When i push the on/off button on my camera, the lens will open and the camera wil either not come on or come on for a second then turnoff- but the lens will stay open? some times i will have to enter in the date. is this the battery? i have not had i for that long- maybe 8 months

sounds like grit in the lens mechanism..... but is it worth enough to get it serviced?

Try to switch on the camera then push the zoom button while gently slapping the camera (it wil help only if rings are not broken

Please attache lens to your camera and set your camera to AV mode and set max. appeture 22 or more and front right side of camera there bottom edge of lens mount ring there is small black button.
press that button with shutter button and put your camera under light and press both button and check lens shutter is opening and closing properly if not and you getting err99
then lens diaphrm unit is faulty you need to replace it.

Just had this happen to my L100. First, take out the battery and wait a couple hours for everything to cool down and discharge. Then place the battery back in. Then plug the USB cord into the camera and PC. Then turn the camera on and it should be okay. Just worked for mine.

If the lens on the camera is stuck out, look to see if it's a little crooked. If it is, try to gently straighten it. If it still won't retract, try to gently push it in as you turn the power on.
If it won't turn on (the green light blinks and it beeps 3 times) push and hold the 'power' button and the 'play' button at the same time for a few seconds - it worked for my S730. Good luck!

Quick turnoff is normally a symptom of low battery power. Make sure that you have fresh/charged batteries in the camera. If fresh power doesn't solve the problem you will need professional service on the camera.

Bill B.
San Antonio

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Lens errors (E18 errors on Canons) are 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. Or the battery ran down with the lens extended ...

Here's some things that you can do to try to correct it. They only seem to work for less than 50% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty, they're worth a try:

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

Ok, hello everyone who has bought the walmart camera ( im sorry it is not working ). The camera is designed with a sensor that detects if the lens is fully closed or not, now this may sound wrong to you but all that must be done is push that lens back into the camera, while you press the power button ( release as soon as you feel the the motor gearing up and you wil be ok) this solution works for most Samsung cameras, although the lg100 is what i just tried it on like 5 seconds ago. Also what this is from is a low battery or something actually wrong with the camera itself. The low battery cannot close the lens all the way.

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hey, I had the same problem when I accidentally droped my camera, some parts in the mechanism are probably broken or jammed.

Most likely repairs required.