"shutter remains closed.display remains black in colour"

Unless your camera has multiple problems, then I believe that what you're referring to as the shutter is actually the retractable lens cover. If the lens fails to extend when the camera starts then the lens cover will not open and the screen will not display a picture.

Although only just over two since you purchased it new, your camera is about four years old as it sat unsold in the shop for around two years. It was one of Olympus' cheapest models at the time and had an absolute maximum design life of around four to five years. Spare parts are generally unavailable as the camera was never designed with repairs in mind. FE-150's which failed under warranty would generally be thrown away by Olympus and another one sent out unless the repair was an extremely straightforward and minor issue.

Unfortunately this all means that there is no professional repair option for your model and so you must try to fix it yourself. Stuck lenses which either won't pop out or which fail to retract are very common to all brands and when the fault hasn't been caused by any physical damage it's often due to a bit of dirt in the mechanism. The good news is that it's repairable without needing to open the camera up about 50% of the time; I respectfully suggest that you try clicking here for a step by step guide. I will add my own additional advice to the information in the link: when you get to Fix # 6 of the DIY repair plan, you need put a bit of force into the repeated taps that they suggest. Really slap it down as hard as you dare onto a slightly compliant surface. By this stage you have little to lose as the camera isn't working to begin with.

I sincerely hope that you manage to get your camera working once more, I fully realise that although the camera is a budget model it is still a major investment for you. Please let me know one way or the other how you get on, although I cannot suggest any additional repair options. If you cannot fix it then ultimately you will need to buy another to replace it with.


"shutter remains closed.display remains black in colour"

Unless your camera has multiple problems, then I believe that what you're referring to as the shutter is actually the retractable lens cover. If the lens fails to extend when the camera starts then the lens cover will not open and the screen will not display a picture.

Although only just over two since you purchased it new, your camera is about four years old as it sat unsold in the shop for around two years. It was one of Olympus' cheapest models at the time and had an absolute maximum design life of around four to five years. Spare parts are generally unavailable as the camera was never designed with repairs in mind. FE-150's which failed under warranty would generally be thrown away by Olympus and another one sent out unless the repair was an extremely straightforward and minor issue.

Unfortunately this all means that there is no professional repair option for your model and so you must try to fix it yourself. Stuck lenses which either won't pop out or which fail to retract are very common to all brands and when the fault hasn't been caused by any physical damage it's often due to a bit of dirt in the mechanism. The good news is that it's repairable without needing to open the camera up about 50% of the time; I respectfully suggest that you try clicking here for a step by step guide. I will add my own additional advice to the information in the link: when you get to Fix # 6 of the DIY repair plan, you need put a bit of force into the repeated taps that they suggest. Really slap it down as hard as you dare onto a slightly compliant surface. By this stage you have little to lose as the camera isn't working to begin with.

I sincerely hope that you manage to get your camera working once more, I fully realise that although the camera is a budget model it is still a major investment for you. Please let me know one way or the other how you get on, although I cannot suggest any additional repair options. If you cannot fix it then ultimately you will need to buy another to replace it with.