Lens error 12 22 camerarepair - HP Photosmart M425 Digital Camera

Either the camera is having a battery problem, or a lens issue:
Here are a couple sites that explain what you can do to try to correct this:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/simple-fix-for-dead-cameras-that-wont.html
and:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html
Even though the article is entitled "lens error", it also applies to stuck lens issues.
Good luck, hope this helps, and thanks for using FixYa.

Hi,

I was having a "Lens Error" with my Nikon Coolpix S10 camera and this websites' tips fixed my camera.

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

Good Luck!

For the lens error:

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

For the black pictures (after you've corrected the lens error):

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2009/05/simple-fix-for-stuck-shutter.html

Note, if you're going to try fix 5a on the above blog page, do it with the camera turned off to lessen the chance of damaging the lens.

The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error:

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

The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error:

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

The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error:

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

The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error:

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

The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error:

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

The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error:

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

The following blog outlines some repair options for a lens error:

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