Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 Digital Camera "gear drive fixed" Questions

...the lens assembly). The whizzing sound is the lens assembly drive motor trying to drive the lens gears. Usually this symptom is caused by a jammed lens assembly (damaging the tiny, plastic drive ...

Lumix DMC - LZ5 Lenze do not open My camera's lense will nit open, I suspect that it got some dust into the mechanism. I am in Pretoria South Africa. Where do I take my camera for repairs? Thanks ...

...Advance Camera Repair This is a common problem on this model that is really a design fault. The gears that drive the lens in and out are held in a flimsy mount that can flex and let the gears pop ...

...the camera and discovered that the zoom motor drive assembly has a small set of plastic gears inside that are quite fragile and like mine are easily broken. You?ll find the zoom motor ...

...wont be forced while you work. You might not be able to take it out, in that case try moving the gears so they wont be moved. the structure is sustained by just one or two metallic axis and then ...

...gear teeth have been broken off & as a result the gears that drive the opening& closing of the barrel dont mesh together resulting in the jam and your 4 beeps!! If your interested in selling it to me ...

...Lens is not driving out to the correct position. It can be caused by dirt getting into the drive gears or if the camera being dropped. A sensor could be bad and I am sure there can be other

...gear(s) are actually stripped, and in that case repair is needed. Here is a web page that explains the things you can try to free the lens, and get it working again. ...

...your car once (from the ignition). And while placing your foot on the break, move through all gears (ie drive, park, reverse) before stopping on parking. If issue still remains, please check ...

fixed? If the lens isn't coming out then the drive or the gears are toast. If you don;t have warrenty this can cost as much as replacement camera to fix. Contact Canonsupport and they can tell you how