When I got home I checked the battery voltage, but it was still at 3 volts even after about a year of use. Leaving the battery out, I dribbled a little Radio Shack electrical cleaner around the edges of the shutter button. I let the camera dry out for a couple hours and then replaced the battery. The action of the shutter release was much improved, though still not perfect. I may try another round of the electrical cleaner. I'll also not pass up the next five-dollar mju I come across at a thrift store.
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I see lots of praise for the original Mju. I had a related, I guess, Epic Stylus Zoom 80 for a while that did a nice job. Seems like all the cameras in this series can be had for very little.
The original mju is a super bargain and one of my great favorite compacts.
The mju II is even a little smaller and it has a faster lens. Not cheap, though; they often fetch $60 or more on ebay. I thought I hit the jackpot recently when I found one for a few bucks in a thrift store bin. Put in a battery and it seemed to work fine. However, closer examination revealed that one of the little latch tabs was broken off, creating a light leak. I can probably seal up the thing with some tape, but my enthusiams is a bit dampened.
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