broken Z850

I took my camera out and snap a couple pictures today, now the damn lens can not retract, I have removed battery / SD card out for a while, put it back still no help. I blow air clean the lens ring and hope that I can remove some particle out still same $hit.

I remove all the screws and see if I can recess the lens, but I have no luck to seperate the case out, I could not remove the button on "shuttle & zoom"

Any one know how to disaasmble this camare that can share some advice

Thanks
TC

fast_car said:

I took my camera out and snap a couple pictures today, now the damn
lens can not retract, I have removed battery / SD card out for a
while, put it back still no help. I blow air clean the lens ring and
hope that I can remove some particle out still same $hit.

I remove all the screws and see if I can recess the lens, but I have
no luck to seperate the case out, I could not remove the button on
"shuttle & zoom"

Any one know how to disaasmble this camare that can share some advice

Thanks
TC

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^ yes if anyone has knowledge of this please share. I have the exact same problem.

I was able to removed the case and while pressing the power button I gently assist to turn the lens a bit, I also found there is of dirt got into the barrel between the big ring and small ring, this could be the reason why the lens got stuck and can not retract, I clean it up the ring's lens barrel and using cotton swap and clean up the barrel with WD40, keep pressing on-off until the lens smoothly retract then wipe off all WD40

so far so good and keep finger cross

TC

fast_car said:

I was able to removed the case and while pressing the power button I
gently assist to turn the lens a bit, I also found there is of dirt
got into the barrel between the big ring and small ring, this could
be the reason why the lens got stuck and can not retract, I clean it
up the ring's lens barrel and using cotton swap and clean up the
barrel with WD40, keep pressing on-off until the lens smoothly
retract then wipe off all WD40

so far so good and keep finger cross

TC

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if it does can u tell me what u used to take it apart with?

Remove battery / SD card out

use a small phillip screw drive and remove all screws on the the case, keep track of all screws so it's easy to put the back

when all screw remove, gently seperate both casing apart, then push the bottom of the case and tilt it as an angle to remove them out, you will notice that the shuttle/zoom button is on it's way that why you must push the bottom to get it out

once you get it out, put the camera with the lens facing up, on the bottom right near the lens there is a little triangle thing llok like a fan, use a toothpick or some thing small to turn it freely a copule time.

now put the battry back, and while pressing/hold the power button then slowly/gently turn to big ring of the lens and maybe the small ring lens too

Do not force them, IF the lens are not turn at all, try to turn that little triangle fan couple times.

you can use cotton swap apply a small WD40 to the ring lens. not too much and clean it right away

I have atempt to tried at least 5 or 6 times in order to get the camera to works, so take your time and do not rush

good luck

kast2L said:

fast_car said:

I was able to removed the case and while pressing the power button I
gently assist to turn the lens a bit, I also found there is of dirt
got into the barrel between the big ring and small ring, this could
be the reason why the lens got stuck and can not retract, I clean it
up the ring's lens barrel and using cotton swap and clean up the
barrel with WD40, keep pressing on-off until the lens smoothly
retract then wipe off all WD40

so far so good and keep finger cross

TC

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if it does can u tell me what u used to take it apart with?

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