I have an hitachi HDC 85IE camera, it is just over twelve months old and used very little, unfortunalty it is not working it says code 3 it also says lens protection, bearing in mind we have used it very little, could this problem be sorted by hitachi free of charge, thank you, john

zdenek vajdak

• 206 Answers
• Posted on Sep 10, 2007

SOURCE: Canon error code 99

Your camera performs a quick 'integrity' check before each shot and goes into error 99 mode if the lens in incompatible or has a diaphragm problem. ( it will also display e99 if the shutter or flash unit is not ok but this does not apply here ). This is how you can check whether the diaphragm mechanism is ok : attach lens to your old camera and set camera to AV and set F stop to 16 . open back and release shutter and look through the back to see if your lens is closing to F 16. If it is closing fine then the lens is ok but is not compatible with your D400.

SOURCE: Samsung digimax D103 10 million pixel camera

This error is due to the lens mechanism being jammed and unable to extended, usually due to dirt or grit getting inside. The motor times out and the camera beeps 3 times before shutting down.
If you are unable to have Samsung fix this under warranty, you can carefully prise the lens out using a feeler gauge while powering the camera on, giving the motor a little help.

SOURCE: Camera keeps switching off, even with new batteries

hi there.

it could be the swtich of turning it on and off so much, i have a cannon and i used it so much that the gears that brings the telephoto in and out, i used it so much it wore out the gear( and it would shut of and not come back on to get the zoom in... and had to have it sent to the dealer and they fixed it for free. and works great.. so im guessing that this might be whats wrong with yours maybe . the swtich is bad or where you put your batteries in is not making good contact...or the right kind of batteries...you can type in google the name of camera and they have a sight that people post there question and maybe they can help you.. good luck

SOURCE: I turn camera on. Lens comes out. beep 3 times. turns off.

Everytime I try to turn it on, the lens comes out for about a second, the camera beeps 3 times, the lens retracts and the camera shuts off. The battery is completely charged and the camera is only 4 months old. HELPP :(

SOURCE: Canon SD100 Lens Error (camera)

Your assumption is probably correct. Even dust can cause the lens to get stuck (pg 193). You might try using a can of compressed air while pressing the power button to see if you can free the lens or take it to a camera shop like Ritz.