Here we might like to discuss in this draft the difference between 2 fixing services available for digicam lenses. Some folks might not even realize the difference, or that there are options available. Camera owners should be informedIt’s Vital for purchasers to know that there are options available {and you do not always have to just sending the camera to the manufacturer for a $200 repair as there are services available which will do lens fix for less than $100!

Let’s begin with the digital camera lens repair service. Using the Canon Canon SD1000 lens error repair as an example, this mend covers all the E:18 Lens Error messages (for older Canon models), the Lens Error, Restart Camera (for more modern Canon models), the E:61 error (for Sony models) and the numerous other error messages for the other camera companies.

In general, you can’t fix damaged lenses and must replace the broken lens (even with lenses that have no clear actual damage) with a brand new, OEM lens. Please note however, that the CCD is not always replaced, and your original CCD can be re-used. Occasionally, if the damages caused to the lens is serious enough, the CCD might malfunction too. If your CCD goes bad, your lens isn’t always bad, and what you need replaced is just the CCD, which is less expensive and better to replace than the complete lens assembly.

The next sort of lens repair we provide is pretty much exclusive to Canon lenses at this time. This lens mend is for a lens that still works but the built in lens covers do not ; it’s called the Lens Barrier Repair Service. Here we are going to use the Canon SD750 lens cover repair as an example. This kind of problem sometimes doesn’t cause your lens to stop working and give the E:18 or one of the various other error messages. The covers on the lens are used to keep dust out of the lens mechanism, and to give protection to the glass from fingerprints when the camera is not being used.

Sometimes, if the camera is dropped, these barriers can be knocked out of alignment, or pop off even if the impact is light. So long as there is no serious damage to the existing lens housing this is often fixed for cheap! These lenses use plastic as their method of holding this assembly together, so there’s always an opportunity the housing can crack or break, forestalling this kind of fix altogether.

This sort of problem is fairly easily fixed, and is far less expensive than a lens replacement, as the parts are smaller and less complicated. Again, if the plastic housing is damaged, depending on the severity, you could need a lens replacement. Of course if the lens barrel is badly damaged you just may need to replace the whole lens. Even with the complete lens cover assembly taken off the camera will work completely, the lens just has less protection against dust and scratches.

Hopefully these pointers may help you to identify what Canon camera repair your camera needs. Make sure that when it comes to your digicam mend you do some searching on the internet. Don’t just take the word of the individual at the store the mending will cost hundreds of bucks and you should just toss the camera in the garbage.