anyway to "reset" em1? camera frozen / broken

Do you have a second battery to try?

Would try another battery FIRST!

 

Good luck, their turn around time for repairs in the US seems to be 3+ weeks. The have had an E-M5 in for a shutter repair/replacement for over a month.

--Ken

 

There was a recent post where someone suggested powering up with the MENU button held down. That is part of the key sequence to enter diagnostic mode, and it unlocked a stuck camera. In fact, if the keys work, you can follow the shutter count sequence to see the error code screen.

However, if you get it unstuck, betcha it happens again on your trip. One thing that might help in your favor is that they seem to be replacing bad EM1's rather than repairing them, probably because the techs haven't had their training yet. You could contact the repair center and if they are feeling friendly, maybe they can tell you what's happening/

 

I asked if you tried it with a SECOND battery...if you only have one battery even if it's fully charged it may be shutting down when used causing the camera to be shut down. There's a safety circuit in the battery that will shut down the battery if there's a problem with it.

 

I wouldn't mess with this problem, even if you can get the camera unstuck. Send it in for warranty work. The E-M1's seem to be experiencing a number of issues early in the production run - which is not unusual for a new camera. Lightmonkey, do you have another camera to take to Iceland? If so, I'd send the E-M1 in and plan to take the second camera on the trip - and be pleasantly surprised if the E-M1 comes back in time.