Camera Parts Repair
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 Canon PowerShot SX210 IS 141 MP Digital Camera ASIS For Parts or Repair $99.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 14m Buy It Now for only: $99.00 |
 Sony alpha NEX 5 142 MP Digital SLR Camera DSLR as is parts repair nex5 HD $91.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 2h 31m |
 Olympus E 10 E10 40 Megapixel Camera Parts Repair $17.75 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 18h 37m |
 Olympus EVOLT E 1 50 MP Digital SLR Camera Black Body Only PARTS REPAIR $98.00 Time Remaining: 28d 17h 36m Buy It Now for only: $98.00 |
 Sony A290 digital camera AS IS for parts and repair $59.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 18h 50m |
 Nikon D50 61 MP Digital SLR Camera Black Body Only For Parts Repair $45.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 17h 6m |
 Canon PowerShot A1200 12MP Digital Camera GOOD LCD AS IS REPAIR PARTS Broken $19.00 Time Remaining: 9d 17h 13m Buy It Now for only: $19.00 |
 Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR 120 MP Digital Camera Black for parts or repair $0.99 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 24m |
 Panasonic LUMIX DMC FH20 DMC FS30 with cables AS IS for parts repair Camera $29.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 10h 8m |
 Canon SD940 IS Digital IXUS 12MP Digital Camera GOOD LCD AS IS REPAIR PARTS $29.00 Time Remaining: 9d 17h 8m Buy It Now for only: $29.00 |
 BROKEN CANON 5D CAMERA MARK I MKI 1 BODY CLASSIC IN BOX PARTS REPAIR FULL FRAME $284.99 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 16h 43m |
 Canon PowerShot G9 121 MP Digital Camera Black w box for parts or repair $10.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 13h 52m |
 Kodak CD22 C122 Camera Broken 4 Parts Repair AS IS $14.95 Time Remaining: 29d 21h 11m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 SANYO VPC E2100 140 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 21h 8m |
 FUJIFILM FinePix S2940 S2940WM Camera Broken 4 Parts Repair AS IS LENS ERROR $44.95 Time Remaining: 20d 3h 21m Buy It Now for only: $44.95 |
 A360 CANON POWERSHOT SD600 DIGITAL CAMERA PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 15h 50m |
 digital cameras lot of older digital cameras for parts or repair $15.50 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 13h 57m |
 Kodak SLICE 140 MP Digital Camera Black Parts or Repair Unit Nice LOOK $24.99 Time Remaining: 29d 21h 13m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 SONY CYBER SHOT DSC WX9 162 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 21h 2m |
 Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera Body As Is For Parts or Repair $212.20 (21 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 14h 55m |
 Canon PowerShot SD870 IS 80 MP Digital Camera ASIS For Parts or Repair $30.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 17m Buy It Now for only: $30.00 |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC T5 51 MP Digital Camera 3X Zoom AS IS PARTS REPAIR $13.99 Time Remaining: 11h 1m |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC W50 60 MP Digital Camera 3x Optical Zoom AS IS PARTS REPAIR $14.99 Time Remaining: 11h 1m |
 Canon PowerShot SD780 IS ELPH 121 MP Digital Camera ASIS For Parts or Repair $35.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 16m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 Olympus FE 210 71 MP Digital Camera 3x Zoom Silver AS IS PARTS REPAIR $12.99 Time Remaining: 11h 1m |
 Kodak M580 Camera Broken 4 Parts Repair AS IS $14.95 Time Remaining: 26d 23h 24m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 Nikon COOLPIX L24 140 MP Digital Cameras Red lot of 3 for parts or repair $0.99 Time Remaining: 3d 14h 16m |
 TWO SAMSUNG SL202 Digital Cameras 102mp 3X Repair or Parts $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 13h 32m |
 BROKEN Panasonic LUMIX DMC FZ150 121 MP Digital Camera Black For Parts Repair $189.95 Time Remaining: 14d 19h 33m Buy It Now for only: $189.95 |
 Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Digital Camera 71MP 3x Repair or Parts $7.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 13h 46m |
 CANON POWERSHOT A720 IS DIGITAL CAMERA USED FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $8.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 9h 52m |
 Canon PowerShot SD1000 71 MP ELPH Digital Camera ASIS For Parts or Repair $30.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 33m Buy It Now for only: $30.00 |
 Canon PowerShot A95 50 MP Digital Camera Silver PARTS OR REPAIR $14.99 Time Remaining: 19h 41m |
 Nikon D40 61 MP Digital SLR Camera Black Body Only for parts or repair $45.00 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 14h 46m |
 Nikon D2X DSLR 124 Megapixel Professional Grade Camera AS IS parts or repair $649.99 Time Remaining: 25d 13h 13m Buy It Now for only: $649.99 |
 Canon EOS DS6041 Digital Rebel Camera Body AS IS Parts or Repairs $39.99 Time Remaining: 2d 18h 21m |
 CANON EOS DIGITAL REBEL DSLR CAMERA BODY PARTS REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 20h 50m |
 Nikon COOLPIX S4100 140 MP Digital Camera NOT WORKING AS IS PARTS REPAIR $20.99 Time Remaining: 13d 20h 52m Buy It Now for only: $20.99 |
