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useful, but I could not find any. Thursday, 2 July 2009 Canon G9 - "Lens error, restart camera" error I went to use my Canon G9 compact digital camera recently after a long lay off for it while I explored the Panasonic G1. I charged up the battery and turned it on just canon g7 lens error before putting it in my suitcase for a three day trip - all I got was some whirrs canon s5 lens error and bleeps and a message on screen saying "Lens error, restart camera"…The lens shutter opened, the lens projected a bit then stopped, with the whirrs and bleeps
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and then a message on the LCD screen saying "Lens error, restart camera". It then turned itself off. The photo below shows the screen error message (please excuse the finger marks - I was in a hurry) and the one below that the position
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the lens stopped in.Not panicking I decided to turn it off, leave it a few minutes and try again - no change. I tried it a couple more times; still no change. I then took out the battery and left it for 10 minutes; still no change.Since it was now time to catch the train I took out the battery and left it on the shelf with its lens partially extended to sulk and consider its future until I came back and picked up the Panasonic G1 instead.When I returned canon g5 lens error three days later from my trip I popped the battery back in and tried again - no change. I tried a few times with the odd prod of the lens to try to encourage it to move. Nothing happened so I left it and had a search on Google for solutions.The general message I got from various sites was that Canon was unlikely to be interested in fixing it as they nearly always claim that this sort of problem is due to sand/grit etc in the mechanism or being dropped and hence not covered by any sort of warranty.My camera is about 18 months old, but very lightly used - it has only taken about 500 photos as it has only really been used as a back up to my DSLRs and rarely needed. I have taken a good deal of care of it and when not in use it has been kept in its Lowepro D-Pods 30 case that I reviewed earlier and that review can be found - here. I have certainly never dropped it or abused it.I'm not wildly patient and after reading about the problem and its solution on several web sites I followed the most comprehensive advice that I found - here.The 7 Fixes...I followed the suggested fixes - which as you would imagine are progressively more risky - through to the final level - Fix 7.Fix 1 - Essentially what I did initially - turn it off and on again.Fix 2 - Again essentially what I did next - taking the battery and memory card out; putting in a new battery an
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Forum Parts & Tools Store Teardowns Translate « Back to Answers Index nikon lens error 287684 Canon PowerShot G9 12.1 MP camera with 6x optical image stabilized zoom. 8 Questions View all Robert Royer Rep: canon g9 lens error fix 1 Posted: February 2 Options Permalink History Subscribe Unsubscribe lens error restart camera Camera, lens error restart camera Answer this question I have this problem too Subscribed to new answers Is http://churchillphotographer.blogspot.com/2009/07/canon-g9-lens-error-restart-camera.html this a good question? Yes No Voted Undo Score 0 Cancel Add a comment 0/1024 Cancel Post comment Are you sure you want to delete this zzzzzz? Cancel 1 Answer Filter by: Most Helpful Newest Oldest Most Helpful Answer oldturkey03 @oldturkey03 Rep: 365.1k OTS 570 260 1k Posted: February 2 Options Permalink History Robert Royer, sounds like a stuck lens. That would give you https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/287684/lens+error+restart+camera that error. Check on here for some generic instructions. It is also possible that the DC-DC converter board has failed. There is a fuse on the board that you can check to see if it has continuity. If you have a multimeter we can also check some of the other components. If you don't than the only fix for that is most likely a replacement of the board and/or a lens replacement depending on your findings. Was this answer helpful? Yes No Voted Undo Score 1 Cancel Add a comment 0/1024 Cancel Post comment Are you sure you want to delete this zzzzzz? Cancel Add your answer Robert Royer will be eternally grateful. Preview my answer Post my answer View Statistics: Past 24 Hours: 0 Past 7 Days: 10 Past 30 Days: 39 All Time: 249 22,181 Free Manuals 86,379 Solutions 6,365 Devices iFixit About Us Customer Support Careers Feedback Press Fix the Planet Repair Manifesto Teardowns Stories Phone Repairability Tablet Repairability Resources Wholesale API oManual iFixit Pro Get the App Stay in the loop Learn something new every month: Share your knowledge 2016 iFixit – Licensed under Creative Commons
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