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Canon Powershot SD750
Canon Powershot SD750
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Jh (jh25) 1 pts
October 15, 2007 12:07 AM
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Help! I dropped my camera from only about a foot off of the ground and now it will not turn on. No visable damage... is there anything I can do?

The camera was off when it was dropped, it is brand new! The battery is fully charged and I have tried gently cleaning the battery compartment to make sure there is a connection. I live in Mexico and have no way to call Canon tech support or send it in for repair. Did I really ruin my camera that easily?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58446 pts
October 15, 2007 3:41 PM
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If you've recharged or replaced the batteries and also cleaned the battery contacts, the sadly, the only option Canon recommends is to send it in for servicing. Something has been jarred lose. Often times it isn't how high you drop it, but on what it lands on when you do drop it. If you hit it in just the right place, you could do damage, but if you drop it from a higher level and it lands differently, it may not have any damage. Now, granted, you don't want to drop it at all, but if you were able to buy the camera, surely you can at least ship it to Canon for a repair estimate?

You can at least talk to Canon about it.
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Dan Haro 8 pts
October 16, 2007 1:37 PM
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This happened to me too about a week ago. I had just bought the camera for an upcoming vacation trip. I was holding the camera and accidentally slipped out of my hands while the lens was retracted out. I tried to turned it back on but got a lens error. The camera would not turn back on! The next day I took it to a repair shop and they said it would cost $140 to fix. I don't recommend trying this but I was so frustrated that I forced the lens back in and snapped it back in place. Pressed the power button and came back on, works fine again! If you do a google search you'll find that a lot of people have the same problem with this camera even if dropped on the softest surfaces. Good luck.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58446 pts
October 16, 2007 2:59 PM
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That is often the choice you have to make, Dan. It isn't uncommon for a zoom lens in the point and shoot to easily jar out of alignment. But I would recommend using the palm of your hand and gently - and I do mean GENTLY - push the lens back in.

Much better than laying out $140 to pay someone to do the same thing.
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Jh (jh25) 1 pts
October 24, 2007 1:01 AM
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Thanks for the replies. Fortunatly the lens was in and the camera was off when it was dropped. It sounds like this happens a lot with this model of camera. Should I avoid buying it again if I cannot repair it or is it just a camera thing in general. Obviously it's never good for a camera to be dropped but unfortunatly I seem to be a big clutz when it comes to expensive things and don't feel I can trust myself not to drop one again in the future. :-)
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58446 pts
October 24, 2007 1:59 PM
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Well, it's going to be the nature of the beast with any digital camera. You drop it, you break it. Although, my experience with Olympus (i have an SP550UZ and SP560UZ) are that they are fairly rugged. I've dropped them and haven't had an issue with the lens yet. But it is a larger camera.
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Miles 0 pts
May 28, 2009 11:35 AM
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My wife dropped her camera (SD850 IS) and had the same problem. I had to fool with it a bit but I did get the lense to go back in. Each time I got an error message. Once I got it back in it would not project out. I had to gently get it back out using a rubber glove to grip the lense. Eventually it worked and now starts normally. There may be a bit of a click or roughness, but zoom is working fine and doesn't seem to be any issuse. Very glad to have saved the money!! Thanks so much Dan and James! I wouldn't have had the guts to try this had I not read your responses.
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Thomas (darntoothysam) 0 pts
June 7, 2009 10:12 PM
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Just because the only thing 'Canon recommends' is to send the camera in for a $200 repair does not mean that it is the only option available. You can easily buy a defective camera on that big online auction site (they don't pay me so I don't say their name) and make one good camera from the two.

If you have a jammed lens and are handy you can try tearing it down and rebuilding it yourself. It's not as hard as it sounds... for some odd reason everybody is deathly afraid to even think about trying to repair their own camera or computer. Why? It's not going to bite you.

If you don't want to try fixing your own camera that's fine there are several online digital camera repair businesses that can help you by selling you the part you need or doing the repair for you. How do I know? Because I own one, that's how.

If you camera has no power after a drop, it's possible the PCB is damaged and needs to be replaced, the fuse may have blown, or something may have become disconnected. There's no way to know for sure without inspecting the camera.

Anywhere you take the camera will most likely tell you it's about $200 to fix the camera and that you should throw it away. Please don't listen to anyone that tells you this and don't give them your business either.

There are many options available these days, take your time and look around to find yours.
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