 Vintage RICOH RDC 5000 Digital Camera For PARTS REPAIR $15.00 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 23m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 Canon PowerShot SD110 32 MP ELPH Digital Camera ASIS For Parts or Repair $15.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 38m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Fuji Film FinePix J38 122 MP Digital Camera Black BROKEN for PARTS or REPAIR $0.25 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 20h |
 NIKON COOLPIX S3100 DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS REPAIR 2 $1.56 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 16h 10m |
 Olympus CAMEDIA E 20N 50 MP Digital SLR Camera Black Parts Repair Only $50.00 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 46m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 Nikon COOLPIX S6100 160 MP Digital Camera FOR PARTS OR REPAIR or BATTERY $15.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 18h 21m |
 Used Broken Sony Cyber shot DSC P31 Digital Camera Parts Repair $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 43m |
 Nikon COOLPIX S3000 Camera 4 Parts Repair AS IS Lens Error $19.99 Time Remaining: 18d 22h 31m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 PANASONIC DMC FS35 DIGITAL CAMERA UNTESTED FOR PARTS REPAIR $2.05 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 14h 25m |
 CANON POWERSHOT SD1200 IS 100 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $11.56 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 21h 4m |
 Samsung ST100 14MP Digital Camera No Focus Good LCD AS IS PARTS REPAIR $29.00 Time Remaining: 20d 15h 8m Buy It Now for only: $29.00 |
 Olympus FE 20 80 MP Digital Camera Black For Parts or Repair $4.99 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 9m |
 Canon SD1300 IS Camera Broken 4 Parts Repair AS IS LENS ERROR $24.95 Time Remaining: 21d 7h 2m Buy It Now for only: $24.95 |
 Nikon COOLPIX L4 40 MP Digital Camera BROKEN PARTS REPAIR CAMERA ONLY $6.99 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 19m Buy It Now for only: $10.99 |
 OLYMPUS FE 280 80 MP DIGITAL CAMERA Silver BROKEN Door FOR PARTS REPAIR AS IS $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 53m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 Canon PowerShot SD780 IS ELPH 121 MP Digital Camera ASIS For Parts or Repair $35.00 Time Remaining: 29d 14h 10m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 Lot of 5 Digital Cameras Kodak Canon Olympus Broken Parts or Repair $4.95 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 41m |
 HP PhotoSmart 320 21 MP Digital Camera Silver PARTS REPAIR $4.99 Time Remaining: 1d 18h 18m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 casio exilim camera z80 m132 parts repair as is $17.20 Time Remaining: 5d 15h 40m Buy It Now for only: $17.20 |
 Sony CyberShot DSC H55 141MP Black Digital Camera Parts Repair No Reserve $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 5d 22h 50m |
 Nikon COOLPIX S210 80 MP Digital Camera Plum NOT WORKING PARTS REPAIR $10.99 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 28m |
 Olympus SP 600UZ Camera Broken 4 Parts Repair AS IS NO POWER $49.95 Time Remaining: 20d 6h Buy It Now for only: $49.95 |
 Nikon Coolpix 5700 Digital Camera for parts or repair2nd Listing after no pay $4.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 22h 50m |
 Nikon COOLPIX 950 19MP digital camera for parts or repair with 32MB CF card $14.99 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 10m |
 AS IS Samsung SL605 Camera Asis Parts Needs Repair Working $24.99 Time Remaining: 13d 16h 27m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Olympus FE 210 Digital Camera 71mp 3x Repair or Parts $6.99 Time Remaining: 1d 13h 53m Buy It Now for only: $11.99 |
 Olympus Stylus 710 Camera Faulty Parts Repair $15.00 Time Remaining: 9d 21h 54m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 6PC DIGITAL CAMERAS AS IS FOR PARTS OR REPAIR $24.95 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 29m |
 Kodak Digital Science DC220 Zoom Camera PARTS REPAIR $20.00 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 14m |
 Kodak EASYSHARE V1003 100 MP Digital Camera Parts Repair POWERS UP SF2 0511 $20.00 Time Remaining: 19d 20h 39m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 Canon PowerShot A70 digital camera for parts or repair powers up with extras $10.99 Time Remaining: 22h 43m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 LOT OF 35 DIFFERENT CAMERAS MODELS UNTESTED 4 PARTS REPAIR $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 13h |
 Kodak M550 Camera Broken 4 Parts Repair AS IS WORKS READ FULLY $18.95 Time Remaining: 21d 6h 59m Buy It Now for only: $18.95 |
 Sony Cyber shot DSC W170 101 MP Digital Camera Silver For parts or repair $10.00 Time Remaining: 1d 12h 2m |
 SONY CYBER SHOT DSC H5 BLACK DIGITAL CAMERA AS IS Broken parts repair $36.00 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 11h 57m |
 3 SONY CYBERSHOT Digital cameras DSC S50 for parts repair $16.95 Time Remaining: 16d 10h 55m Buy It Now for only: $16.95 |
 Olympus FE370 80 MP Pentax Optio S4i Digital Cameras Red for Repair or Parts $8.99 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 19m Buy It Now for only: $13.99 |
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Digital Camera Repair Problem #2 - Broken Lens
Digital camera lens repair is as common as LCD repair, but it's #2 on my list because it's harder to repair and there are so many different types of lens problems whereas a broken LCD is a broken LCD no matter how you look at it.
