Samsung Camera I have a Samsung Digimax S500. I have ahd it for a year now and all of a sudden ti stopped working. It will turn on then there is this weird picture in the corner of the screen and wihtin ten seconds it turns off. Do you knw what the problem is and if there is a way to fix it?

Try formatting the sd card IN the camera. Never format an SD card while it is in the computer.

The S500 works with SD cards, 2GB or smaller. It will not work with higher-capacity SDHC cards.

my lcd wont come on

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Try replacing batteries (high Ah photographic type).
The lens motor & electronics may be draining power if Ah capacity has dropped too low. At night, it could be that your flash is trying to fire (another drain), or shutter timer / mirror staying open longer.

go to dealtree or 2nd turn on ebay and search for your camera with a stuck lens or focus problem the screen is mostly always good. if they say screen gives me an error or anything its good.

You may send camera for service.
Call 1-800-SAMSUNG.

You may send camera for service.
Call 1-800-SAMSUNG.

first try to do the ff:
-try to power reset
(take off battery for 1-2 mins & put battery back)
-BP tried using fresh batteries
(try to replace battereis for your camera)

If you ahd tried those options, i suppose you camera needs service now, contact samsung back, do the ff:
-go to samsungcamerausa.com
-click on customer service
on the upper right portion of website
-provide product code and e-mail address
-provide all other necessary information
in registration process
-take note of service center address
-read all shipping reminders
-send camera to service center address provided

samsung service center will do the repair for you camera or if the problem is unrepairable, they will send you replacement camera, if its still udner warranty. tried this option and now my camera is working.

your batteries are dead

I can't imagine why in the world you would want to pay an inflated price for another proprietary USB cable. I haven't plugged a camera directly into my computer for years. The last time I did, it was balanced precariously while downloading pictures and got knocked off the table. The USB cable stopped its fall, but the jack in the body of the camera was twisted in the process and completely ruined. A much better option would be to head to your local Comp USA, Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc. and purchase a 9 in 1 card reader. It's a small block of plastic with several slots that will accept a wide variety of memory card formats that have been created over the years. With this single USB device you can read/transfer data from many different devices that you may own. The reader can stay attached to your computer all the time. You simply take the media card out of your camera and plug it into the reader whenever you want to download your pictures. Simple! As an added benefit, you can now make use of that pathetic 128 meg card that came with your camera. Write all your internet accounts, passwords, and other important info to it. Then hide it in a safe place (deposit box) in case of disaster.