I cannot open the battery compartment on the WP7 Digital Camera. I moved the gray button next to the arrow then tried to slide it but it did not work.

See response to one of your other queries on this subject. BTW, repeating your queries does not increase your chances of a helpful response - usually quite the opposite, but I am feeling in a benevolent mood today.

The answer to this, and many other questions, will be contained in the manual. If you have no manual, you can download a manual for almost any equipment by Googling the make and model followed by the word Manual, then follow the appropriate link(s).

Hold the camera upside down. In the middle on the bottom side is a small grey tab. Push and hold that down and at the same time slide the compartment door to the left. Its tight and might require the use of a knife blade wedged down in the crack between the arrow and the screw the first few times. Yeah it could be easier but it is a watertight seal remember. It only slides about a quarter inch then it opens towards you.

Slide the battery cover on the bottom of the camera to open the battery compartment. Use fresh 2xAAA bateries

Slide using a thumb finger along the line with slight pressure.

Push the release lever(gray) toward rear of camera. At the same time place your fingernail under the cover in the middle of the camera and slide the compartment to the outside. The battery compartment cover can now be hinged upward per the diagram in the instruction manual.

Check the arrorw mark on the batter door & slide that side

The card is in the battery compartment. On the bottom of the camera, slide the release lever in the direction of the arrow and open the battery/card door. To remove the card, push the card until it clicks, then pull the card out upright. Hope this helps.

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The battery compartment is on the front of the instrument. The cover is round and has some symbols that resemble arrows pointing down. Slide the round cover down to access the battery.

Unscrew battery compartment on the right grip, and remove the battery holder (AAA's in most Maxxum 7000's) In the compartment you should see a silver colored metal plate, held on by 6 small phillips screws. Unscrew these, and carefully lift the plate, and move it aside (there's a tiny wire soldered inside the plate, so don't break it off).

Inside there should be a CR2016 lithium button battery. Replace it, and reassemble in reverse order.
NOTE: This probably won't fix any issues regarding the removal of the film, as the 2016 is just a memory backup battery for when the main batteries are removed.

to remove the film, install fresh main batteries, turn on the camera via the "Lock" switch and rewind the film. on the back of the camera, just behind the LCD screen, above the film door, you will see a grey button marked "R". Push and hold it, while sliding the gray slide switch immediately to the left of it to the left. The film should now rewind.

When the film is done rewinding, open the back via the sliding latch on the left side of the body with the gray button in the middle. Push the button, while sliding the latch down.

To insert film, place the cartridge in the same place and orientation as the old roll, and pull the leader over to the red dot on the bottom right of the film compartment, and close the back. it should advance to the first frame if done correctly, or blink 0 if done wrong.

If you need anymore assistance, contact me via email cwrrailfan at yahoo dot com

Have Fun with your 7000!