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Posted on Aug 19, 2007

Will not turn on

When i try to power up my camera it trys to turn on and then it beeps three times and shuts off i have put a lot of batteries in it and there good i just dont understand what is wrong with it!!!HELP!!!

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My guess is that your camera has been dropped recently and that the beeping is a result of the lens not extended when powered on. My Mother-in-Law has the same camera exhibiting the same symptoms. I've been able to get it to turn on by slightly pulling on the lens prior to turning it on. One of the plastic gears inside is probably damaged.

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