I lightly dropped my camera on a carpeted floor and now my AF light (the orange light) on my cybershot camera doesnt work. How do I fix it? Do I really need it? Everything else works fine.

You seems to have a bigger issue than anyone can offer advice on this website. Consider taking your camera to a service centre for professional diagnosis and if possible a fix on your camera.

i m also facing dis same problem with me

set as factory default if didnt work need to repair (change capacitor or)

You can re-enalbe the flash of this camera by pressing on the lightning button repeatedly until flash is enabled

Water is second only to fire as being the most destructive thing you can subject your camera to.

Sorry, but it is a write-off. Even after drying out there will be residual and ongoing corrosion and retained moisture in internal components. This is specifically why your warranty is invalidated by such damage and why no camera repairer will even attempt a repair.

All you can do is to see whether you can claim for accidental damage on any insurance policies which you may have.

Drop the camera onto a carpeted floor from about a foot and a half to two feet. I did this once when my DSC-H50 had the same problem and it immediatly began to work again. It landed just on the fron edge of the cylinder around the edge. I left the lens cap on. Many people have had this same problem with other sony models and it works well for them as well. I know it sounds far fetched which is why I am including this link: http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/sony-cybershot-dscp200_question.html?qid=3653

That is where i found the information to fix the same problem you are experiencing.

Check the batteries. Recharge the batteries fully and try again.

need more info you dropped and what ? does it work What?

I fixed this issue with my Sony Cybershot by gently (carefully) hitting the camera 3 times against a carpeted bench with the lens retracted and the camera turned off. It seems the lens gears were stuck. Now the camera works fine again.

I cannot provide the answer but i think it may have something to do with the shutter mechanism. When you dropped it, something inside the mechanism may have bent or stopped. Don't take the camera apart yourself, take it to a specialist such as an electronics store. I hope this helps. Good Luck!