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Old Dec 25, 2006, 01:10 PM
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Digital camera problem

The one I got for Christmas is acting up.

I was testing it out just now taking photos in my room and when I pressed the zoom in button it started making a few quiet beeping noises and the lens that zooms out is stuck in its position. Whenever I try and press the power button it does the same thing then just does nothing as if it was switched off.



http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/44282/Video-3.avi.html

http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/44284/Video-4.avi.html

that's what's happening if you would be so kind as to download the video files.

And is the lens meant to be angle up slightly?

I dropped it but I was sitting down and it was only about 2 feet off the ground so it couldn't have really made a difference as it was still working after that, surely?

help would be greatly appreciated.

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Old Dec 25, 2006, 03:46 PM   #2  
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The fall could have damaged the lens motor, thrown it off track. If its brand new take it back as defective.
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Having asking round many places i'm going to take it into town sometime and see if it can be fixed, failing that just back to the store and hopefully get a replacement.
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What batteries does it take? Are you using AA ones that came with it? If so sometimes they only last a few photos before they die and can cause problems like what you're having. When I worked in Currys we used to spend so long after christmas testing cameras that had nothing wrong except low batteries...
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I wouldn't bother trying to get it repaired. If you take it to a shop they will send it back to the mfg who may decide it was damaged by misuse. I would just return it.
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