red line?

[theoutlaw6]

In most of my photo's there is a red line that runs from top to bottom on the right hand side. Every now and again it's not there but for the most part it is there. I shoot an Olympus Evolt E500. I thought maybe it was my lens which is a Zuiko Digital 40-150mm f3.5-4.5. I switched to my Zuiko 17.5-45 f3.5-5.6 and it's still there. Over this past weekend I made the same switch and it wasn't there, but today it was. Any help?

[Franglais]

Typically a continuous coloured line going from top to bottom of the image means a broken connector somewhere, probably coming out of the sensor. (The problem is more common on the LCD screen of portable PC's where the connector is a flexible strip which cracks after a while).

Only solution is to send it in for repair and keep your fingers crossed

[theoutlaw6]

I'm sitting here shooting in my living room w/ my 17.5-45 and it's not there again.

[theoutlaw6]

Is this common? This camera is only 4 months old. Any idea what could have caused this?

[Franglais]

First time I've heard of it on a camera. It's nothing you could have done. Typically it's caused by a microsocopic crack in one of the components that opens or closes according to the temperature.

Get it fixed under warranty

[SmartWombat]

Some example images might help.
I've seen vertical colour lines when the sun is in the picture on some cameras.
Normally only on cheap ones, I admit, not on good camera like Olympus.

[freygr]

Is the line one the camera display only or both in the JPG image file and the display? If its only on the display it's a simple clean and reassemble, if it shows up in the file it may need a new sensor, as a bonding has become intermittent. At four months it could be a very costly repair so if the warranty has not expired get it in for warranty repair ASAP!!!