Camera Experience an error 00000018-4489-957-000

The smacking worked!!! Thank you so very much whoever came up with that!!!

Hello everybody:) I read all th comments and just listened to your advice. I smack the camera once and it starts working! Just for the protocol: this is typical for Russian cameras to repair after hit them.

It works for me too, thanks a lot.

I hit the camera a few times just with my hands and then it works....That's unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!

The smacking worked!

I also spent some time fixing this error. the reboot thing as suggested in the manual did not work! Then I smacked it gently on the metal part of the camera, then again more strongly. Suddenly it started to work! Never thought of that way repairing the camera from HP... Try it but not break it!

Well, we all had a good laugh when I found this site! It was absolutely too funny. My friend told me to go ahead and try it since after having 3 frustrating hours trying ti fix the darn thing, I really had nothing to lose. So............. I gave the thing a couple smacks and nothing happened. I smacked it again and...........Voila!!! Success!!. It reminds me of my college days when I had to smack the dashboard of my Ford Fairmont to get it to start! Too funny! Thanks for brightening my Mother's Day!!!

This was a very annoying problem for me too.  HP support over the phone told me I'd have to pay for support and all I wanted to do was reset the camera!  I found the solution at the hp troubleshooting site.

 

- remove the battery

- remove the memory card

- insert a paperclip into the tiny hole next to the location of the battery

- hold the paperclip in for 3-6 seconds.  no pictures were lost!!

Smacking it did work!!! No Joke! Thanks..

Smakcing it worked for me too!

Hey,
Thank a tousend time for your good help. We smacked it into the table a few times........ AND IT WORK :o)

yerrr, happened to me too.. did some serious googling for few minutes and wondered to this page.. got the same error with red background and just a minor slap below the lense worked.. amazing isn´t it B>

Unbelievable, but smacking worked for me too. I had the problem for over a month now... Thanx!

I live in Brazil and I have the same problem, 00000018-4489-957-000 error, not that I do more

OMG... smacking it worked!!! 3 times!!

The smacking worked for like one day, then the camera died completely. Won't even stay on long enough now to see the error message.

Hahaha!! Just fixed my mothers camera by smacking it. Great tip guys!!! Can't help but getting some NES-vibes from this solution... blowing the cartridge you now ;) Yet again THX!!!

Thanks Everyone!!! The Smack Worked!

I had the same problem, the solution worked.

My camera didn't work for a couple of days; I remove the battery, the card.., the zoom window was not closing, I tried everything...
........as soon as I gently smaked it it worked wright away. Thanks a lot!

the same problem ,!!! :(( and smacking real works. Thx

Smakcing it worked for me too!

I had the same problem too

I Smacked the thing and it worked, thanx very much Guys

He, that's a great solution - trying two days to reset the camera - I smacked it and it works. great!!!

YEA I HAD THE SAME ERROR! I LOST THE MANUAL AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO RESET IT, BUT I SMACKED IT AND IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!! THANKS!