HELP!!!!!!! SORRY TO BOTHER YOU GUYS.....I TRIED EVERYTHING BUT MY CAMER LENSE IS NOT WORKING AND THAT IS WHY IT IS SAYING E18!!!! I TRIED EVERYTHING!!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

I am sorry my vivitar 990HD will not format cards, I have tried the lock on the side of the card in all positions. Ihave tried different cards (which is not a cheep thing to do) and nothing is working. The guy at Best Buy said their is a problem with the internal card reader. I would like to know what I can do to get it fixed.???????????? I would appreachate any help you may give me. Thank you very much. Mike

Try the procedures in this tip.

These maybe helpful for you: Lens error, E18 error and turn the power off and on again Good luck

These maybe helpful for you: Lens error, E18 error and turn the power off and on again Good luck

I believe that to be the Viper 5701 model, , if so, here is the instillation guide, hope this helps!

Hello there,
The E18 error is related to the LENS not able to retract fully. If it is still under warranty, I would advise you bring it to the nearest service center. This is to avoid further damages. Otherwise, you can try a few things below.
There are a couple of things you can do.
1. Turn it on and then off. Spray canned air around the lens.
If trick 1 will not work out, try this.
2. Make sure the battery is fully charged. Turn on the camera and then give it a couple of firm whacks on the side. Make sure nothing is blocking the lens and wait for it to fully retract.
Let me know how it goes.

E18 Error Fixed Canon PowerShot A520 My lense would not come out and would give me the E18 error and shut down.

I just pressed the power button on and held it down while extending the telescopic zoom lense. It made a horrible sound but the next thing I knew the lense extended out and the camera worked again!

The following blog outlines some simple repair options for a E18 lens error:

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

Im having the same problems with mine, I can view my pictures, but the lenses is stuck out, beeps a few times and then I get the E18 error. I tried everything at http://www.e18error.com/repair.html but still no luck, ready to take it apart and see what is stuck

Sorry to say but a lens error actually is a problem that you cannot fix at home. When a lens error occurs, the motors inside that make the lens retract and protract were some how damaged, usually caused if the lens try coming out when you have it in your pocket or against a surface so it cant fully come out. You will have to send the camera in for service and you can do that by calling 1-800-706-2534, option 1.