20 Most Recent Sanyo VPC-S120 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

Look at your memory card. SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

Check to make sure the batteries are okay,and what mode your in because some modes will not allow the camera lens to come out

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program, such as iPhoto on Mac or Windows Photo Gallery on Windows.

This camera uses SD/ SDHC Compatible / 32 GB memory Capacity.

This is most probably as a result of a crack that might have happened while it was still packaged. In some cases, the crack is most likely to be on the main internal screen that displays and not just on the outer protective layer of glass which most people see to be the screen.
As rightly guessed by you, the LCD needs a quick replacement. You can fix it by visiting any nearby electronics shop or by sending it back to the factory for a swap or a repair.
If you happen to have any local electronics dealer, you should contact him and he should be able to help.
Also, if you can write down your residence area, i can provide you with a list of nearby service stores.
In summary, if you know any nearby electronics store, you can ask them to help you fix it or you can meet a nearby repairer of electronics or better still, write your area of residence so i can assist you with a complete list of certified service centers.
Hope this was helpful?

You should connect your camera to PC as removable drive. Then you can try to recover your pictures with Easy Drive Data Recovery software:

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It uses unique modern algorithms to recover files that other software either recovers incorrectly or is unable to detect.
You can use preview for your pictures.

It uses SD and SDHC cards, ranging up to 32GB in size. You don't need to worry about the brand or the speed.

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The problem is that the lens has become stuck in the barrel. There are some DIY solutions you could try, but the probability is that you will have to get it fixed by a professional.

Use these at own risk as it may further damage the camera.

Firstly , try connecting your ac adapter or usb cable.

Try holding the shutter button while switching on the camera.

Look at the lens , and if some of the lens 'circles' is misaligned or not concentric then try wiggling it (while holding camera lens down).

Try gently pushing or pulling the lens when it extends but this is risky as it may cause the lens barrel to slip out of its guidance system.

Another way to do this is to place the camera lens down on a hard surface and then power it up. Be sure to use a soft cloth or something similar as to not scratch your lens or casing. Let the lens push the camera up and down a few times and sometimes the little resistance provided by the camera is enough to get things going again.

Try hitting your camera near the lens on the body with the soft tissue on the palm of your hand.

Other than that , I would take the camera to a repair center for a evaluation to see if it would cost more to repair than to replace the camera.

If it is still under warranty I would suggest you take it in before trying any of these steps and remove any off-brand batteries or accessories as some stores are really fussy about warranty repairs on camera's with non-brand accessories.

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Hope the advise is useful. please do not hesitate to let me know if you need any further assistance. Also, please be so kind to let me know if you found this helpful.

Regards
Andrea

No worries, it is possible to recover deleted photos from camera. You may take a look at this guideHow to recover deleted photos from digital camerathe guide helped me before, easy to follow and helped me get back all my photos from my digital camera, hope that it helped you too!

From your description, it appears that the camera may have received an accidental blow, or else there is some foreign matter (sand or suchlike) in the lens mechanism. Either way, you are probably looking at professional repairs, which will be expensive, possibly prohibitively so. It may be more financially viable to replace your equipment. If you can show accidental damage has occurred, then you may be able to claim on your household insurance.

Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted from your iPod, or by bugs, crashes and viruses!

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I had this same failure. It could be two things, one you bumped the lens an knocked it off the track it rides on. Easier done than you think, or the motor has failed on the lens. You can try to take it apart as I did, but you need time an small tools to do it. It took me three hours to take apart, an two hours to get back together. Dont throw it away I you can fix it. Someone could fix most likely if that is it

There is only one thing I can think of. If it is not this perhaps your camera is defect. Your camera has a White balance setting. You can put it in Auto, Incand. Daylight, cloudy and Manual. Check if it is in something other than Auto. If so, put it in Auto, till you think you can improve the colours by putting it in a special setting.