Hi,
Canon E18 error shows when the lens gets stuck while trying to extend.
- This error indicate that focusing ring got stuck or jammed due sand, dust, may be due to external shock caused by dropping the device. try compressed air. With a fine tip blow off gun around lens barrel. It should remove all dust and sand. Turn the camera on this will solve the problem.
- You can gently bump the camera to try to free the focusing ring.
- You can try to turn camera ON at the table (facing it to the ceiling), don't put camera down face to the floor when opening.
If motor is running but lens won't retract sometimes lens would slip off with the gear or break off a tooth in the gear when it gets dropped. Try to gently move the lens barrel around with the finger and see if it is moving, but if tooth or gear is broken lens will move once or twice then it will stuck again.
Else your camera need to be disassembled to get at the focusing ring at Service Center.
Thanks and have a nice day
the lens won't stay open - it closes shut and says 'lens error'
My camera will turn on in playback mode, but when you turn it on in camera or movie mode it will just shut off. I updated the firmware to v 1.05 and it now says lens error when in camera mode. It makes no noise and seems like it is making no effort to pop the lens out.
keep receiving lens error
In my first I tried everything includinh a hammer it worked the same. It just didn't work at all.
Lens is stuck open.
My camera will turn on in playback mode, but when you turn it on in
camera or movie mode it will just shut off. It makes no noise
and seems like it is making no effort to pop the lens out.
The lens is stuck half open and the power will not come on to allow pictures to be taken.
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