tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post5976056425574629018..comments2024-02-29T15:36:11.880-08:00Comments on Do It Yourself Digital Camera Repair: Repair of Stuck Lens CoversUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-2209704841173577352016-07-03T02:05:02.048-07:002016-07-03T02:05:02.048-07:00The lens cover on my Lumix DMC T23 was stuck open....The lens cover on my Lumix DMC T23 was stuck open. I tried the paper method, to no avail.<br />I tried Jeff's vacuum hose trick. The end of the vacuum hose fitted nicely over the cover. I tried several times, a few seconds each time, getting the cover to half close. I was wondering whether to perservere - was the suction distorting the flatness of the plates? I tried a last time, and eureka, the cover suddenly worked perfectly once again. <br />There must have been a tiny piece of grit in the cover, and the vacuum eventually sucked it out.<br />Many thanks for this site, and the contributors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-91948221481580270182016-06-02T02:59:14.418-07:002016-06-02T02:59:14.418-07:00Hi...after converting my Nikon S3500 digital camer...Hi...after converting my Nikon S3500 digital camera to full spectrum I accidentally touched the capacitor while putting the case back on. Such a stupid stupid mistake and I cannot believe that I did that but now I am getting a message that the battery is drained even though the batteries are freshly charged. At first I was able to take a photo and a short video before the battery message popped up but not so much now. Did I ruin my camera or is there anything that I can do to correct this. Never will I make this mistake again. So stupid. Thankfully I bought this camera used knowing that I was going to convert it to full spectrum myself but I still hope that it is salvageable. Thank you so much. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-90229969750514929162016-06-01T04:19:18.587-07:002016-06-01T04:19:18.587-07:00Many thanks - my Canon SX280 HS lens cover shutter...Many thanks - my Canon SX280 HS lens cover shutters were not opening fully nor closing properly. I tried the vacuum, but no joy. I tried the paper, but no joy. I tried the hairdryer and it worked. Had to do it again a minute later, but it all seems to be working well now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-77695725455679274662016-05-04T09:04:17.291-07:002016-05-04T09:04:17.291-07:00Hello, I am Tomi from Croatia, i was reading those...Hello, I am Tomi from Croatia, i was reading those coments and one guy said that it has to vacum the lens in order to repair the constant open-close loops on camera and he was right i vacumed it firstly with medium vacum force while coninuously pressing on/off button, lots of tiny peaces of dust, even peaces leafs came out, and then it worked, anyway i think its only temporary solution as for complete clean you need to dissassembly the camera completely....<br /><br />vacum cleaner is the camera saviour and in the future keep your camera in a box or small camera bag...<br />my camera was sony cybershot W530...<br />javascript:void(0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-71661798314203563902016-04-29T12:44:20.585-07:002016-04-29T12:44:20.585-07:00Thank you for the tips on repair. It worked! Wooho...Thank you for the tips on repair. It worked! WoohooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-30580441308434530402016-04-27T02:20:50.596-07:002016-04-27T02:20:50.596-07:00The lens cover on my Nikon Coolpix S9700 wouldn...The lens cover on my Nikon Coolpix S9700 wouldn't open. I tried blowing with compressed and sucking with my vacuum (good tip that!) but neither worked. I then saw Foxy's hint about just rotating the front plate. I tried that and found mine unscrewed extremely easily and came off - without losing either of the two very small springs. The leaves were still stuck and I forgoing the temptation to just use the camera without any lens protection, gave each of the leaves a gentle lateral tug. Sure enough, one of them had jammed but a little more firm pressure released it and the rest fell into place. Still not sure what caused it to jam in the first place, but I fitted the plate back on and it's as good as new. How simple! Thank you Foxy. Norrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-35278983023223962552016-04-04T10:42:28.817-07:002016-04-04T10:42:28.817-07:00I own a cybershot DSC W200 The Vacume worked wonde...I own a cybershot DSC W200 The Vacume worked wonders , Thanks for the tipSteve taylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-29747110146468038582016-02-15T12:36:35.844-08:002016-02-15T12:36:35.844-08:00Had received a second hand Panasonic TZ20 via cou...Had received a second hand Panasonic TZ20 via courier and was disappointing to discover lens cover stuck in part open position - tried the vacuum method and it worked first time .. but user beware, i hadn't considered the the effects of strong suction as the camera lens was sucked semi violently against the hose .. Luckily nothing was damaged .. thankyou now i dont have to get into an awkward return to seller for refund and who is to blame conversation..<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-71287451604183900942016-02-03T14:20:35.914-08:002016-02-03T14:20:35.914-08:00Hi
