20 Most Recent Kodak EasyShare Z712 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

Hi Can you try to turn off the Flash? as this is the only part where it drains the power much to keep the capacitor charged. Try this and at the same time you can check if any firmware upgrade is also available online or some other source on the net.

You're screwed.

If you know what is wrong, you could perhaps fix the problem. But not knowing if it is a defective switch, a broken flat cable, the capacitor, or even the flash light, I think it will be imposible to repair it yourself. Just check if you did chose the right menu and options. Could it be you switched off the flash manualy in one of the settings?

Unit needs to go for repairs.

This is not good news. If you are using good quality batteries then the fault is with the camera. This will mean shop time, not a consumer fix.

Hello Robert, This unit has no internal battery, the setting run off the main batteries.

Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

Go to this website for possible solutions:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html

I have the same problem... cleaning the contacts does not work. I'm using NiMH 2450 mAmp batteries, brand new, and I get a low battery indicator immediately. Camera shuts off unexpectedly. A short search online indicates that HUNDREDS of people are having the same problem. Kodak help not very helpful. I'm ready to buy something else!

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In that case, you need to bring it to the repair shop to check what the problem is. LCD screen is to sensitive.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program, such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).

Somehow, you started using the camera's internal memory which is very small. With no card in the camera, go into the menu and find "format"...follow the on-screen instructions to erase the internal memory. Then, insert your card and it should work properly.