Samsung Digimax S 500 The camera shuts off and never opens despite changing the batteries what can I do?

SOURCE: I am have Samsung Digimax S600

Well all the time these item [didgi cams and small electronics of all sort do seem to have a high fail rate. But as I said less than a year - take it back

SOURCE: Samsung Digimax S700 is frozen with lens open

the beeping sound means that the camera has low battery capacity. the lens is stuck out because there is incorrect battery connection. there is an option on the camera setting for the battery type. try this one:
-turn the camera on
-click on Menu button
-select options using left/right, up/down button
-select Set up 2
-Select Battery type
-Select Alkaline for non-rechargable
or Ni-MH for rechargable
-click OK button

this setting should be done when using camera for the first time and whenever you are switching battery types, from rechargable to non-rechargable and vice versa.

Steven Wander

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• Posted on May 27, 2008

SOURCE: Camera beeps loud 3 times and shuts right off!!

sounds like a lens error, does the lens extend or retract? You probably have to get the lens back on track, use gentle pressure wiht the camera face down on a towel covered table and turn on to see if the camera tries to retract the lens. I really dislike these types of cameras that extend the lens everytime, if it turns on in your pocket, your doomed!

SOURCE: my lens won't retract or open and beeps 3 times and shuts off

I had a Polaroid i531 that would beep 3 times then shut down & the lens wouldn't retract.

I fixed it like this:

1. Inspect the lens from all angles and you'll see that the lens assembly is out of sync. (My was looking upward ever so slightly)
2. Using gentle finger pressure, press in the opposite direction of the abnormal lens direction
3. I heard a snap, then I powered the camera on.
4. Camera now works.

SOURCE: samsung digimax s500/cyber530 won't start with new batteries

I have a samsung digital camera digimax cyber 530 - just replaced batteries and camera wont start, i get 3 flashes from the green light screen nw comes on then goes off & the lens wont retrack back in the camera