My problem was a Ricoh GRD 1, lens would not ex...Hi<br />My problem was a Ricoh GRD 1, lens would not extend. I had been at a beach so tried the vacuum to no avail, what finally worked was running a 'mint flossups'' around the edge of the lens while turning it on and, hey presto, out it popped. The tooth cleaner worked well because it has a fine tapered point. Best of luck comrades.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998868011913954828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-19121051247414666942015-10-26T04:25:17.199-07:002015-10-26T04:25:17.199-07:00After trying the above suggestions, I still couldn...After trying the above suggestions, I still couldn't unstick the lens cover on my Nikon Coolpix L29. So I simply pulled the problematic cover out. Obviously it's not the perfect solution, but better than having a dark shadow on all of your photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-7810073108967089852015-10-18T01:05:14.627-07:002015-10-18T01:05:14.627-07:00Thanks. I had dropped my Nikon S6300 on the beach ...Thanks. I had dropped my Nikon S6300 on the beach and the lower 2 of the 4 leaves wouldn't close. Persisting with a thin paper strip for a while did the trick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-81168186021672610702015-10-04T02:48:50.820-07:002015-10-04T02:48:50.820-07:00Yes - hooray - just tried the vacuum cleaner idea ...Yes - hooray - just tried the vacuum cleaner idea and solved my problem! Lens now covering over again on my IXUS. Thanks all. Great tip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-65477410019311690282015-09-07T09:14:06.666-07:002015-09-07T09:14:06.666-07:00Thanks. The paper trick really worked and I never...Thanks. The paper trick really worked and I never would've considered it as a solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-22429595194231881602015-09-01T09:18:30.341-07:002015-09-01T09:18:30.341-07:00Here is how I fixed the problem and it's an un...Here is how I fixed the problem and it's an unusual solution.<br /><br />The first thing I did was browse the internet hoping that another P7000 owner had found a solution. Unfortunately I didn't find one although I did find a solution for sand that gets in the way of this type of lens cover. Use a small strip of paper between the blades to remove the sand grains. <br /><br />So I tried the paper strip and a can of compressed air but the problem remained. I thought about the problem for a while and then wondered if the blades needed some form of lubrication. I didn't want to use lubricating oil as dust will stick to it and I certainly didn't want any oil on my lens. Then the solution came to me. I had used graphite powder to lubricate one of my door locks. So here is what I did. <br /><br />I used a small strip of 600 grit sand paper, about the width of a nail file, which I then gently moved between the blades. Please do not use any sand paper less than 600 grit. <br /><br />I didn't have any graphite powder so I used a pencil and rubbed the lead against the sand paper. (Pencil lead is made from graphite)<br />I left the powder on the sand paper and gently moved it under the blades. <br /><br />When finished I had to turn the camera on and off three or four times before the lens cover worked properly again. I used the caned air to gently blow out any excess powder and then I used a lens cloth clean any dust off the lens. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121295370479315572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-43612932746903830772015-09-01T09:18:14.695-07:002015-09-01T09:18:14.695-07:00Here is how I fixed the problem and it's an un...Here is how I fixed the problem and it's an unusual solution.<br /><br />The first thing I did was browse the internet hoping that another P7000 owner had found a solution. Unfortunately I didn't find one although I did find a solution for sand that gets in the way of this type of lens cover. Use a small strip of paper between the blades to remove the sand grains. <br /><br />So I tried the paper strip and a can of compressed air but the problem remained. I thought about the problem for a while and then wondered if the blades needed some form of lubrication. I didn't want to use lubricating oil as dust will stick to it and I certainly didn't want any oil on my lens. Then the solution came to me. I had used graphite powder to lubricate one of my door locks. So here is what I did. <br /><br />I used a small strip of 600 grit sand paper, about the width of a nail file, which I then gently moved between the blades. Please do not use any sand paper less than 600 grit. <br /><br />I didn't have any graphite powder so I used a pencil and rubbed the lead against the sand paper. (Pencil lead is made from graphite)<br />I left the powder on the sand paper and gently moved it under the blades. <br /><br />When finished I had to turn the camera on and off three or four times before the lens cover worked properly again. I used the caned air to gently blow out any excess powder and then I used a lens cloth clean any dust off the lens. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121295370479315572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-34453313048100141272015-08-07T08:35:22.484-07:002015-08-07T08:35:22.484-07:00Regarding an ELPH 300 HS - after much consternatio...Regarding an ELPH 300 HS - after much consternation and patience (and following about thirty minutes of trying) I just managed to remove and then reinstall the lens ring (the flimsy light-gauge aluminum cover that protects and conceals the tiny springs and blades of the lens closing mechanism), bend it back into shape and then reinstall it. Removing it resulted in the springs and blades becoming unseated so that was what took so much time to put back together. Now everything is working fine. <br /><br />However, I have a question: What exactly holds the ring in place? With the ring off I noted several dollops of what looked like pressure sensitive silicone adhered to the inside face of the ring (or perhaps its heat sensitive glue or some other?) but was not able to discern any other other obvious mechanism that holds the ring in place. Now that I've had the ring off but have successfully reinstalled it, I'm worried that it will easily fall off in the future. Should I use a hair dryer to gently warm the ring with it installed on the camera and when its warm then apply light force to press (and therefore adhere?) it down onto the lens body? Is there something else I'm missing? Could it really be that those little dabs of whatever the material is is all that holds the ring in place (and that I don't therefore have to heat the ring at all to otherwise adhere it)?