the problem to the location of the flash with the lens. I've had the camera replaced 3 times as a result of this (plus 1 time for leaking and 1 time for missing lens frame). I've come to the conclusion that the sw1030 has a design defect. I attached a sample picture taken at the store that I bought the camera.

If you haven't seen this in any of your pictures, here's an easy way to reproduce the problem:
1. enable the flash
2. stamp on a carpet several times
3. take a snapshot as close to the ground as possible where you just stamped

I've had a couple of other problems with this camera, it leaked and stopped working and the frame around the lens broke off (I have a skin and floating strap for protection, but that didn't help).

So far, Henry's has a been great... but they warned me that I only have 3 weeks to get it replaced from now. I'll have to send it to Olympus for repairs. Good thing I paid the extra $75 for the extended warranty. I know the Orb problem will never go away.

I got this camera in March and had it replaced 5 times (not a good record). I've been on several trips and have been careful with the camera. The only reason I'm sticking with it is that I'm hoping that I finally got rid of a lemon (other than the Orb problem) and realy like the fact that I can take it to the beach.

nanomillertime
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:29:06 +0000

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