The zoom lever and shutter button were accidentally pulled off my Panasonic Lumix DCM-FZ28. I have the parts but cannot get them back on. Can you fix?

Hi,
I suspect the snap key is shot circuited, use contact cleaner spray in the click button often press it to get ride of possible carbon shot circuit between the switch. in some cases the processor will malfunction, and if moisture or water particles gone inside, you must open the cam and clean the motherboard thoroughly with PCB cleaning agent.

See http://www.fixya.com/support/r13011856-lens_error

Hello.

It sounds like your camera's lens is broken. Did you accidentally drop it? When you shake your camera, do you hear something moving inside? Like a loose part? Or looking in the lens do see anything amiss?

You set the self timer with the round rocker switch on the back of the camera. Press the icon on the left side, the little clock shape. One press for 10 seconds delay, again for 2 seconds, again to cancel (icon will show on screen). Then press the shutter button- the shutter will fire after the delay.

Its here :-

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/LUMIX+Digital+Cameras/Super+Zoom/DMC-FZ28/Manuals/1258680/index.html;jsessionid=0a6d28ef30d77015cc14c3194cda9cf3d836e92231c0.e34NaN4Rb3aPbO0SaNuKbNeQa3f0n6jAmljGr5XDqQLvpAe?trackInfo=true

On the top of the camera, the shutter button is the large button and the zoom lever is surrounding it.

HI there the camera lens guide pin is damages and thats why not zoom the image properly . You got the system error message. So you need to replaced or repair the lens guide pin. Thanks.

Possibly a intermittent connection in the control buttons or the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) connector from the controls to the main PCB.
Take it in for servicing, they will do a trial by substitution (swap out control) and lubricate the connector.
There isn't really anything you can do to fix with this sort of problem.

Cheers.

Hi there,

There's a lever on the right hand side, surrounding the shutter release button.
Turn it right to zoom out, left to zoom in.

Hope I helped!
Tom

Sell it to a repairman on ebay and buy a good used, refurb or new replacement. I would ugrade to at least the wide angle 6Meg TZ3. The TZ5 is the newest TZ line.

Great cameras. I have the TZ3 and have never looked back.