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 Kodak EASYSHARE CD33 30 MP Digital Camera Silver BROKEN  US $9.99
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 AS IS BROKEN Sony Cyber shot DSC W120 Digital Camera For Parts Turns On US $.99
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 AS IS BROKEN Sony Cyber shot DSC W120 Digital Camera For Parts US $.99
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 Broken Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS IXUS 220 121 MP Digital Camera Red US $20.50
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 Broken Fujifilm Digital Camera 63 mega pixels FinePix A610 with box US $7.50
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 AS IS BROKEN Sony Cyber shot DSC W50 Digital Camera For Parts Turns On US $.99
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 AS IS SAMSUNG PL120 142MP BLACK DIGITAL CAMERA US $16.50
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 AS IS NIKON COOLPIX L22 12MP RED DIGITAL CAMERA US $4.90
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 Sony Mavica MVC CD350 32 MP Digital Camera US $19.50
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 AS IS BROKEN Sony Cyber shot DSC S730 Digital Camera For Parts Tuns On US $.99
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 AS IS GE RS 1200 124MP BLACK DIGITAL CAMERA US $1.99
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 SONY CYBERSHOT DSC W50 60 MP SILVER DIGITAL CAMERA US $9.95
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 AS IS NIKON COOLPIX S4100 14MP PLUM DIGITAL CAMERA US $20.50
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 AS IS BROKEN Nikon CoolPix L14 Digital Camera For Parts Tuns On US $.99
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 AS IS BROKEN Kodak EasyShare Z1085IS Digital Camera For Parts US $.99
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 AS IS BROKEN Nikon CoolPix L16 Digital Camera For Parts Tuns On US $.99
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 AS IS SAMSUNG ST65 142 MP BLUE DIGITAL CAMERA US $17.02
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 Kodak EASYSHARE Z740 50 MP Digital Camera Silver US $6.51
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 Kodak EASYSHARE V610 60 MP Digital Camera Black US $23.95
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 Kodak EASYSHARE CX7530 50 MP Digital Camera Silver US $3.00
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 AS IS GE A1455 141MP BLACK DIGITAL CAMERA US $3.13
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 FAULTY JVC GR DVX400ek PAL Digital Video Camera US $2.23
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 AS IS NIKON COOLPIX S3100 14MP SILVER DIGITAL CAMERA US $1.99
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 AS IS CASIO EXILIM EX Z57 5MP BLACK DIGITAL CAMERA US $13.01
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 Nikon COOLPIX 3200 32 MP Digital Camera Silver US $20.00
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 Sony Cyber shot DSC W50 60 MP Digital Camera Silver DOES NOT WORK US $9.99
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 Kodak EASYSHARE M1033 100 MP Digital Camera Black w SD Card US $.99
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 Nikon d40 Digital Camera AS IS Parts Repair US $77.00
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 AS IS NIKON COOLPIX L24 14MP RED DIGITAL CAMERA US $16.02
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 Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX Z75 72 MP Digital Camera Silver MPN US $70.00
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 Sony Cyber shot DSC S700 72 MP Digital Camera Silver US $.99
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 AS IS KODAK EASYSHARE C1530 14MP RED DIGITAL CAMERA US $1.99
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 Panasonic LUMIX DMC FH1 DMC FS10 121 MP Digital Camera pink US $1.00
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 Olympus FE 4030 140 MP Digital Camera Indium gray lens issue US $29.99
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 digital camera panasonic lumix US $.99
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 Sony® Cyber Shot™ DSC HX7V 162 MP Digital Camera HX7V Black AS IS PARTS US $26.77
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 SONY CyberShot DSC T100 Digital Camera Silver US $25.00
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 HP PhotoSmart 320 Digital Camera US $2.99
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 Sony Cyber shot DSC H7 81 MP Digital Camera Black FOR PARTS ONLY US $14.99
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 AS IS KODAK EASYSHARE M52 14MP 5X ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA US $1.99
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Top Digital Camera Repair Problem - Broken LCD Screen
We live in a throw-away society, it's a simple fact. You buy that brand new fancy digital camera with all the bells and whistles for $400, and in 6 months to 1 year it's worth maybe half that, and then the unthinkable happens: you drop it and it breaks. The LCD is cracked, or the lens is jammed; what do you do? You head back to the store with your poor little camera and the guy behind the counter (that knows nothing about cameras except for what's written on the box, and even less about camera repair) tells you it's not worth it to fix it and you should toss it in the trash. You feel ripped off and mad at the camera manufacturer and you toss it out and buy a new one made by somebody else.
