Point and Shoot repair question

future_perfect

I have a Canon Powershot SX110 that I purchased not long ago. Sadly, it got dropped today while on and lost the battle with the floor. The lens must have been knocked off-kilter and will no longer retract into the camera. Is it possible to repair something like this, or must the entire camera be replaced?

Art Scott

Firstly.....Is it out of warranty??? If so then repairs can cost nearly as much as a new P/S.......If not then send it in and see what mfg'er says about fixing it.............it will only cost a bit of money for stamps of upsthumb

future_perfect

Thanks. It's been under a year since I purchased it, but since dropping it was clearly a user error it doesn't look like it's covered under the Canon warranty. Maybe I'll ask at a local camera store, but it's not looking good.

boblin

Depending on how you paid for it, some credit cards offer an accidental breakage coverage that is usually good for one year or an additional period equal to the manufacturer's warranty.

mud390

Try at your own risk...
I dropped my older Canon point and shoot multiple times causing the same problem you have. Of course, mine was well out of warranty. I "fixed" mine twice. I'm clumsy. The third time was it's demise. This is going to sound bad, but here's what I did. When the lens is extended get a good grip on the body of the camera. Firmly apply pressure to the lens in the direction that would put it back in it's correct track. You will hear a snap as it pops back in. The down side is, sometimes the lens will hang up on power up and down or occasionally the focus would be way off. A simple turn off and turn on usually fixed that. I wouldn't do any of this until you exhaust the warranty avenue. Best of luck!

Kris

future_perfect

Thanks everyone. Sent it to Canon through a local repair place and they were able to fix it for significantly less than the cost of replacing it. I haven't gotten a chance to really use it and make sure everything works perfectly yet, but it looks good so far.

ziggy53

future_perfect wrote:

Thanks everyone. Sent it to Canon through a local repair place and they were able to fix it for significantly less than the cost of replacing it. I haven't gotten a chance to really use it and make sure everything works perfectly yet, but it looks good so far.

Wonderful news and thanks for keeping us informed.