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Dirty_Harry · Dec 25, 2006, 02:10 PM

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.

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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.

ScottGem · Dec 25, 2006, 04:46 PM

The fall could have damaged the lens motor, thrown it off track. If its brand new take it back as defective.

Dirty_Harry · Dec 25, 2006, 04:49 PM

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.

vyki · Dec 25, 2006, 04:56 PM

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...

ScottGem · Dec 25, 2006, 05:34 PM

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.