Is this camera like Michaelangelos camera obscura..take the lens cover off & allow lite in?
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I don't know if I understand your question correctly~The camera is just like a rectangular box, you can just take the lens cover off and shoot
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no you don't need total darkness you can leave the cover on and it works good with some lights around.the focus was the hardest part to figure out the front and rear lenses both move you need to adjust both.but once thats figured out it's a great unit, and well worth the price.
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The one I received has an oval opening that leaves the camera lens and the light sensor clear. Looking at the picture here it looks like it might be showing in the lower right corner of the black image on the left.
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The previous answers, including my own, explain how to remove the opaque lens cover to access the battery compartment.
650519
There is an automatic lens cover that opens and closes as you turn the camera on and off. This is true with most point and shoot cameras.
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No the camera will not accept a lens cover or lens filter of any type while turned on. In fact the camera will not let you put the manufacturer's lens cover back on while the camera is turned on, the lens must be in the fully retracted position, i.e. turned off, to put this lens cover in place. The camera will even buzz if you turn it on with the lens cover in place. This is a minor flaw in the design of a great camera. Buy it and you will be very happy with it!
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Not at all. The back side has a hole large enough that the camera and flash isnt covered, and the front is fully open
151549
No! The flap covers the camera lens. You have to flip it vertically to take pictures.
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Yes. When the camera is turned off the lens retracts and a shutter covers the lens.
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Not at all - it takes great pictures! It is cut away around the flash and yet is still sealed enough that I don't worry about junk getting into it.
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I have taken mine off since I spent more time removing it to get various shots than keeping it on. But that's my way of taking photos. Perhaps it would be different for you. At the price, it was worth it to get the filters even if the hood didn't work out so well.
1742363
Yes, it does retract and closes so that the lens is covered. This is a great camera for the price; buy it.
650520
yes. As the lens retracts into the body, built in a lens shutter closes to protect it.
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It covers the flashlight and camera when you open the case. You would have to hold the case open like you are reading a book in order to take a picture.
6076
I had the same concern and talked to Ritz Camera, they recommended me to buy a $20 cover for the camera's LCD that would shade and protect it. There is no viewfinder on the camera and the LCD is quite reflective, which would make it hard to see in the sunlight.
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Nope. I am not a canon support rep. Just a gal who wanted to put her hard earned cash iron a little camera for travel and not drag the big one around. Thanks for your post. I have been very happy so far with how the pictures are coming out. Except for the lense cover does not close all the waythat which is annoying. So I have to check it everytime to make sure I don't have a black halo in y pictures. Thanks for all these posts.
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You need to keep the Olympus body IS turned on and turn off the IS on the Lumix lens.