There are alternatives available! You don't have to toss out that camera, you can repair it yourself, send it in for repair, or sell it for parts to somebody else online.
If you want to repair it or get it repaired, I have some advice for you about what I believe is the #1 digital camera repair problem: broken LCD screens.
It was hard for me to choose between broken LCD screens and broken lenses, but I stuck with LCD for #1 because it's so easy to break your LCD that you don't even have to touch the camera to do it!
The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is the view screen on the back of the camera that lets you see menus, playback pictures etc. The LCD is very thin, very fragile, and on many many cameras completely UNPROTECTED! Look at the back of your camera, is the screen recessed slightly or is the back of the camera flat and smooth? If it's flat you have a protective 'window' or 'glass' over the LCD to help prevent damage and breakage. If it's not flat, you have nothing protecting your LCD and should put a good quality LCD screen protector on the camera and NOT those thin, flimsy 'saran wrap' plastic film screen protectors, they are worthless.
- Don't leave your camera in your car in summer or winter. Extreme heat can cause expansion of the liquid in the LCD and cause it to 'crack', and on the other side of things extreme cold can cause it to freeze
- Don't put anything up against the LCD in your camera bag, it will bang against the LCD and crack it (yes, even if it has a window over it, it will break!)
- Don't put your camera in your back pocket and then sit down!
- Don't put your camera in your front pocket and then roll over on it.
- ... Just don't put your camera in your pants pocket please. =)
Ok, so it's broken, what do you do now?
- The manufacturer will just site impact damage and will refuse the repair even if the camera wasn't dropped etc. You can try, and I wish you luck, but they probably won't fix it.
- Look for a defective camera on e***y (hey they don't pay me to advertise for them...) and make one good camera from the two if you are handy.
- Look for an actual camera repair business and not somebody that will send it to the manufacturer and tell you it's $200 and 4-6 weeks to repair. (IF they tell you this, they are NOT repairing your camera for you, they are sending it to the manufacturer, guaranteed)
Many LCD screens are very easy to install and you can do it yourself and all you need is a small screwdriver. Other LCD's are very difficult to install, and even professionals don't like to do them! I can't tell you Brand .... is the best and Brand ... is the worst, it's really not like that. Certain SERIES of cameras have 1 or 2 models that are difficult to work on, yet the rest of them are fairly straight forward. You need to decide for yourself if you want to open your camera and try the repair yourself or not.
How is an LCD replaced?
With most Canon digital camera LCD screens for example (using them as the example because they have the largest market share) all you do is disconnect the ribbon cable for the LCD and the backlight (the light that shines through the LCD and allows you to see what is on the screen) and then install the new LCD. Some come with the backlight attached, some do not. Some backlights need to be soldered to the mainboard of the camera, some do not.
- Be careful to not touch the flash capacitor contacts! You WILL zap yourself if you do, and it will HURT a bit. You will probably throw your camera across the room when it happens. (Yeah, I've done it, I've been repairing cameras for 5 years now so....) We have 'flash capacitor dischargers' and use them every time we open a camera.
I hope this helps you get your digital camera repaired and saves you time and money in the process!
About the Author
I own a
digital camera repair and parts business
in the St. Paul MN area: http://www.darntoothysam.com
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Filed under Digital Cameras by on May 29th, 2011. 