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Hello, my camera fell on while it was turned on, and now the lens are stuck. I can't keep it turned on for more than a few seconds as i get this message: turn the camera off and then on again. what should I do?

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Your lens has been knocked off of the gear mechanism that makes it zoom in and out. If you try to fix it yourself you will more than likely just make the problem worse. The only safe solution is to take your camera to an authorized repair point or send it to the manufacturer for repair.

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For the solution you need to follow the steps.

1. Turn off the camera and remove the memory card and clean the external body of the camera and make sure in place of the lens there is no dust or damaged sign.

2. Now turn on the camera without memory card & make sure the battery are fully charged.

3. If the lens not moving then give a little shake or thrust by hand ( carefully very slow) and then wait for a moment. If no changes then turn on the camera and give a little twist an anti clock side and leave for few second. It is risky ( Do it slowly at your own risk)

4. If nothing change then reset the camera setting from the menu option.


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