Ricoh camera malfunction

Unfortunately, many cameras that fall prey to lens error problems can only be corrected by professional repair. But, here are some last resort troubleshooting steps that you can try that may correct it. They only seem to work for less than 40% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty (or repair cost approaches that of the camera), they're worth that try.

Possible error in the processor on the main board within the camera. remove the battery, memory card and tap to see if there is any dirt or sand within the camera. Now reset the battery and switch on as you tap the camera with the lens hood on your palm. if this wont reset the camera needs to be opened up to check within for failure of circuit or a possible mechanical jamming of the lens drive.

Try checking hardware or hardboot it.

Sounds like the spots are on your sensor. If on the lens, it would be too out of focus to matter.

Go into the menu and find "reset"...follow the on-screen instructions.

If you are sure that your battery if fully charged but still does not do any good, then do this little trick:

1. Hold the camera on your right hand with the lens facing the ground.

2. As you press the power on button, tap or hit the camera's base to your left palm. Do this several times.

Chances are, there could be a sand or granule of dust that got stuck on the sides of the lens, preventing it to retract properly.

Hope this helps.

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This is probably THE most common failure among digital cameras. There's a halfway chance of fixing it yourself, described here: http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html

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http://xiaolaba.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/camera-ricoh-caplio-r7-a-real-****-lens-error-00-00-00-30-02-23/

it was a **** design by RICOH, sent your message of compliant to them. you may get free service.

This is a known problem, they wont easily admit it but we had 2 R6's and an R7 with the exact same issue. If you look on ricoh site they had a firmware patch for the R6 to try and fix this issue but it dis not work.

Lady at ricoh UK admitted there is a design fault with the Ricoh R6 and R7 and she sent me an R8 which has a whole new redesigned mechanism.

Dont let them sell you useless kit, get a replacement free of charge or complain.