Here are some troubleshooting steps that you can try that may correct your problem. 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:And here's a video summary of the steps:
Hello Barb, I am not sure if you are dealing with a bad battery or you are having problems with the camera, I would suggest trying a new battery as this is the cheapest route to take,then will will know for sure if it is battery related or a camera failure.Best Regards, Russell
Hello Charles, On a Kodak this age it is not going to be worth having repaired. The cost will exceed the price of a replacement camera, sorry.Best Regards, Russell
As with most point&shoot cameras, the M753 doesn't give you much direct control over the camera. It expects you to just point the camera and shoot. You can "suggest" to the camera that it use a fast shutter speed by setting it to the Sports scene mode, or that it use a slow shutter speed by setting it the Landscape scene mode (though the latter would also set the focus to infinity).
Press the MENU button. Use cursor-up/down to select Setup and press the OK button. Use cursor-up/down to select "Date Stamp" and press OK. Select "Off" and press OK.
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 Windows Photo Gallery or Picasa.
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.
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.
Are you using the front usb ports on your computer? My computer's front usb ports were not able to charge my camera, but the rear usb ports were able to (the charging light should stay on if it's charging correctly). I'm not an expert on this stuff, so maybe there's a power output difference between your frontal and rear usb ports.
Also, on the CD there was a camera connection driver. You might try installing that and see if that makes a difference?
Follow the instructions on this page of the user guide to transfer pictures from internal memory to memory card. Then you can download the pictures from the card as usual.
