Question about Canon PowerShot A530 Digital Camera

Lens Error, restart camera

I can't seem to restart the camera, how do i do that. I dropped my camera while taking a picture of something

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bls30 Nov 07, 2007

Getting Lens Error, restart camera problem when i start my camera
blackdove Nov 10, 2007

I am having the same problem as well. Is there a specific way to restart the camera (other than turning it on and off which doesn't work). Can this lens error be fixed? I've never had any problems in the past.
Anonymous Nov 12, 2007

me and my friend were making a video and she heard beeping she went over and it shut off, and no it says lens error restart camera, and i don't know how to do that and it has being saying that every time i turn it own and the lens won't go in or anything.
Anonymous Dec 03, 2007

Camera was dropped. Shows lens error, restart camera message.
Anonymous Apr 24, 2008

not sure what happened. i just know that my friend needed to use it and now that i have it back it has this message.
Anonymous May 26, 2009

Dropped my camera with the lens out. It was slanted but realigned and it only partially retracts.

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The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error. They won't work for all cases, but they're worth a try:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html

Posted on Dec 28, 2007

Anonymous

I put the lens side down and kept taping it against my table It worked wonders! :D

Posted on Jul 31, 2008

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