Used my camera one day and it was fine. The next day I tried to use it and I couldn't the zoom and it wouldn't focus and retracted. A message to turn off camera and then on again appeared, but the plastic lens cover will not shut. I manually coaxed it closed but it reopened as soon as I let go. It has never been dropped or hit. It is always stored and carried in a padded camera case.
SOURCE: camera focus error
there is a small logic circuit that controls the motor that retracts the lens and a sensor that tells it the lens is retracted, it is a lens position sensor, one of these two components is most likely defective, the thing is there are no consumer service info provided by panasonic, they will not sell you parts either, the camera is a mystery to take apart and repair without the tech manual which u can't get, so u see the delima here, u must either have this camera fixed by a panasonic repair station or see if it qualifies for a upgrade exchange program for a newer model.
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