My camera got drop in the water a couple of weeks ago. I removed the battery pack and the card right away. Yesterday when I thought it had enough time to dry I replaced the battery and card. I can review to pics on the card on the screen and my camera is operating fine with one exception... I can't see new images on the screen now through the viewer. There must be something inside (such as water??) blocking the view. Is it repairable? Or just a paper weight?

Hi there please follow the steps and let me know the result.
1. Ensure batteries are fully charged & clean the battery connector point in side the battery compartment.
2. Look carefully between the lens and the camera body for any sand, dirt or any damaged etc.
3. Try turning the camera with the lens facing down and shake to dislodge anything stuck
4. Try removing batteries and memory card, wait 5 minutes and refit the battery only.
5. Now turn on camera( with out card ) and see ,if working then fix the memory card & again turn on the camera. If working then fine . Otherwise format the memory card and fix back in camera again & try. Make sure before format the memory card take a back up all photos in your computer then format. If no luck then reset or restore the camera setting by pressing Menu key for 2 sec .. in not done the press both Menu & self time key for 2 - 4 sec.
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Consider NOT using a driver.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program.

Hi there Make sure the new batteries are fully charged before used. After that remove the memory card & try to power on. If its not ON then i suggest you remove the battery & check the that place for any sulfur layer( green colored ) are there or not. Just clean that place & put the camera in sun light for 10 minutes. Because some time moisture make short the circuit board & that's why camera would not turn on. If its a moisture problem then after those operation it will start working. But if your camera power supply converter are damaged then its not possible to repair at home. So go for all these basic treatment & after that if you not success then i suggest you please visit Kodak service center for replacement or repair. Thanks.

Sir,
Whenever you drop electronic equipment in water, FIRST IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE BATTERIES.

Remove the cover, and set the item in a dry, warm, dust free environment for awhile.

Salt water is particularly bad--your camera may not recover. But don't bake it in the oven. Thermal expansion of sensitive camera components is a surefire recipe for failure.

Circuit boards are often washed with distilled water after manufacturing. So water is not the terrible bugaboo you might think, so long as it is clean and contact with water is limited. Otherwise oxidation and rust are inevitable.

You might also place a bag of dessicant near the camera. If you live in a humid environment, it might not be a bad idea to keep a bag of dessicant in your camera case anyway. These little bags are often shipped with new computers.
Thanks Good Luck

yes i know about this problem. basically its your sensor reading chip which has burnt out. it can be replaced at a cost of about £40/ so not expensive.
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no problem. your rechargable is not strong enough for this camera. i use rayovac rechargeable from wal-mart and the batteries have to charge for two full days and make sure the light on the charger is off before removing the batteries from the charger. then put them in the camera and it will work perfectly. your batteries aren't strong enough for the camera. go out and get some energizers made just for digitals. they last forever but, they'll do until you get your rayovac rechargeable recharged. and coming right out of the pack they are not charged give it 48 hours and they'll last weeks.

We had this problem for about 2 weeks, we discovered that having the camera auto retracted after the "ZOOM ERROR" message, giving the camera couples of light slaps (slap the camera's LCD side and aim the camera down), this fixed the camera right away

Try inspecting the battery contact points in the battery enclosure. Make sure to check the points deep in the well to make sure you have no corrosion in there. Just a little moisture can cause problems.

Also determine if the place it was stored was affected by heat of cold.

These are a couple of thoughts, maybe they will help.

Coolpix uses SD cards, not CF. Anyway, try using the camera without memory card, only with internal memory. If it works, then replace memory card.

PRESET the camera two or three times and try.