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Canon PowerShot A70
Canon PowerShot A70
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"Good camera but CCD failed 4 times"
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rebecca engel (kita61) 3 pts
February 7, 2007 10:39 PM
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mine has an e18 error. how to undo?

Cannot take pictures as an e18 error appears
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Rich Watson (Richio) 5683 pts
February 8, 2007 8:44 AM
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You have to send it in to Canon for repair. What model is it? How old?
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Brenda P (BrendaP) 28728 pts
February 8, 2007 11:49 PM
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Rebecca, before you send it in please go to www.e18error.com. This is a website set up by Canon owners; it describes why this happens and has some good suggestions for how to fix it at home. If the camera is still under warranty, Canon may fix it for free, but if not it may be expensive, and you may not have to at all. Definitely check out that site and its repair page!!
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Rich Watson (Richio) 5683 pts
February 9, 2007 8:59 AM
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Hi Brenda,
I figured this is an A70, an older model, yes?
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Brenda P (BrendaP) 28728 pts
February 9, 2007 10:54 AM
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Hi Richio,
Yes, you're totally right, which is why the website might help her, as if it's not under warranty or they won't fix it she will be stuck either replacing the camera or throwing it out unless she can find a way to fix it herself. In general your answer was spot-on; the E18 website recommends things like tapping the camera against a tabletop or trying compressed air on it, and I don't recommend any user do those things necessarily- but due to the age of her camera I figure Canon is going to tell her that repairs are worth more than the price of just buying a new camera, so rather than send this one to scrap she may want to experiment with some of the "homemade fixes" on that site and see if she can keep it working. I own the A85 (basically the same as hers) and did get an E18 error once, and that website got it working again for me, so I usually point it out to people. It's worth a browse. =)
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Rich Watson (Richio) 5683 pts
February 9, 2007 4:35 PM
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Brenda,
Good points, all. If a tap on the table, or compressed air works, great.

I did go to that e18 site, and then linked to the Estonia web page. The sequence of several photographs shows the process of taking the camera (completely) apart. WHEW! That procedure sure looks like a last-ditch effort.
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Brenda P (BrendaP) 28728 pts
February 10, 2007 12:10 AM
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Yes, some people go to great lengths to fix this. Typically the lens error occurs because of a stuck gear or mechanism in the lens coupling, or even a bit of dust can sometimes throw it off. And that's why a gentle whack or a burst of air can cure it... I actually rapped mine against the flat of my hand and haven't had the error since. I think I was lucky. Taking the whole camera apart- or even whacking it, for that matter- are definitely last-ditch efforts and they will obviously void your warranty if you've pulled the thing into pieces. On the other hand, I do think it's pretty cool that those instructions are out there if you're brave enough to try them. =)
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Dawn 0 pts
February 13, 2007 7:00 PM
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I went to the site www.e18error.com. This site is very helpful. In fact, my camera is fixed! Thanks.
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Rich Watson (Richio) 5683 pts
February 14, 2007 11:11 AM
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Super!! What did you do to fix it, like tap it on a desk?
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liam cameorn 0 pts
February 24, 2007 3:40 PM
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i took off the outer casing, smaked the usb padding on a desk and then sort of baby burped the lcd screen and then turned it on and it worked
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