Nirmal Jayasinghe

Looks like it’s badu banis for my Canon A430. Actually my dad’s or else probably I’d have it fixed by now (“Now, Mr Canon, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way, or the medium way, or the semi-easy-medium-hard..”). Did some research on the Internet and it seems a common problem with similar Canon units. There’s an entire website dedicated for that error. It’s the ubiquitous lens error problem. Your lens simply won’t retract. It is stuck out, like.. You cannot turn it on either. With a series of quick beeps comes the black and white error message saying ‘lens error: please restart the camera‘ only it doesn’t go away no matter how many restarts you try. This first happened on campus reunion day but then a bit of fumbling around worked and it got itself right. But this time it seems here to stay.

There are few tips I’d like to try today including checking whether the lens assembly is out of alignment and snapping it back if it is, blowing compressed air around lens assembly, banging the camera [with one of the rubbery parts down] on the desk, battery removal etc. Actually i tried the banging and battery tricks but it might worth a try. Anyway I was never very happy with A430. It’s a bit slow and cumbersome, and a wee bit too sensitive when it comes to this example. I’d prefer a bit ruggedized one. Actually for all these years of consumer electronics usage never have I come across a problem not solved by a good bang esp. in a product this new. Bought it overseas so warranty might not apply but anyways I’ve a hunch to herd it to Canon if this doesn’t work.

Anyone who came across this and found a solution?