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The camera suffered a slight drop of 2 feet. Now the zoom does not work. Is this something I can fix myself? If not should I get it repaired or just get a new one?
Thanks to all.
Lee
Haven;t used the camera for about a month, went to use and the zoom did not extend properly, did a slight whirring sound and then the screen flashed ZOOM ERRORHaven;t used the camera for about a month, went to use and the zoom did not extend properly, did a slight whirring sound and then the screen flashed ZOOM ERROR
the camera was dropped , the zoom is not retracting and offset slightly , message displayed zoom fault I can still here the zoom motor operating. is there a repair manualthe camera was dropped , the zoom is not retracting and offset slightly , message displayed zoom fault I can still here the zoom motor operating. is there a repair manual
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Sounds like the power zoom assembly (motor, gears, etc), has jammed due to the drop. That and possible electronic problems on the controller board or possibly the zoom switch itself suffered damage in the drop also. Try working the zoom switch rapidly , back and forth a few times and see if it frees up. May be a candidate for the repair shop. Sorry for your accident.
I own one. Assuming that the camera is working normally, then I know two settings that will cause the zoom to be fixed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Suggestion No. 1:
If the zoom is fixed at the wide end:
1. Turn the mode dial to "P". Now turn on the camera. 2. Press "MENU SET". 3. Press the up arrow button. 4. Now, a menu item named "CONVERSION" should be highlighted. Press the right arrow button. 5. A sub-menu screen should now pop up, select and set "OFF".
If none of the above solve the problem, then the lens might have been knocked slightly out of position.
~If the camera has been dropped. ~If the camera has been thumped or banged. ~If while zooming, the lens was obstructed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The zoom motor also could have died, it costs about $50.00 U.S. at Panasonic.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My best advice would be to contact panasonic customer service.
Most likely there is a problem with servo drive for the lens and camera functions. The fix is to replace the complete processor board including the servo drive electronics. After replacement the board must be tested and calibrated.
Call Sony to see if the camera is worth to have serviced.
The E18 error is fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension.
Here's some things that you can do to try to correct it. They only seem to work for about 50% of lens errors, but they're worth a try:
The zoom are lock due to sudden dropped , the moving parts of the zoom dislocate or broken, the zoom malfunction,you try visit some camera juck shop or repair shop same brand to replce broken parts.
Guys, so weird but on another site it offered this suggestion: banged the base of your camera against something hard and it will become unstuck. So bang the base of your camera against something hard and it will work again, at least it works like it did but not sure for how long. Good luck. I can't believe that worked. Give it a try. I didnt hit it too hard either.
It seems that the lense element which mooves while zooming the camera is stucked. normally this happens when the camera suffers a heavy jery, may be by dropping the camera. Resulting into disalingment of the lense assambly. You will need the help of repair shop to solve the problem.
Haven;t used the camera for about a month, went to use and the zoom did not extend properly, did a slight whirring sound and then the screen flashed ZOOM ERROR
the camera was dropped , the zoom is not retracting and offset slightly , message displayed zoom fault I can still here the zoom motor operating. is there a repair manual
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