Makes noises at start up and wont allow me to take pictures.

it may be the focus resetting to its start position for the next picture..

You certainly have a vivid imagination. I think the technical term is 'broken' - repair would be economically unviable.

How funny is the noise?

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Hi,

Camera might be damaged because of the fall, suggest to consult the Authorized Dealer near you (-see above link), or send it back to the store where you purchase it as it may be still part of the warranty.

Thank you

you need to replace the lamp set open your tv from the back to get the lamp number to order it.

It sounds as if the lens mechanism is damaged, and when it tries to protract it fails and shuts down.

When you just switch to camera mode, I would try helping the lens come out to get it loose.

If all fails, send in it to be serviced, but expect to pay no less than $80 to get this problem fixed.


Hope I helped,
Tom

This is mainly due to the slow shutter speed selected by your CAM. in low light situations the cam chooses a slow shutter speed to expose the image adequately. Any shakes that may have caused during the shutter operation will cause the funny images.

use tripod or other kind of support to your camera while shootiing in low light (indoors) without flash.

The lens assembly and or microprocessor has failed.
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Good luck, Paul

it looks like someone else had a similar problem. Seems like a flaw in casio cameras. http://www.fixya.com/support/t147797-lens_open_close_problem

get the new ex-600s.. my 500s's lens wont come back in either.. i got the 2 year ultra warantee this time cause they're junk cameras but it's the best compact for about a year till it breaks