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Lens cover stuck open




By Lightbeam on Dec 12, 2007

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The lens cover seems to be stuck mostly open. The camera functions normally otherwise. Power cycling the camera does not change the position of the lens cover, even as the lens moves out to the ready position. Thanks!
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Oct 15, 2008

-   I had the same problem as described by Kelly Marie below with my DMC-TZ5. I followed her advice, and voila! Fixed!-   Scott_D_1

Aug 05, 2008

-   I have tried blowing compressed air, and even tried the 'fix' described by V12 on manually manipulating #2 and #3 sections of the lens cover...no luck, lens cover still remains stuck open. Is there a way to easily disassemble the lens cover without opening the main case of the camera?

Thanks for any input!-   crjwv01

Dec 18, 2007

-   I have the same problem that lightbeam...the lens cover was working fine and suddenly it just kept open...the camera works fine...but the lens cover doesnt close..can someone help us???....thanks!!-   tochi161

Best Solution

posted on Oct 11, 2008
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Kelly Marie

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Rating: 98%, 4 votes
v12mike--you rock! this did indeed fix my stuck lens cover.  to add on to your solution, i had the top half of the cover stuck shut and the bottom half stuck open.  to get the bottom half to the shut position, i covered the lens with a little piece of paper and then used tweezers (VERY gently) to ease out the inner segment (segment 2 i think by your account), and held it in place as i reset segment 1.  this did the trick!  
appreciate your help immensely....cheers!
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Solution #2

posted on Dec 19, 2007
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v12mike

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I recently had the lens cover stick partly open.  There are 4 segments to the lens cover, and if we number them from the top, number 2 was not closing.
I gently flicked the segments a few times, in case there was a grain of dirt causing it to stick (although the camera has never been in a dirty or dusty environment).  This caused the lens cover to close fully each time, but now it would not open fully, segment 1 would not open, although it would stay open if moved by finger.
Anyway, after a bit of fiddling, I got it working properly again.  The way that the lens cover appears to work is that only segments 2 and 3 are pushed open or shut by springs, segments 1 and 4 are pushed open and shut by tiny tabs that catch on segments 2 and 3.  If the segments somehow get pushed out of alignment, then they either bind (causing the cover not to shut), or they get disconnected (causing the cover not to open fully.
Now I am not sure exactly what I did to get the mechanism form the stuck open state to the not opening state, but from there the way to fix it is to:
-With the lens open...
- Hold segment 2 in the closed position with firm finger pressure (which will tend to push it towards the lens).
- Push segment 1 towards the open position until you can see that it has cleared the edge of segment 2.
- Lift segment 2 way from the lens so that it will rub past segment 1 as you...
- Move segment 1 to the open position.
- Repeat if necessary to get the technique right.

I can't provide any guarantees, and I am not about to repeat the excercise on my camera, but it was a lot easier than sending it off for repair.
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Solution #3

posted on Jun 28, 2008
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foxdievirus

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Rating: 72%, 4 votes
my 2 lens got stuck at lens 1 ( the bottom and largest lens) It fell on the ground with the shutter lens hitting the ground first.
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