Lifeless Camera It's a mystery. There are no signs of life when we turn the Z612 on. Battery is fully charged. Memory card is in place. We've tried switching the photo settings. Have pushed all of the other buttons. Not aware that it has been bumped or bruised. It does not turn on. I have a feeling that there is an easy solution.

Hello, Hard to tell with info given, Try new battery to determine if it is battery related or a camera failure, Batteries are cheaper than camera repairs.

Hope this helps, Russell

Hi,
As per your description it seems your camera have internal fault (circuit problem) which only get resolved in Kodak Service Center but before that you can check following things:-

• Clean your battery terminal with soft cloth. (Might be it will filled with dirt or dust )
• Direction of your battery might be wrong, Check out and put it again.
• Load new or fully charged battery.
• Check whether Memory Card/Battery Cover is properly closed.

Thanks....!!
Rating the solution is highly appreciated.

Maybe you are using alchaline batteries please follow these steps for the no power problem: 1. Make sure you will install a new or fully charged battery/batteries into your camera. Please use lithium batteries Ni-Mh or rechargeable Batteries (2000 M.Amp or higher). 2. Clean the battery contacts. a. Remove the battery/batteries and the memory card from your camera, then wipe the battery contacts with a soft, clean cloth. b. Reinstall the battery/batteries into your camera 3. Turn on your camera without the memory card. (If it works then it?s your memory card that is faulty) In order to organise your repair or Trade up please Contact KODAK: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=14563&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=3490

Question : What batteries can I use in my digital camera, and how long do they last?
Battery life depends on how you use your camera, the type of batteries you select, and how you handle the batteries.

Your camera is compatible with: KODAK Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery KLIC-8000 and KODAK CRV3 Lithium Batteries: A non-rechargeable battery. (so your battery might be in need of a change)

Using Your Camera

Some features, such as reviewing pictures and using the flash, require more power than others. Follow these guidelines to get the best use of your batteries:

• Limit the time your camera is in Review mode.
• Limit your use of the flash.
• Use the LCD Dimmer or Auto Power Off features, if available on your camera.
• Transfer your pictures to your computer using a compatible power adapter, camera dock, printer dock, or memory card reader.
• Check that the latest firmware is installed on your camera. See Software, Driver & Firmware Downloads.

Handling Your Batteries

• Wipe the battery contacts with a clean, dry cloth before loading it in your camera.
• When using your camera in temperatures below 41° F (5° C), carry spare batteries and keep them warm.
• Do not discard cold batteries that do not work; they may be usable when they return to room temperature.
• Do not allow batteries to touch metal objects, including coins. Otherwise, the batteries may short-circuit, discharge energy, become hot, or leak.

You simply insert the memory into the camera, switch it on, go to the menu and then scroll through to Format and then accept. This will then take a few minutes and format the memory for use in the camera. Make sure that the batteries are fully charged before doing this.

Not sure if this will help, but it seemed to fix my issue......I used a freshly charged battery. Removed both xD and Compact Flash memory from the camera. Powered on. You will see the menu flash and read that there is no card inserted. Power down. Place memory back in the camera. I can't explain my issue. The camera may have gone into a stand-by mode until the battery died and it just needed a reset? Anyway, hope this can be of use to someone. =0)

When the battery dies, usually the camera will retract the lens if possible. If the battery is so dead the lens can not retract, I would recommend trying to charge or change the battery. Or try to turn the camera on, and then manually shutting it off if you can.

The battery has lost it's memory and needs to be shocked back to life.. This solution worked for me:

"Hi,I just found a soultion on another website and it appears to have worked for me.Apparently the battery loses it memory when fully discharged,to fix this take a 9v battery and place the terminals + to + and - to - with the camera battery for 30 seconds or so then put the battery back in the camera and charge as normal.I just did this and it seems to be charging and the red light is solid.hope this helps."

use the "MENU" button and follow the program to reset your camera to its card memory. evidently you must do this each time you change cards or battery.

Take the lense off and put in on again.