My camera turned off automatically and the lens stayed out. I tried charging the battery, but that didn't work. what happened? how do I fix it?

Does there is something happened when you turn on the camera? If you can heard sound made by the len or the camera try to open but turn off in a second? If so, there is something wrong with the lens, and this how to fix camera lens error will be helpful. Else, if the camera are without any reaction you can check it the joint of the camera to battery is well.

Make sure your battery is fully charged, clean the contacts on the batteries and inside the camera
If that doesn't work, try the suggestions on this site:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/simple-fix-for-dead-cameras-that-wont.html.
If none of those suggestions work, it could be a jammed lens. Try these steps:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html
Even though the web page is titled "lens errors", it applies to stuck lens, also.
Good luck, hope this helps, and please rate this answer if it helped you.

Try this...remove the card and battery...press all the buttons...leave it alone for 20 minutes...insert the card and then the battery...turn it on.

are you using the battery that came from the box KODAK Li-Ion Rechargeable Digital Camera Battery KLIC-7001
first charged the battery for 4hrs and make sure when you charge it theres a light indicator in the camera., you may also try to turn On the camera while its charging in a AC adaptor., If its did the same thing call kodak toll free 1 800 235 6325. it means the camera gear lens is already defective thats why your camera will not stay On

Hi,
This happens when the camera is in the ON state and the battery power drains out completely. Please recharge the batteries or insert charged batteries and the lens would get closed automatically.
Please let me know if that works.

Thanks and Regards,
Srinivas

some times if the batteries get wet it will short the system and it won't turn back on... if you dropped it something may have shifted inside blocking the messaging systems inside the camera. i would take it to a local camera shop.

My camera stopped working during a wedding. The lens is stuch out, it will power on, but right after turning on, it beeps 3 times, then turns off.
Hope we find a solution!

Here are some simple things to try first for a camera that won't power on. They won't work for every case, but they're worth a try:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/simple-fix-for-dead-cameras-that-wont.html

If the above didn't work, then consider the following:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html

Sounds like you might have gotten some pocket lint in the lens barrel. The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html

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