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Posted on Apr 21, 2008

Lens stuck halfway open

My lens is stuck half way open and wont open or close any further

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Fully charge the battery or connect the camera to the power supply (if you have an ac adaptor).
If it still does not work, it means that the lens is broken.
Reason can be that the camera was in your pocket pr carrying bag and the camera inadvertantly open and the lens mechanism was damaged. In this case, it needs repair.

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