I have a Kodak Easy Share Camera ANd I have a charger, had this for 2 years and now the charger shows green when charged but will not open the lense

do you use usb charder? kodak camera has poor circuitry for power control unit. If it is just usb charger problem then you just buy external wall charger from Ebay..com. It is inexpensive then repair. Good Luck with you...

The C182 isn't a battery charger. It uses standard AA batteries, disposable or rechargeable. If you use rechargeable batteries, you must charge them outside the camera using a standard battery charger.

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2. Kodak Product model and serial number
10. Error numbers and messages

In regards to the charging problem: This problem solution is only if this is M or later V model camera

Pls test with an alt. batt.
If you do not have access to a dif. battery.
Pls. take the batt out of the camera. Insert the charger into the unit from the main socket and turn the camera on. If the camera works you will need to replace the batt. If not you will need to order a No power repair.
Kodak Digital Imaging Support Centre can be contacted on any of the numbers below:
UK 0870 243 0270
International Toll line +44 (0) 131 458 6714

I have the exact same camera almost a year too. It is a total "swinka" on batteries. About 10-15 shots on super ni-cads, and quits without warning.

A pair of Energizer 7X gave me near 500 shots. Much cheaper but still ...

So 4 months ago I bought a charger and 2 rechargeables. Charge one while using the other one.
I may get 70-90 shots per charge on these lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, without flash.

Testing the batteries without a load doesn't really tell you anything.
What's the reading? Should be well over 4 volts when fully charged. Mine show 4.2V

Hello Steve, There is no easy way to open the camera,your best bet is to just let it set in a warm dry area for a couple of days.This usually occurs during times of high humidity or from a rapid change in camera temperature like warm indoors to cold outdoors.
Best Regards, Russell

Sounds to me that ist is more of a charger issue. Try to borrow another charger and see if that works or not.

I have a Easy Share M863 and have had it less than a year. It was working great and then last week I tried turning it on and it would not open. I thought it might be the battery needed charging so I did that. It still will not open. I contacted Kodak and they told me they would give me 15% on a new digital camera. That is not what I wanted. My camera is not even a year old. It should have lasted longer I think.

never use kodak again!!!

What happened is that the camera got turned on in your pocket or somewhere and the lens got jammed trying to open up. The problem is that the outer lens ring is not turning all the way and the camera doesn't fully load.

Solution 1: Put the camera into the charger, press the power button so the green light is flashing, unplug it from the charger. The camera will try to realign its lens. (You might have to do this a few times.)

Solution 2: Manually help turn the outer lens ring clockwise when it turns on.

kodak z-612 , z-712 , use 52mm to 58mm adapter. a z-712 has threads they are had to see but there there.