Nikon Coolpix 2100/3100/3200 battery compartment... (by 4 users)

Tens of thousands of these Nikon Coolpix 2100 and Nikon Coolpix 3100 cameras have broken at the flimsly battery door latch molded onto the body of the camera. A few dozen people have fixed it themselves and Nikon refuses to fix it even under warranty (Nikon Service Relations 800-645-6678).

You can fix the Nikon Coolpix design flaw with a tripod screw and metal plate
http://my.opera.com/mcduret/blog/2006/12/07/fixing-nikon-coolpix-3100-battery-door

Or you can fix the Nikon Coolpix design flaw with a paperclip and glue
http://usera.imagecave.com/coolpixfixer/

Here is a photo of the latch from a clueless reviewer
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonCP3100/Images/battcompartment.jpg

Here is a photo of the common Nikon engineering flaw the reviewer missed
http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0065b.JPG

See how a paperclip & superglue were used to fix Nikon's Coolpix broken battery door
http://www.uthunter.com/images/Nikonfix.jpg

See how a tripod screw & plate were used to fix Nikon's Coolpix broken latch
http://files.myopera.com/mcduret/blog/IMGP0070b.JPG

Here is a photo of how Nikon fixed the broken Coolpix themselves
http://www.scaredpoet.com/images/E7600_batterydoor.jpg

BTW, Does anyone know how to invoke the Nikon secret Coolpix warranty?
Nikon Service Relations 800-645-6678

http://my.opera.com/coolpixfixer/blog/2007/10/15/this-is-how-i-fixed-my-nikon-coolpix-3100-battery-latch-door-i-post-it-here-so