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We're having some trouble with our digital camera. This happened very suddenly, and there was no trauma to the camera prior to this happening. It's a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P72, 4.1 mega-pixel. We looked online and found this post and response about the exact same model camera, and it describes the problem we're having exactly:
Has anyone else ever experienced this problem, and if so, what did you do?
My dilemma is this: the camera is less than two years old. I called a couple of local camera shops, as well as a Sony store, and was told that by the time I pay shipping to Sony and the cost of diagnosing the problem, I'll be about 3/4's of the way to paying for a new camera. I was also told that when it comes to digital cameras, pretty much only the manufacturer can do repairs (I was hoping I could find someone local that did work on all brands, thinking it would be less expensive). I really don't want to pay insanely expensive Sony repair fees, nor do I want to buy a new camera, at this point.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Q: I'm having some power/lens problems with my camera. When I turn on the power in either the picture or video mode, the green light will turn on for a split second then turn off. The lens does not come out at all. However, when I try to turn it on with the picture viewer or in the menu it works just fine. When I start with the picture viewer and then switch to the camera it turns off. Thus it seems that whenever I want to take a picture or a movie the camera doesn't work. I've tried reseting the camera but this did nothing. I've also made sure the batteries are fully charged, and in the picture viewing mode the camera indicates the batteries are fully charged. This didn't help.
A: it seems that the lense movement is jammed. Have you dropped the camera? just have a close look from the front side of the camera, does the lense assembly seems to be pressed or moved aside by some extra preassure? if no physical disalingment is visible may be some sand or dust partical is obstructing the movement of the lense assambly. needs a help from camera repair shop.
Has anyone else ever experienced this problem, and if so, what did you do?
My dilemma is this: the camera is less than two years old. I called a couple of local camera shops, as well as a Sony store, and was told that by the time I pay shipping to Sony and the cost of diagnosing the problem, I'll be about 3/4's of the way to paying for a new camera. I was also told that when it comes to digital cameras, pretty much only the manufacturer can do repairs (I was hoping I could find someone local that did work on all brands, thinking it would be less expensive). I really don't want to pay insanely expensive Sony repair fees, nor do I want to buy a new camera, at this point.
Any ideas or suggestions?