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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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External links

• External links as bullet points