Question about Canon PowerShot A70 Digital Camera

PowerShot A70 My camera lens won't seem to open up it comes on and then just beeps, E18 comes up in the bottom left hand corner of the screen. I can't seem to view any of my pictures on the memory card either. I tried going to trouble shooting and can't find any information on what the E18 means or how to fix it.

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Anonymous

This comes up when the lens sticks. Try removing the colar around the lens, then turn the camera on/off and give it a "little help" to open or close, it's probably just a little stuck

Posted on Apr 14, 2007

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