lens stuck out but won't turn on

lens stuck out but won't turn on

hi. I own a Nikon coolpix l810, and I accidentally turned it on before I removed the lens cap. I took off the lens cap and the lens extended, but nothing showed up on the screen. I hit the power button again but nothing happened, except for the green ring lit up around the power button as if the camera was going to turn on. the lens is stuck out and there is no activity on the screen. I tried taking out the batteries and the SIM card, and still nothing. what is wrong with my camera?

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Guest [Entry]

miranda, sounds like the stuck lens is preventing your camera from functioning properly. Could be a bad lens motor or numerous other reasons. check on here for some repair ideas. Most likely you will have to replace the lens.

Guest [Entry]

"Hi!

There is an EXCELLENT blog answer that covers this in great detail with full easy-to-understand descriptions of how to fix ALL these kind of problems. Here's the link:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12...

Don't let the year in the link ""fool you"", it is not dated - it is constantly updated & current :0)

Also, just as a quick general answer, most problems revolve around tiny dirt/dust particles making there way into the mechanism.... in my situation (my Coolpix s5100) had jammed similarly - but it was cuz the camera had overheated in the 111F heat we had today. I simply cooled the camera at home & then, took the battery in-&-out to reset it, gently tapped the side of the camera - and now it works again ;0)

Anyway, whatever the cause, simply go to that blog link, you'll find EXCELLENT advise there - it TOTALLY helped me!

GOOD LUCK :0)

-MAR"

Guest [Entry]

I also have had my Coolpix L810 with the lens sticking or hanging up. I purchased a 110 volt power converter for my camera and it does good on unsticking the lens. They are available at https://www.amazon.com/HQRP-Converter-CO... copy and paste this link into your browser. These converters will work on the L820 and l830 cameras also.