Camera stopped operating

Lens needs to be replaced

Hi,
Lens cover not close, This will happens due to two reasons.
1) Either your camera battery got died or need to be recharged or replace. or 2) Your camera is malfunctioning and need service (repair).
To resolve the problem. first check battery on your camera, If battery indicator shows battery low, than you need to charge it or you need to replace your battery.

Rating the solution is highly appricaited...Good Luck.

Hi,
The problem is of zoom lens motor which operates lens cover along with zoom, and it needs replacement with new part, and camera will start working fine again.
Thanks for using fixya

The battery was tested and showed to be fine. The camera just malfunctioned during the shutdown. The used battery was put into a new camera and it's been fine.

Ok found out my particular fix...
Had to recharge battery 2 times in a row, no idea why this worked.
Camera now operating as usual.

My camera stopped working during a wedding. The lens is stuch out, it will power on, but right after turning on, it beeps 3 times, then turns off.
Hope we find a solution!

This blog post outlines repair procedures for stuck lens covers. An A400 is used as an example. But it should be similar for the A430:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/repair-of-stuck-lens-covers.html

The following blog outlines some simple repair options for a lens error. But please first try the listed Fix #2. I heard that fix particularly works well for a camera who's battery had run down with the lens open. Please post back here with a follow up comment if any of the fixes work:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/fixing-lens-error-on-digital-camera.html

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hello, as you said lens cover does not shut it means camera is in working mode so naturally it drains the batteries. Actually the problem is in the lens assy. so go to samsung shop. good luck...