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Dan (dan9999) 0 pts

September 7, 2009 12:58 AM

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Frozen Pana Lumix DMC-LZ3

The buttons don't respond to any thing. The Wheel on the top is still working and so is the on/off switch.
When I try to take a picture nothing happens and it won't scroll back through on playback or let me access the menus.
Finally if I go to SC1/SC2 it keeps scrolling through all the options like a button is jammed down or there is a frozen command.
I have tried turning it off and on several times. Taking the batteries out and leaving them out for 24hours. Any ideas much appreciated.

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58443 pts

September 7, 2009 1:39 PM

It could be that some grit has stuck in the button and is jamming it. Try some canned air and cleaning your camera with a que tip and some rubbing alcohol. See if there's a firmware update. Download and install it. Also, underpowered batteries can cause performance issues in digital cameras. Make sure your batteries have an mAh of at least 2500 to handle the high energy needs of your camera.

If none of that restores your camera functions, you're looking at a camera repair.

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