Photo Contest sponsored by Teleplan Camera Repair

Win a FREE Nikon D3000 DSLR Camera!

This photo contest put a different spin on things!

Teleplan Camera Repair is sponsoring this contest on Photography Review for all camera users. We are asking you share a funny, or odd camera story about the stuff that happens when you have a camera in hands! We know those stories and they lead us to great pictures and sometimes to some funny incidents!

It's easy, just write a memorable story about a camera experience and submit it to PhotographyReview.com by May 20th and the best story will win a Nikon D3000!

This is one of our entries so far. As a photographer myself, this could have just as well been me!

“I was taking pictures of my friend doing tricks on his BMX bike as he was riding around campus, I set up a shot for him doing a thing where he makes the body of the bike whip around - little to say, he did the trick and the rear tire hit my lens and my camera fell and broke!Yikes!”
AR, Virginia

 

More on the prize!
The D3000 is a 10.2 megapixel, entry-level DSLR camera known for its amazing picture quality. Normally retailing for around $550 to $600, this camera could be yours for free! Read more on the Nikon D3000 here.

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Camera Missing Buttons? Camera Broken Door?

While these things might seem like little nuisances at first, they are actually opening a door to additional problems in your camera!

Common Digital Camera Problems that lead to bigger problems

Digital camera missing button

How did that fall out? Where did it end up? Generally you don’t know how that button fell off, rarely can you find the button and often times when the button is found you can’t seem to get it to fit back in correctly. It just keeps falling out or doesn’t fit quite right.
Some of us creative ones end up applying a piece of tape over it hoping it will stay in place. Others try to force it or help fit it in with a key or some other non-technical, not recommended, tool.

The downside of just leaving that button off and continue to use it by pressing the area with your nail or other, is that you are breaking the protection barrier that is there, and that barrier is an internal layer. All of these layers were designed to keep dust, oils, sand, humidity, and all other little things that work themselves into any nook in your camera, out of it! The accumulation of these set off other problems in your camera and pretty soon we are talking about several problems instead of a camera missing button.

This little button you are missing has a function more important that you would think, get it repaired.

Camera Battery Broken Door and Camera Memory Card Broken Door

The design of these camera battery doors and memory card doors, often seem complicated and hard to deal with. It’s hard to place the battery in and those tiny images that are supposed to indicate which direction the battery goes in doesn’t always cut it! Inserting the battery in an incorrect manner is often the cause for several other things including; broken pins, broken pins that push into the main board, or the more simple ones, the camera just doesn’t turn on. The reason why those doors are so tight are to give it a good contact and provide the camera with the steady intermittent energy that it needs to allow you to use all those great features.       

In this case, using a piece of tape or other creative approach starts messing with that contact and your camera starts acting up even further. Imagine plugging your computer into an outlet and having people constantly tugging at the wire, eventually bad things happen and could damage your motherboard. Same case here.

Maintenance of your camera is what will guarantee that it will last longer and most important of all that it produces excellent quality pictures!

Start taking pictures again, get your camera working again!.
Teleplan Camera Repair can fix this issue quickly, we get spare parts directly from major camera manufacturers including;
Canon, Sony, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, and more.  Fast turnaround time, guaranteed workmanship.

 

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Canon Error 5

Error 5, Error 05, and error 5 are commonly used to describe what appears in a CANON EOS camera, and it is related with a pop-up flash malfunction.

The user manual suggests: EOS Canon “Something obstructed the built-in flash’s pop-up operation. Turn off the switch and turn it on again."

In most cases however it is a mechanical issue.

This will happen in the following situations:

The flash does not rise automatically and you need force it (this is not recommended). If this occurs, the built-in flash pop-up could be dirty with candy or something sticky or even accumulated dust that worked its way into the camera. In this case the camera needs maintenance, to be disassembled and thoroughly cleaned.

Flash is completely stuck, you are unable to pull it up with your hand, the latch gets stuck and needs to be disassembled and re-assembled in order to repair the disarrangement.

The flash is rising automatically, nothing is obstructing it but the error 05 appears. In this case the sensor flash needs to be adjusted.

Especially if the camera was dropped this sensor can be loose (the switch referred to previously). In all cases you can hear the motor sound and when it stops the error appears. If you are using auto mode you will be unable to take pictures due to the camera will try to flash in low-light and backlit conditions automatically.

In manual mode you are able to take pictures provided that you do not use the flash.

Do not force these parts up or down, while they are light in weight, forcing them might cause further damage if there are any objects or dust inside the camera. Your best option is to have the camera repair done by a professional in possession of all the right precise tools for this delicate repair.

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Here is a list of 10 most repaired camera models we've seen this March 2010

1. Canon Powershot  Lens will not Retract or sounds unusual (grinding sound)
2. Canon Powershot  - Other (Problem not listed) 
3. Nikon Coolpix - Lens error code 
4. Sony Cyber-shot - Lens will not Retract or sounds unusual (grinding sound)
5. Nikon Coolpix  - Lens will not Retract or sounds unusual (grinding sound) 
6. Canon EOS - Memory card reader not functioning (pins bent) 
7. Canon Powershot  - Lens error code 
8. Canon Powershot  LCD is cracked from impact or other reason 
9. Kodak EasyShare - Camera turns on and off immediately
10. Kodak Easyshare  - Battery door/memory card door broken or missing 

Remember when you have camera problems the best place to get your camera repaired is Teleplan Camera Repair

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The turn the power off and on again error appears in Sony Cyber-shot DSC Digital Cameras.