Here are some basic tips to avoid breaking your lens:
- Do not leave the batteries in your camera in the camera bag. The power button can be pressed accidentally causing the lens to extend and get jammed because it cannot open properly inside the bag.
- Try not to drop the camera with the lens extended.
- Don't ever pull or twist on a lens that is not working 100% properly, you will just break it.
I would have to write a book to fully explain lens problems fully (hmm.. maybe a good idea!) so I will try and keep it simple and informative.
The lens is made up of many different parts... Let's start with the several pieces of glass referred to as the lens elements.
The outer lens element is prone to being scratched and scuffed, and usually has a special coating on it that you DO NOT want to clean off with isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), or Windex or something similar. It's not the end of the world, and don't worry about it if it's missing. Just keep the lens clean (why are there fingerprints on your lens anyway??) and scratch free.
The inner-most lens element is responsible for the fine focus and resides directly in front of the CCD. When you press the shutter button half way down to focus, this part moves forwards and backwards till it's in the correct position and your image is in focus. You won't be messing with this part of the lens... unless you feel like removing the lens from the camera and then tearing down the lens to get at it's 'guts'. It's kinda fun the first time, but uh... I wish you luck getting it back together properly. The tearing apart stuff is fun, the putting it back together is a drag!
The lens has two small motors with their own gears that connect to the two main parts of the lens. The larger motor drives the lens barrel in and out when zooming. The smaller motor drives the fine focus element mentioned above and controls the focus. If you get ONE GRAIN of sand in these gears, they will jam and the lens will "error out" as we like to say. Open it up and clean it out if you like, but it's not easy. Typically the main motor of the lens has 5-6 different gears that must be set and aligned properly to function. But hey, your lens is already jammed, why not see how it works, right?
Then there is the CCD, "charge-coupled device" which translates the light that enters the lens into a digital signal that the camera can record.
There was a very large CCD recall by Sony over the past few years that covers many manufacturers and not just Sony, as Sony provided the CCDs to many others for their cameras. The defective CCD's cause the camera to take solid black photos, or purple/pink "dripping paint" photos, or they have repeating white horizontal or verticle lines on the images. If your camera does this, call the manufacturer and tell them you want a repair under the CCD recall no matter how old your camera is! IF it's on the list, you might get your camera repaired for free.
Got spots on your images that get bigger and smaller as you zoom in and out? Most likely there is a spec of dust on your CCD. You will need to remove the lens and then remove the CCD from the back of the lens and clean it off. Don't lose the gasket that goes around the CCD, don't get any other dirt inside the lens and don't leave any fingerprints! Tall order I know, sorry, I'm demanding. =)
Let's see... what else? Your lens is part way out, stuck at an angle becuase the camera was dropped while turned on. Now please read that carefully; the lens must be stuck part way out or all the way out, and one section of the lens MUST be stuck at an angle. The lens must not move freely at all for this section to apply, and you may follow this advice AT YOUR OWN RISK. The following repair trick works, but I am not repsonsible for your actions or anything you do to your camera.
Ok, it's stuck at an angle. Hold the camera with the angled part of the lens resting against the edge of a table, and the rest of the camera hanging over the side. Do not place the camera facing down with the "Canon Zoom Lens..." chrome ring section flat on the table. The rounded edge of the lens must be what makes contact here. Now... here is the tricky part... press the angled part of the lens back into alignment by pushing down on the lens on the edge of the table. Put your fingers on the LENS below the angled part to support it and press firmly but still gently (how do I do that? I don't know.. you just do it) and the lens will either POP!! back into place and work perfectly or it won't budge and no harm will be done, -OR- one of the "guide pins" that run inside a small track in the lens barrel will break off and you have just destroyed the lens.
I told you it was at your own risk!! Camera repair is fun... right?
Ok, how are we feeling about lenses? I think we have covered most of the basic problems, and I hope this helps you to get your camera repaired more quickly and cheaply!
About the Author
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digital camera repair and parts business
in the St. Paul MN area: http://www.darntoothysam.com
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