One of the most
common digital camera error messages has to do with a
lens problem.Some
cameras will just beep and not show any
error message and otherswill have an
error message on the LCD screen. Some camera's will try tostart,
the lens will go out and then return back and shut down.Sometimes nothing at all will happen, but the
lens is the reason whythe camera will not start up.
Different
camera'smay give you different error codes. Some of the
error codes will be
E-18 for older Cannon camera's,
ACCESS error for Sony,
Zoom Error forFuji,
lens error restart, or just plain
lens error. These are themost
common camera error messages, but your
digital camera may have a different one.
There are manydifferent things that can cause the lens to give an
error message.One of the most common causes is keeping the
camera in a case or bag.The
dust, grit, felt, and lint from the bag gets into the
cameralenses and causes it to jam. The
static electric from the camerarubbing the side of the case causes the dirt to be attracted to thelens, which makes the problem even worse. Also if your
camera is in acase and the
button gets pushed to turn the camera on, and the
lenscannot extend it can cause the
lens pins to come out of the track,causing
focus problems and
lens errors. Bottom line is that you areoften better off not keeping your camera in a case! It is saferwithout a case then with one.
The next problemthat many people encounter is that they
drop or knock the camera withthe lens out. When this happens, the lens pins can come out of thetrack, and/or the
lens can be knocked sideways, which will
jam thelens as it tries to extend and/or focus and zoom. If you do drop orbang your camera against something, there is about a 50/50 chancethat it can be fixed. Many times with care the
lens can be realigned,but in some cases the jarring or the realigning, will break somethinginternally, so there will be no fix for it.
If your
digital camera hasa problem, you will have a couple of choices. You can try to
fix ityourself, or you can try to find a
camera repair shop that will fix it for you.Because of the type of problems that cause lens errors, the
digital camerarepair will seldom be covered under the
manufacturer warranty. Alsobe careful to get a quote from a
digital camera repair shop before you
authorize the repair. Many times the
repair price quoted will be morethen the
replacement cost of the digital camera. If you do a
search on theinternet for a camera repair shop, make sure to include any shipping andhandling costs in the
repair price. If you choose to
try and repair the camera yourself then look for my tip -
Steps toRepair a Digital Camera Lens.
This gives you thehow and why of your
digital camera error message, and/or why your
digitalcamera will/may not start up. Steps to Repair a Digital Camera Lens
How to easily download Pictures from Digital CameraHow to Unlock SD Card
Digital Camera Manuals, Drivers, Downloads, and Support
×