Do It Yourself Digital Camera Repair

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Note: owners of Canon PowerShot S400 cameras, please see this first (you just might get this problem fixed for free!). For all others, Oh No! Your favorite compact flash camera all of a sudden ...

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For those of you owning Canon A400 series (A400 through A490), please see this link after trying the below troubleshooting steps, as you may also be experiencing a broken shutter ribbon cable...

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This question comes up a lot. A new or used camera owner may run into camera software issues. They'll plug in their camera, but for some reason their computer fails to see or recognize the camera...

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Everything seems fine with your camera, except that when you press the shutter button nothing happens! On Canon cameras you may also notice flashing yellow/orange lights by your viewfinder. Try s...

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First off, for those owners of Canon Powershot A530/A540 cameras, please see this post first, then return here if your camera is not on the advisory list. For all other cameras that use AA batt...

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Similar to Canon and Sony, Fuji has also promised to REPAIR FOR FREE its cameras experiencing symptoms of a defective CCD under their recall advisory. You may have to pay for shipping to the repa...

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For camera owners other than A530/A540 experiencing short battery life, or for A530/A540 owners that are not on the below described advisory list, please see this post instead. Some Canon Power...

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(ARTICLE LAST UPDATED FEBRUARY 23, 2014) IF THIS INFORMATION HELPS YOU, PLEASE PAY IT FORWARD, AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH OTHERS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.   YOUR HELP IN SHAR...

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For that camera that died, here are some non-intrusive simple fixes that you should try before throwing in the towel. Copied this first post from somewhere. It was a fix for a Canon A520, but am ...

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The "Mode Dial" enables the camera to select different modes of operation. Rear mounted types, such as those seen in the example picture, are of very simple design. Top mounted types are also of ...

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Any repair that requires opening up the camera case requires some electrical background and knowledge, and should not be conducted by anyone unfamiliar with basic electrical components and safety...

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It is necessary to actually open up the camera case to fix a broken camera LCD screen. As such, PLEASE CONSIDER THAT THESE REPAIRS REQUIRE SOME ELECTRICAL BACKGROUND AND KNOWLEDGE, AND SHOULD NO...

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(UPDATED MARCH 23, 2011) Similar to Canon, Sony at one time promised to REPAIR FOR FREE its cameras experiencing symptoms of a defective CCD under their recall advisory. THIS INCLUDED FREE SHIPPI...

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This problem may be corrected by Canon for free if you suffer the above symptoms. But before reading further, first verify that you didn't just accidentally turn off the LCD. To check, turn the...

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A stuck automatic lens cover is a fairly common problem, but it is normally easy to fix. A single grain of sand jamming the cover mechanism is normally the culprit, and you want to try to dislodg...

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Please first consider that any repair that involves opening up the camera case will also require some electrical background and knowledge. CAMERA DISASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED BY ANYONE UN...

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Let's use this post to share websites that provide some instruction on digital photography. I'll start off with a couple posts of great websites that will help you take photos that you didn't thi...

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I'll start this blog off with disassembly/repair of the Nikon Coolpix L10 camera. Before downloading or attempting to follow these procedures, please consider that these procedures require some e...

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