Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 Digital Camera "drive lens" Questions

...drive within the lens unit that is not correcting the lens to focus.remove battery and tap on the lens hood on your palms, replace battery and switch on to see if there was any change. repeat to see ...

lens uses a very small power drive motor to run 3 cogs that open the lens when this motor burns out (common) it fails to close or if a short accures from the unit to feed power to the lens motor again

you may well have striped the lens drive gears off,,,if you can get hold of the lens try pulling on it a little not hard though, it may pop out again,,,but dont hold your breth its going to work again

lens cap. I?ve disassembled 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

drive. A simple was is to reset and we can try by removing the battery and card for some time. Now replace only the battery and while switching power ON, tap the lens hood on the palm of your hands so

...drive the lens in and out are held in a flimsy mount that can flex and let the gears pop out of place. It is a bit of work to fix, but if you are going to toss the camera otherwise (which you would ...

...lens error be it in the shutter, zoom or auto focus is due to failure of the Main control system or the drive. A simple was is to reset and we can try by removing the battery and card for some time. ...

drive. A simple was is to reset and we can try by removing the battery and card for some time. Now replace only the battery and while switching power ON, tap the lens hood on the palm of your hands so

Panasonic Lumix System Error (zoom) Hello The problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the probability is that you will have to get it ...

drive the lens gears. Usually this symptom is caused by a jammed lens assembly (damaging the tiny, plastic drive gears), or by some obstruction in the assembly (dirt, sand, lint, etc.). Water wouldn't