It has been several years since I have used the camera. I think the batteries inside are old and have crystallized the door shut. How do I open it again?
SOURCE: camera dead
If in the UK, this will be covered by the warranty return it to Kodak for repair,
SOURCE: camera will not come on
Try to use it firstly with AC adaptor(VSK0617) to understand that if it is working. The original battery pack (CGA-S302A) irreversibly loses approximately 20% capacity per year. So it is normal I think. Also, high charge levels and elevated temperatures (whether resulting from charging or being ambient) hasten permanent capacity loss for lithium-ion batteries. Think that shelf life+usage period+two years and other bad parameters decreases its life near 0.
As I said before,
Try to use the camera with its AC adaptor then change the batteries with new ones.
Hope that it will work.
This is the link of camera manual. May be you need to read the page 12.
SOURCE: My camera, even with fully charged battery, the
edkhim:
It sounds like your battery has reached the end of its usable life. You have done very well to get several years worth of use out of the original battery, but it's time to buy a replacement battery and recycle the old one.
From page 9 of the user manual for this camera (click here for user manual), this camera uses a model DMW-BCE10PP lithium ion rechargeable battery.
Luckily, this model of battery is currently on-sale at Amazon.com for $19.77 as of 2:45AM Feb 17, 2011! (click here for link)
Disclaimer: Please note that I have done my best to try to provide the correct information about the type of battery that you need and with the troubleshooting of your issue; however, there is still a chance that that I have not correctly diagnosed the issue and that the battery I suggested above may fix the issue or even may not work with your camera. Please double-check my diagnosis before purchasing anything!
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SOURCE: When I turn my DMC-TZ3 on, the lens open's up
A recycling lens is usually caused by either a low or worn out battery (how old is your battery? If more than a couple years, it would be definitely time for a new one. Here's a selection.). If a new battery doesn't help (but it really does sound like you need a new battery), the next problem that could cause this is a lens error. Unfortunately, many cameras that fall prey to lens error problems can only be corrected by professional repair. But, here are some last resort troubleshooting steps that you can try that may correct it. They only seem to work for less than 40% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty (or repair cost approaches that of the camera), they're worth that try.
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