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When I go to take a picture with my coolpixL18 it wont! I hold the button down and it makes a wierd sound and the "lightning bolt" with a light indicator below turns red. The lens does zoom in and out other buttons seem to work properly. PLEASSE HELP BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS :( need family pictures with this great camera that unfort. dont work!!

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The lightning bolt is the flash indicator. Are your batteries full? Try turning the flash off and fire off a couple of shots....do they work?

maxy516 Dec 08, 2010

ok I took apart my camara and it seems to be the actual button a small clip is broken. It works great manually with housing off but unfortantly you get a slight shock!!!! lol - I have looked on ebay for a broken "for parts only" camera and seem to have found one for under $6. Lets hope I can get it fixed. The one Im buying only has broken screen so I might just switch screens. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP/ADVICE Typrice!!!

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