Compact cameras: Difference between revisions
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* Stuck lens: | * Stuck lens: | ||
** Fully charged battery | ** Fully charged battery | ||
** AV cable - may give extra power, recover from power off in invalid state | |||
** Gently pull/push/waggle/shake/knock against cupped hand as switched on | ** Gently pull/push/waggle/shake/knock against cupped hand as switched on | ||
** Vacuum cleaner treatment - angle the nozzle correctly, avoid lens cover. (Clean out camera case at the same time!) | ** Vacuum cleaner treatment - angle the nozzle correctly, avoid lens cover. (Clean out camera case at the same time!) | ||
** Paper treatment good quality paper, change as soon as dog-eared | ** Paper-probe treatment good quality paper, change as soon as dog-eared | ||
** Feeler gauge 1.5thou - care! | ** Feeler gauge 1.5thou - care! | ||
** Care not to damage rubber gasket around outer tube | ** Care not to damage rubber gasket around outer tube | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 5 August 2014
Fixing digital compact cameras.
Summary
(For the moment, this is just a bucket for points to cover.)
Main section
- Sticky lens cover - dental probe? Care!
- Stuck lens:
- Fully charged battery
- AV cable - may give extra power, recover from power off in invalid state
- Gently pull/push/waggle/shake/knock against cupped hand as switched on
- Vacuum cleaner treatment - angle the nozzle correctly, avoid lens cover. (Clean out camera case at the same time!)
- Paper-probe treatment good quality paper, change as soon as dog-eared
- Feeler gauge 1.5thou - care!
- Care not to damage rubber gasket around outer tube
- Gas duster - care, avoid lens
- Sewing m/c oil? Probably not
- What else did online sources suggest? See http://camerarepair.blogspot.co.uk/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html
- Lens repair - may be possible but advanced
- Replacement lens assy
- Disassembly - watch out for flash cap, note which screws came from where (egg box), dealing with ribbon cables
- Broken/faulty screen
- Jumpy controls
Safety
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References
External links
- External links as bullet points