Canon Power Shot A590 IS lens error message won't

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Lens Errorfix for Digital Camera

heatman101

Try these procedures.

your cam is out off order
if want it back needs to replace optical block
assembly that is the only way.
good luck..

Try these procedures.

I would recomend you take it to be repaired. I repair electornics for a living and i find camera's tricky.

Not a solution, but a smilar problem with Canon Power shot A2000IS. Same lens error. reset camera message. Lens alos in fully open position.
Also in Costa Rica.
Any suggestions?
Neil

This message appears when a malfunction in the lens occurs. It could be a grain of sand jamming a gear or a barrel out of alignment. In any case, the lens is not serviceable, you would need to take your camera to your nearest repair centre to have it looked at.

Try these procedures.

I had this problem. Nothing was lodged between the body and lens, restarting multiple times did nothing, cleaning, torquing, twisting over several days - nothing.

So, figuring "what could it hurt?" I just smacked it on the heel of my hand a couple times. Now it works.

firm percussive maintenance saves the day once again.

Mine is the same model and it was giving me this same message when I tried to start it up. "LENS ERROR, RESTART CAMERA". It's probably a result of you dropping it. I research it and could'nt find the answer anywhere. I got mad and upset because I use my camera so much and it was not working for the holidays so I hit the lens of the camera on a desk, amazingly I turned it on after I hit t and it started working. I know it sounds a little crazy but give it a try! GOOD LUCK!