SONY DSC-W50 Focus issues

Hello,

Bummer huh? I dropped mine a while back and damaged my battery cover!

I would try...taking out the batteries and reinstalling them! This may reset your camera?

Otherwise, I would do a web search and type in:

Sony Cyber-shot Camera DSC-W50 troubleshooting

Hope this helps you get your camera working again!

Kind Regards!

Martie

Examine the lens carefully. you will see that the outer lens is out of line with the inner lens. . hold the camera firmly with one hand using the fingers of the second hand firmly nudge the outer lens back in line. reinsert battery and test.
Good luck,
Luwangula

Hi!
It's probably stuck focus. Contact your local Sony service center, but if they ask too much, you can contact me at [email protected] and I will give you a good price.
I work in Sony service center.

Tom

Its possible the lens is out of alignment. There are things you can do yourself to try and remedy this. but only attempt if you feel confident. Or you can send the camera into sony to be repaired, or an independant repair shop. Thanks,
Lee

Sounds like you have two problems, both which mean bad news. The clicking could be a broken gear in the lens unit or off track lens.
The colors may be caused from a bad ccd or sensor internally.

Some problem in the lens system.
Try to either push in the lens more, or pull on it, if the lens is out at all.
If it continues, sell it for parts, as is on a site such as Ebay.

The repair on a dsc-w50 is 85.00 plus shipping of about 8.00 to fix this. If you want go to www.digitalcamrepair.com for contact information.

There are 3 pins in the camera lens that slide in grooves allowing it to move you have knocked out 1 or more.
only an experienced tech can attempt fix , camera must be totally disassembled.

Hi there, this job is for a pro. Please do not try to open the lens. However there is a way and I will help you. Please contact me at live session. Arpi

It is a fairly regular occurance at our shop to see a Sony camera which, when you turn it on, extends and retracts the lens slightly several times and then says "turn the power off then on again". We were unable to find the cause of this issue for quite a while and ended up forwarding cameras with this problem to Sony for repair. Recently one of our techs found the issue to be a "lazy" focus motor. The motor was still functioning, however it was not functioning 100% and did not perform as the camera expected, causing the error. This is not necessarily the issue with your camera, but it is likely given how many Sony's we have seen doing this. If the camera is under warranty, definately send it in. If it is not, find another repair provider as Sony will charge you quite a bit for the repair. David Millier Advance Camera Repair