Top 20 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W30 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

Appears that your battery has gone to battery heaven - replace it.

Maybe the polarity of the batteries is installed backwards. If not, the camera is in need of repair.

its knackerd...its jumped off its rails ...ive fixed 2 by grabing the lense and keeping hold not letting it back in ...pops it back on its rail sometimes and try some light oil like wd40 not to much tho round the lense mechanism

They are all over EBay, just search your camera model number. Here is an example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Cable-Cord-Lead-For-Sony-Cybershot-DSC-W40-DSC-W35-DSC-W30-DSC-W17-DSC-W12-s-/130686116159?pt=Camera_Cables_Cords&hash=item1e6d7fe13f

Press MENU, select the toolbox-1 icon, then select the "A" icon.

Your camera will use a pre defined directory to store pictures and videos, it will use this same directory to display pictures and play back videos. You cannot change this directory. What you can try and do is add the music to the same directory where your photos and videos are and hope that when you browse through your pictures and videos on the camera that it has a codec capable of decoding your audio files. For the most part at the moment you simply transferred the files onto the memory of the camera, this does not necessarily mean that the camera will be capable of playing those files back. What you can do however, is hook the camera up to another device that is capable of playing the files (like another PC) and transfer your files onto it and play them back there. There is no guarantee that your camera will be able to play back your music files that you have transferred. You will have to find out what file types the camera supports for playback and convert your music files to that if possible (which it may not be).

Press the MENU button, select the toolbox-1 icon, then select the "A" icon.

set the date in ur camera first

Change picture size setting on the menu read the manual.

Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.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 Picasa.

Manual is available here:http://esupport.sony.com/perl/model-home.pl?mdl=DSCW50

Lens errors (Access Errors on Sony's) 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 are some troubleshooting steps that you can try that may (or may not) correct it. They only seem to work for less than 40% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty (or repair cost approaches that of the camera), they're worth that try. Some of the later steps do involve some risk to the camera, so carefully weigh your options before deciding to conduct them:

Take a look at this.

Take a look at this.

E:91:01 is an error code that indicates that flash circuit board is not working and need to be replaced to solve the problem.
Let me know if you need part number of flash circuit board.

See what new, or recharged batteries will do. If still the same is likely a system fault.
If five years or more old then not worth the expense of servicing unless under extended guarantee (which you'd have paid extra for on purchasing, if you didn't you're not covered)
Look in the instruction manual under Troubleshooting. If manual lost go to Sony website and follow easy steps to finding the manual for your camera online. It's likely the website will have more easy to follow options on troubleshooting solutions or advice than the manual will.

It seems you're having problems with the lens sticking (either not retracting or retracting then coming out then going back again, etc.) This "off, then on" problem is caused by some little cogs around the lens that easily slip out of place in this camera. The camera has trouble sensing if the lens is in or out, which is why it keeps asking you to turn it off then on again.

One solution is to give the camera a firm tap around the lens area. I don't necessarily recommend that since those cogs in there are obviously delicate. Other than that, repair is going to require opening up the camera and setting those little things back into place. I know that isn't the answer you wanted to hear, but it seems to be the only one.Please don't forget to rate me if satisfied.Thank you.

zoom problem.. if ur camera in warranty then take it to sevice center...