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I was at the beach with my hubby and one year old

I was at the beach with my husband and one year old when my one year old jammed our casio exilim into the sand and now when Turned on it makes a stuttering/ clicking noise and the screen is blurred and when I try to take the picture the screen goes black! Any help would be awesome!!

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Yes there is sand in the lens mechanism
You could try using a compressor or can of compressed air around the lens. Then smack it hard a few times in your palm then tuern on to see if you have releaed the sand from the mechanism do this till it works again,OR just buy a new camera as the techs ( who will do the same as I have instructed you will charge $180 for the repair and possibly tell you it isnt fixable anyway. Keep persisting with the air and smacks.

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