Kodak EasyShare C513 lens cover will not open fully automatically. tap on side of lens and the baffles will open and camera works. turn camera off, lens retracts and baffles close. have tried blowing any foriegn matter from lens interia.

Stuck automatic lens covers are fairly. But usually it's very easy to fix, without even opening the camera. See this link for troubleshooting steps for this problem.

Here are the steps for the lens problem: 1. Make sure you will install a new or fully charged battery/batteries into your camera. Please use lithium batteries Ni-Mh or rechargeable Batteries (2000 M.Amp or higher). 2. Clean the battery contacts. a. Remove the battery/batteries and the memory card from your camera, then wipe the battery contacts with a soft, clean cloth. b. Reinstall the battery/batteries into your camera 3. Turn on your camera without the memory card. (If it works then it?s your memory card that is faulty)

Pls. use lithium batteries Ni-Mh or rechargeable Batteries (2000 M.Amp or higher).

Here are the steps:
1. Make sure you will install a new or fully charged battery/batteries into your camera.
2. Clean the battery contacts.
a. Remove the battery/batteries and the memory card from your camera, then wipe the battery contacts with a soft, clean cloth.
b. Reinstall the battery/batteries into your camera
3. Without the memory card,turn on your camera.

Contact KODAK:
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=14563&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=3490

omg! thank you so much Stephan you are th best i just bought the camera for Christmas. Went to the beach yesterday and it sttopped working the method with holding the lens and moving it around i saw some sand come out now it works!!!!!! :-D

Sounds like impact. Try putting new Good batteries in. If that doesn't work, you can contact Kodak to see where the local "authorized" service center in your area is, I know of 2 in South Florida.
305-653-7355

I had the same problem. Even though I was keeping the camera on the dock all of the time to charge it, the solution was very simple - get a new battery for inside the camera.

I bought new ones at a greatly reduced price on eBay. Now I carry one with me wherever I go in case the battery wears out/down.

I shoot a lot of videos, so it really takes a lot out of the batteries.

Getting Started Guide:
http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18861/kw/c513

User's Guide:
http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/18858/kw/c513

NO don't buy another one. You can send it in for repair and it should only cost around 65.00 to have the lens replaced. I repair these all the time and it just take some time to have fixed. Or You can trade it in for a upgraded camera also. Upgrade you camera check out some of the offers out there. "There are places like mine that offer great deals".

i need help. i have the same problem. i had my kodak easyshare 853 for about 4 days and it turns on saying kodak easyshare and then it just has a blank screen and turns off by itself. please help. and yes my screen is tilted sorta. but im havin a hard time getting it to go back in place.

if you want the battery charged in the camera adn you have kaa2hr

you can charge it through camera dock series 3