20 Most Recent Casio Exilim EX-S500 Digital Camera - Page 8 Questions & Answers

There is sand or grit inside of the camera. you need to open it up and take the sand out. but beware of the flash wires. packs a mighty jolt.

Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension. Or the battery ran down with the lens extended ...

Here's some things that you can do to try to correct it. They only seem to work for less than 50% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty, they're worth a try:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html

It don't work shutter. You camera need repair lens unit.

It don't work shutter. You need in repair lens unit.

Most likely the charging circuitry has failed. When you fully charge the new battery what does the battery meter read on the camera? Your two options no matter what the case are repair vs. replacement. If you need further assistance let me know.
Thanks,
Lee

You may want to try reseting the camera to the factory defaults, the setting that accounts for different lighting situations may have been adjusted incorrectly.

Who replaced it? You. If not, take it back it should have come with some type of warranty on the repair. Casio can be reached at: 800-706-2534, they also have an upgrade program.

for that u need to install the software to your computer

just set it to english if the list is blank call casio to see if they can send you the flash program to reset the internal settings.
I fix digital cameras call 214-650-6531 or email me at [email protected]

hi
this is repairable u ask ur near servicecenter

Hi there,

Check to make sure you...
1) have the card seated properly in the camera.
2) make sure the card your using in the camera is not full.
3) make sure if it's an SD card that it's not physically locked.

Rob

that happened to me too - you need a new battery.

If the photo shoot out show white , the obscure (quality variation), and even horizontal line ( white lines), and so on over-exposure cases, even if the use of anti-tremor, set to default values are invalid, because the camera shutter fault.

It's need repair camera machine shutter.

more detail casio ex-s500 overexpourse

Don't think you really need to use the software do you? I think you can simply plug in the usb port and browse to "my computer", it should show up as a "removable device" in the dialog window, or may call it "Casio" or similar. Open it and browse to the pictures folder, and "copy, "paste" to your hard drive, but I'm only guessing...hope it helps :)

Battery?

did you try best buy
camera shop
or the web site for casio

I have a pdf of the manual you requested. If you send me your email I will forward it to you, no cost.

If you haven't contacted the manufacturer yet for an RMA do so TODAY. This is a repair for the manufacturer not for you.

If you camera is in warranty then I recommend you contact the manufacturer for an RMA so that you may return it for repair.
All digital cameras selling for under $500 have a failure/problem rate higher than what most of us consider acceptable. If you are outside the manufacturers warranty but you have a retailers extended warranty then contact them. (I believe that extended warranties rarely provide a good return on investment. However, for digital cameras my experience shows a better investment because of the rate of failures with prolonged ownership...I have no vested interest in extended warranties.)
If you do not get satisfaction from the manufacturer or retailer; then regrettably you have few reasonable choices. With your next camera you may decide to include some thoughts herein during your purchase.

The lens gears are possibly stuck, try tapping it on the sides, you could attempt to help to lens with your fingers but carefully. as it is a fragile camera.

If noting helps the camera will need to be taken apart same with the lens and put back together, you can get a free repair estimate from www.advancecamera.com/repair