<br /><br />I look forward to responses and am very appreciative of this post!<br /><br />And, for crying out loud, whatever happened to simple removable lens caps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-44779957599593366732015-07-13T20:04:59.298-07:002015-07-13T20:04:59.298-07:00I had the same problem. none of the suggestions w...I had the same problem. none of the suggestions worked. It seemed like it was sticking at the corner, so I rammed a credit card in the corner and then pulled it out, while pulling up. Basically, trying to bend the metal corner up. That did the trick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-24864984188807628342015-05-10T09:54:45.985-07:002015-05-10T09:54:45.985-07:00I have a Fuji Finepix A820. The silver band ring o...I have a Fuji Finepix A820. The silver band ring on the front of the lens<br />mechanism is easy hit (flattened), and the lens cover shutters no longer close.<br /> I want to dismantle this silver band ring to bring it to its original shape.<br /><br /> How can I remove this band ring ?<br /><br /> Thanks a lot and congratulations for useful itemsCosty66noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-56757436578464556112015-05-03T07:00:02.512-07:002015-05-03T07:00:02.512-07:00Thank you Jeff the vacuum trick worked amazingly w...Thank you Jeff the vacuum trick worked amazingly well on a Cannon SX260! So pleased with this solution ....azmuslimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244137550281699680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-24349104562549291262015-04-20T02:02:32.268-07:002015-04-20T02:02:32.268-07:00My Lumix DMC TZ2 fell into some sand in 2011. Sinc...My Lumix DMC TZ2 fell into some sand in 2011. Since then the lens cover has been sticking. The vacuum cleaner method solved the problem within seconds. Amazing. Thanks Jeff.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614211772146498722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-4181220267227344322015-04-14T09:25:46.367-07:002015-04-14T09:25:46.367-07:00I have a Nikon CoolPix P7000 that I had taken with...I have a Nikon CoolPix P7000 that I had taken with me on a deployment to Afghanistan. It's such a dirty and dusty environment. <br /><br />A few months into the deployment, the shutter cover refused to open all of the way up without being manipulated with a light tap from the tip of my finger.<br /><br />This field expedient fix has been used for years now, but I've grown tired of botched pictures that have a small black wedge at the top and bottom edge of the picture, from when I forget to tap the shutter.<br /><br />I used the suggested vacuum method, with my Dyson DC40. With its reputation for suction, I carefully held the nozzle a quarter to half of an inch away from the extending lens. I then cycled the camera on and off, multiple times. <br /><br />On the fourth cycling of the camera, the nozzle bumped into and made full contact with the extending lens housing. All of the air was coming from within the lens housing, going into the vacuum hose. <br /><br />Startled, I pulled the hose away and examined the camera and the shutter was undamaged. So I moved the hose closer and cycled it again, twice more. I pulled the hose away and cycled the camera again. <br /><br />The lens cover opens completely up again!!!<br /><br />Thank you for the wonderful advice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531759786361297498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-603151020504641042015-04-10T17:10:45.129-07:002015-04-10T17:10:45.129-07:00I have a Sony Cybershot that we got second hand bu...I have a Sony Cybershot that we got second hand but really like. It stopped working halfway through our vacation in Hawaii. I didn't drop it or anything, but a tiny bit of sand got on the back. Thought the camera was toast. All I did just now after reading this page, when I turned the camera on I pulled on the lens as it tried to extend. I tried this several times, and now it seems to be working. Didn't even need the vacuum cleaner, so far. I wish I had googled this page WHILE I was on vacation! Luckily we had several cameras with us. But I lugged this one around as a glorified paperweight for half my trip. Thanks!Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-88380513935063843732015-03-17T08:31:35.545-07:002015-03-17T08:31:35.545-07:00I went directly to the suggested vacuum method wit...I went directly to the suggested vacuum method with my Nikon Coolpix S6400 which has a multi-blade lens closure. It wasn't closing completely when I turned the camera off.<br /><br />With the vacuum running and the lens held very close to the hose opening, I turned the camera off and on about three times and "bingo", it cleared the problem. <br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960152765484981900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-28288031581475732152015-03-16T12:19:40.493-07:002015-03-16T12:19:40.493-07:00Thank you for the advice! I had spent ages trying ...Thank you for the advice! I had spent ages trying to get my lens out on one of my Sony DCS-H10 camera's by turning it on and off? I tried your tip, face the camera down and tap it whilst turning on and off? three goes and it release I could see two tiny specs of grit on the side ofthe lens when it eventually popped out :)Donnydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371957656761004541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438678654059813712.post-63210007088237281072015-03-02T04:43:46.276-08:002015-03-02T04:43:46.276-08:00Thank you :) A small piece of paper pushed around...Thank you :) A small piece of paper pushed around the lens of my Panasonic did the trick (after my 2 year old played with it and got it stuck open)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com