E 18 problem and solution from Fixya.com


	E 18 problem and solution from Fixya.com

Tomqry

4-1-2007 5:00 AM

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Great fix for the infamous Canon e18 problem

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/25854bd5-6eb7-498f-9aca-d62872ced359/3BE766E1-2C9E-45A3-9932-16DD1FD7362D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem" href="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem" style="font-size: 11px;">www.fixya.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.fixya.com/img/F7210EEB-3AC3-45B2-A36D-5B81D5490FFC" alt="FixYa.com" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem"><DIV class="tagLine">Technical Support, User Guides and Repair Service</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem"><H1>E 18 problem</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem"><H2>Problem:</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem"><P>The lens on my <A href="#" class="kLink"  id="KonaLink0"><FONT color="#009900"><SPAN class="kLink">Canon </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">digital </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">camera</SPAN></FONT></A> will not close... i am unable to take a pciture and do not know the reason for this....when the camera is put on i am able to see my old pictures but when i click to take a new picture the screen is blank..i dont know what to do...please help...i have the <A href="#" class="kLink"  id="KonaLink1"><FONT color="#009900"><SPAN class="kLink">canon </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">power </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">shot </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">sd </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">500</SPAN></FONT></A> camera and the problem that appears is the E18...... please help me</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem"><DIV class="stitle">Best Solution</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem"><DIV>EXTREMELY common, its a problem with the lens mechanism, and one that is very easy to get. cannon will fix this problem if you're within the 1 year warranty. but will not replace or refund for this specific problem as they should.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.fixya.com/support/t102982-e_18_problem"><DIV>you can get this by dropping the camera, or by simply not being totaly gentle with the lens when its out. 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