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Amazing story about Canon E18 - Links to Canon E18 resources Bosch E18 Error - How to repair a Bosch E18 error code DSTV E18 Error - How to repair a DSTV E18 error code - How to repair canon digital camera lens error a DSTV 8118 error code - Full list of DSTV error codes - Link to us - canon lens error 01 fix Contact Us What is the famous E18 error (lens error) You can find Canon lens error (E18 error) repair instructions here or you can continue canon lens error repair reading to learn more about the lens error, what it is and how it is created. Note that even if your camera was produced by another manufacturer, and not Canon, you can still use our instructions to repair the lens error. canon lens error will shutdown automatically This web site's mission is to provide a source of information and help for the Canon lens error. Canon lens error is usually reported as E18 error. The problem is common for most cameras with telescopic lens barrel. Other manufacturers might have a different name for the same problem (lens error, access error, zoom error, lens obstructed, focus error...). Some cameras only display a numerical error, such as E18. Due to the common nature of this problem, it seems that Canon has dropped
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the numerical marking of this error in newer cameras, and is now using the term "lens error". We will explain our procedure for getting rid of the lens error on the example of Canon cameras, however, note that our repair instructions can also be applied to cameras produced by other manufacturers as well. Canon lens error (E18 error) happens when the lens gets stuck while trying to extend or retract. The problem can happen due to a number of reasons: If dirt or sand get into the lens mechanism If a a user dropps his or her camera with the lens extended Another reason is turning on the camera in a situation where the lens cannot extend fully, like, inside the camera case or a pocket Or if the batteries run out while the camera is being turned on or off. So the batteries run out while the lens is extending or retracting. Older models of Canon camera will beep a few times and the LCD will display a small "E18" sign in the lower-left corner of the display. Some cameras might not beep or show any message, depending on the manufacturer and model. The lens will get stuck in the extended position, and refuse to move either to focus the lens or to retract when powered off. In some cases, the lens might extend or retract to a certain amount, but not fully. Here is what the lens error (E18 error on Canon) looks like. You
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In reply to James Cafferty • Dec 7, 2005 Naaaahhh You canon lens error restart will get a free 4MB SD card that holds one picture. Bryan Biggers's gear list:Bryan Biggers's gear canon lens error s100 list Olympus Tough TG-1 iHS Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Olympus PEN E-P3 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Olympus PEN E-PM2 Reply Reply with quote Complain ForumParentFirstPreviousNextFlat view Post (hide http://www.e18error.com/ subjects) Posted by When Lens Error Class Action Lawsuit? Artshot Sue Dec 6, 2005 I sent them my information.. Jrobe Dec 6, 2005 Re: Lens Error Class Action Lawsuit? gjugger Dec 6, 2005 Not if it could force a recall... Jrobe Dec 6, 2005 That's just not true... Artshot Sue Dec 7, 2005 https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/16174141 Re: Lens Error Class Action Lawsuit? Bart Hickman Dec 6, 2005 Re: Lens Error Class Action Lawsuit? James Cafferty Dec 7, 2005 Re: Lens Error Class Action Lawsuit? Bryan Biggers Dec 7, 2005 Re: Lens Error Class Action Lawsuit? (nt) James Cafferty Dec 7, 2005 Re: Lens Error Class Action Lawsuit? (nt) digitizeme Dec 8, 2005 Re: Lens Error Class Action Lawsuit? (nt) alex47 Dec 8, 2005 ForumParentFirstPreviousNext Keyboard shortcuts: FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads Color scheme? Blue / Yellow Latest reviewsNikon AF-S Nikkor 24mm F1.8G ED88%Olympus E-PL8 First Impressions ReviewYI M1 First Impressions ReviewPanasonic Lumix DMC-G85/G80 First Impressions ReviewPanasonic Lumix DMC-LX10/LX15 First Impressions ReviewSee all reviews » Finished challengesBefore the frost by pwsmithfrom A very floral worldEvening Cloud by lim yau tongfrom CloudsLightning Strike in Matera by Jonathan Shapirofrom Landscape - Urban #2Discover more challenges » Most popular camerasLeica Q (Typ 116)2.5%Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II2.4%Ricoh GR II2.4%Fujifilm X100T2.2%Fujifilm X702.0%Canon EOS 5D Ma
Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry Women Men Girls Boys Baby Collectibles & Fine Art Computers Courses Credit and Payment Cards Digital Music Electronics Gift Cards Grocery & Gourmet Food Handmade Health, https://www.amazon.com/Beware-renders-camera-unusable-unlucky/forum/Fx43VRNCEIK6XQ/TxSU0CAXFXBD7W/1?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B001G5ZTN6 Household & Baby Care Home & Business Services Home & Kitchen Industrial & Scientific Kindle Store Luggage & Travel Gear Luxury Beauty Magazine Subscriptions Movies & TV Musical Instruments Office Products Patio, Lawn & https://www.amazon.com/Beware-render-camera-useless-unlucky/forum/FxEIIHLSIIYBBX/Tx2SJH021HVM8MQ/1?asin=B0011ZCDKS Garden Pet Supplies Prime Pantry Software Sports & Outdoors Tools & Home Improvement Toys & Games Vehicles Video Games Wine Go Departments Hello. Sign inYour AccountSign inYour AccountTry PrimeListsCart0 Your Amazon.comToday's DealsGift Cards lens error & RegistrySellHelp (What are Customer Discussions?) Customer Discussions > Canon PowerShot SD880IS 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver) forum Beware the fatal "Lens Error" that renders this camera unusable if you are unlucky See latest post Sort: Oldest first | Newest first Showing 1-25 of 30 posts in this discussion Initial post: Oct 17, 2008 8:02:12 PM PDT sfchris says: This camera canon lens error has a major design flaw with it's lens that causes the camera to totally stop working. The error message given is simply "Lens Error, Restart Camera" or "e18 error".See this site for all the error reports:http://e18.bitnet.cx/comments.phpGoogle "canon" and "E18" for more information.Here's a PC World report on the problem:http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,124765-page,1/article.htmlClass action lawsuit:http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/canon_class.htmlThe point of my posting these links is that a certain percentage of people who buy this canon WILL end up getting the e18 and will lose all their investment. Ordinarily that would be acceptable, you would just send it back to Canon and get a new one. But because Canon refuses to admit this is a problem and Canon will not fix it for free, this problem becomes a fatal one. So when you buy one of these cameras I think you should be aware of the risks involved. That is why I posted all these links.I understand why Canon is not admitting this problem and will not fix it. It takes a technician a lot of work to completely disassemble the camera. Also probably the percentage of cases is high enough that it would cost them a lot of money to send out a free camera for all the e1
Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry Women Men Girls Boys Baby Collectibles & Fine Art Computers Courses Credit and Payment Cards Digital Music Electronics Gift Cards Grocery & Gourmet Food Handmade Health, Household & Baby Care Home & Business Services Home & Kitchen Industrial & Scientific Kindle Store Luggage & Travel Gear Luxury Beauty Magazine Subscriptions Movies & TV Musical Instruments Office Products Patio, Lawn & Garden Pet Supplies Prime Pantry Software Sports & Outdoors Tools & Home Improvement Toys & Games Vehicles Video Games Wine Go Departments Hello. Sign inYour AccountSign inYour AccountTry PrimeListsCart0 Your Amazon.comToday's DealsGift Cards & RegistrySellHelp (What are Customer Discussions?) Customer Discussions > Canon PowerShot A590IS 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom forum Beware of the fatal "Lens Error" that will render this camera useless if you are unlucky See latest post Sort: Oldest first | Newest first Showing 1-25 of 29 posts in this discussion Initial post: Apr 25, 2008 7:30:16 AM PDT sfchris says: This camera has a major design flaw with it's lens that causes the camera to totally stop working. The error message given is simply "Lens Error, Restart Camera" or "e18 error".See this site for all the error reports:http://e18.bitnet.cx/comments.phpGoogle "canon" and "E18" for more information.Here's a PC World report on the problem:http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,124765-page,1/article.htmlClass action lawsuit:http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/canon_class.htmlThe point of my posting these links is that a certain percentage of people who buy this canon WILL end up getting the e18 and will lose all their investment. Ordinarily that would be acceptable, you would just send it back to Canon and get a new one. But because Canon refuses to admit this is a problem and Canon will not fix it for free, this problem becomes a fatal one. So when you buy one of these cameras I think you should be aware of the risks involved. That is why I posted all these links.I understand why Canon is not admitting this problem and will not fix it. It takes a technician a lot of work to completely disassemble the camera. Also probably the percentage of cases is high enough that it would cost them a lot of money to send out a free camera for all the e18 errors. Finally it costs Canon a lot of money to reengineer the lens drive mechani