Canon S70 does not work

My Canon S70 suddenly upon turning it on, immediately zooms out to max and does not allow me to do anything...like open the menu. I have tried different batteries and CF cards, but nothing works. None of the other function buttons work and if I hold down the menu button for 5+ seconds it does not return the camera to it's factory settings. Any ideas????

Anonymous Jul 16, 2007

Can you expound a bit more on how to fix? The shutter button?

I sent the camera in for an estimate and just got this reply for a price of $135.....DENT TO LENS SHUTTER. UNIT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CHECK ALL FUNCTIONS, REPAIR TO GOOD WORKING ORDER. FLAT RATE REPAIR MODEL, PARTS AND LABOR INCLUDED IN PRICE

I never dropped or hardley even used the camera. Is it worth it to repair it since it is 2 years old?

Many thanks !!!!
jgarris

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I was experiencing the same problem - I think the Button and Zoom had become jammed down slightly. I simply lightly applied pressure lifting the surround of the button up! My camera is now working perfectly.

Posted on Jul 13, 2007

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