Most Camera Repair situations are related with a lens issue, the lens can be stuck or can damage to the sensor lens.
It is very common that this error starts appearing if the camera was dropped; it could be intermittent or permanent.

If you can quickly shut it off and power on again, and it is working, it is fine.
The problem persisting shows that something is going on inside the camera.

Once the camera is disassembled, it becomes evident if the problem is adjustment, cleaning or requires actual parts to be replaced.

View Sony Cyber-shot DSC models

Many amateur attempts to fix the Sony Cyber-shot DSC result in causing damage and breakage of further pieces. The assembly is quite tight and does not allow for parts to be easily moved.
An attempt to disassemble without the technical expertise and tools often ends up in additional parts being broken, or “left over” parts when trying to re-assemble.

 

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ERROR code 02 is related with a CF card error and is mostly in CANON DSLR CAMERAS – Canon Error 02

Sometimes the camera is completely unable to take pictures or operate the menu, and the only thing that you can see is ERROR 02. It is intermittent and at times you can take some pictures and suddenly the ERROR 02 appears.

Basic steps you can take to self address are:
-          Remove and reload the CF card
-          Format the CF card
-          Use another CF card

If these steps do not resolve the problem and the ERROR 02 continues to appear, the camera needs to be repaired.

Many times the pins in the slot are damaged due to constant use or incorrect memory card insertion, or the camera not recognizing the CF card. It could also be a problem with the compression circuit.

If you your camera has bent pins where you insert your memory card see this repair

When we receive cameras for repair we do an extensive evaluation to pinpoint exactly what the problem is and repair your camera.

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Knowing what happened to a camera always helps us in the evaluation and analysis of your camera repair in order to fix it. We appreciate all the comments we get that assist us. We would like to share with you some of the insights we get.

My camera won’t turn on … my son dropped it.
My camera has a broken battery door … my sister threw it across the room.
My camera has blurry images and the memory card is stuck … my wife forced the card in.
My camera was giving me a lens error 99 and now it has black images … it was in the middle of the toy chest.
My camera lens came off! … my kids dropped it.
My camera LCD is broken … I found it in my dog’s kennel.
My camera lens was stuck, my husband tried to fix it, now my camera has several loose pieces.

We repair cameras from all major manufacturers including;  
Canon, Casio,  Fujifilm, Kodak, Konica-Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic Camera Repair, Pentax, Samsung, Sony Camera Repair, Vivitar Camera Repair and others.

Remember, regardless of “who done it” Teleplan Camera Repair is here to help fix it!

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Many customers contact us with this problem, their descriptions sound something like this:
“images come out blurry, when I take pictures the images come out blurry with lines, there are no images on the LCD, image on LCD is dark or black, cloudy pictures, Pictures in Auto focus are out of focus”

Sound familiar? ... something like these...                                                               

When your image appears distorted and with altered colors, in most of the cases there are two possible reasons:
- The internal shutter gets stuck , does not open completely  or
- The image sensor is damaged.

Upon receiving a camera Teleplan Camera Repair performs a thorough evaluation and analysis in order to identify the problem source. There are a couple of things that can be responsible for this and those are revealed in our analysis. Generally our customers specify these problems with these descriptions:

- Images appear to be distorted or blurry
- Black images

This problem presents itself in any digital camera, here are some of the ones we see:

	Select your camera problem
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F717	Repair Your Sony Cyber Shot DSC F717
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC- T1	Repair Your Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T1
Canon Powershot S1 IS	Repair Your Canon Powershot S1 IS
Nikon Coolpix 5700	Repair Your Nikon Coolpix 5700

 

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We see a lot of cameras where the lens is stuck or grinds when the camera is turned on or off. If you have a point and shot camera that is experiencing this problem it is best not to keep cycling the power over and over expecting to get a different result. Something is stuck or you may have a lose piece in the lens. If you know the lens is stuck, or it is making noise please do not do  further damage by checking to see if it fixed itself. We fix broken and stuck camera lens problems every day. Please consider sending your camera to our Camera Repair Center for Repair.

A couple of common question we hear are , "is it better to recycle my camera instead of fixing it?" and "how much should I spend on a repair before it makes more sense to get a new camera?" both are great questions and they both have a lot to do with the quality of your broken camera and the cost to replace it vs. the cost to repair it. Then there is the intangibles like emotional attachment to your camera and the anxiety of learning how to use a new camera. (yes people still fear change even when it makes sense).

As a rule, since we are biased, we try not to answer these question but we try to lead our customers to an answer that is best for them.

1- if the budget is tight, the repair is almost always the money saver of the two.
2 -If you don't care about the newest gizmo's and bells and whistles then it wise to fix the old camera
3-If your camera is expensive it is always wise to fix it vs. buying a new one.
4-If you love your camera and can't bare the thought of learning a new camera system then it is wise to repair your camera instead of buying a new one.

Camera Repairs are what we do, we love to take them apart and put them back together, but if you decide you want to buy a new camera instead of fixing the old one then please send us your old camera so we can recycle it. No use polluting the local landfill with camera batteries and other things that have an 2,000 year half life.