Hi, Recently I bring my kid to the beach and use Sony V3 to capture some photo, but my kid throw some sand toward me and the camera. Now i found that some sand enter the zoom lens and i can heard when it retract and zoom there is some sand in it. How do I clean it? Need help. Regards, Thomas

You are probably talking about the LED lit flashlight flying disk. It's definitely eye catching as it throws like a lightweight Frisbee but is lit by Led fiber optics that illuminate it for hours. A brilliant gift for kids who love the beach and playing outdoors.

When kids don't have anything to play with, they make do with what they have, but these days there are some brilliant sand toys around that you can use on the beach or in the sand pit. You can get everything from sand toys that help you haul, trawl and build, to toys for throwing games etc. I'd say it's well worth investing and your family will be very grateful.

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As for the sand, I'm not sure how that would be removed.

hi try 2 blow air on it by the help of vaccum cleaner bcoz some time the sand particals may be enter inside else u hav service it no other way

Try dropping it in garbage, its precision micro electronics and your looking for scientific way to repair this. What you need is a good pray, not repairman guide you will never be able to follow, professionnal might not even want to touch it. If you really want a miracle bring it to the next mecanix place around and ask the guy to gently throw the air gun in the cracks while you're praying...

You can replace it DIY. Here is a link show you how to replace the button and where you can get the parts.
How to replace the shutter button on SONY CyberShot DSC-H5 digital camera

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Hi there, this job is for a pro. Please do not try to open the lens. However there is a way and I will help you. Please contact me at live session. Arpi

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The Shooting modes are as follows: PROGRAM (P)/AUTO Modes Used for general photography. The camera automatically makes the settings for natural color balance. In PROGRAM (P) the brightness (exposure compensation) can be adjusted. In AUTO mode you cannot use exposure compensation or panorama features. Portrait Suitable for taking a portrait-style shot of a person. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. Sports Suitable for capturing fast moving action without blurring. Even a fast moving object will appear to be stationary. Landscape Suitable for taking photos of landscapes and other outdoor scenes. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. Night scene Suitable for shooting pictures in the evening or at night. The camera sets a slower shutter speed than is used in normal shooting. If you take a picture of a street at night in any other mode, the lack of brightness will result in a dark picture with only dots of light showing. In this mode, the true appearance of the street is captured. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. If you use the flash, you can take pictures of both the subject and the background. Nightscene + Portrait Suitable for taking photos of your subject in the evening or at night. This setting employs a slow shutter speed, the camera should be stabilized to avoid camera shake resulting in a blurred picture. Landscape + Portrait Suitable for taking photos of both your subject and the landscape This setting allows for both the foreground subject and background landscape to be in focus. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. Self Portrait Enables you to take a picture of yourself while holding the camera. Point the lens towards yourself and the focus will be locked on you. The camera automatically sets the optimal shooting conditions. The zoom is locked to wide-angle and cannot be changed. Indoor Optimum settings for taking pictures of family gatherings and groups of friends. This mode reproduces the background clearly capturing the atmosphere. Beach Suitable for taking photos at the beach under a bright blue sky. Colors of the sky, the beach and people are reproduced vividly. Snow Optimun settings for taking pictures where backgrounds are snow fields. Settings are similar to Beach settings and colors of the sky, the greenery and people are reproduced vividly. Fireworks Optimum settings for capturing fireworks in the night sky. Since this setting employs a slow shutter speed , the camera should be stabilized to avoid camera shake resulting in a blurred picture. Sunset Optimum settings for capturing pictures of the setting sun. This mode reproduces reds and yellows vibrantly. Again, this setting employs a slow shutter speed, the camera should be stabilized to avoid camera shake resulting in a blurred picture.