I was getting some good high footage on my tripod with my Canon SD940 digital camera and the lens hit the ground. When I tried restarting my camera, it showed my splashscreen and then said "Lens Error, restart camera". The lens is stuck open and I would love a good, responding person to help:)

Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension. Or the battery ran down with the lens extended ... Here are some troubleshooting steps that you can try that may (or may not) correct it. They only seem to work for less than 40% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty (or repair cost approaches that of the camera), they're worth that try. Some of the later steps do involve some risk to the camera, so carefully weigh your options before deciding to conduct them: