Written Assuming that the lens is correct for that camera and it has been succesfully mounted on that camera before, it may be, if you have cleaned the contacts, that you are not mounting the lens correctly in place so that the contacts on lens and body touch.I don't have that Sony but a different model and it is a bit particular about mounting. If there is a white dot on both the lens and body, make certain that the white dots are adjacent  before trying to mount the lens.  Once the lens settles in place, then rotate the lens to the right (clockwise) until it stops. Written Are you using a 3rd party lens? You write that lens does not go inside. What does it mean? Are you able to mount the lens properly? Please use a Sony lens and check if it is taking a photograph.If yes, then please use a proper lens adapter to mount your 3rd party lens. Use a good brand like Fotodiox or better.Use the menu option of "Release without lens", enable and try. Please refer this link: A55 won't recognize lens - fixedHope this helps.

Written Googling indicates many people are having this problem. Indoor Curtain Lights SuppliersThe only affordable answer I've found - but not tried yet - is a paper shim, discussed on a DP Review forum: Re: Use a shim between body and lens.: Sony Alpha .Puppies For Sale Victoria 2014Question about Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-P72 Digital Camera32 Oz Curtains My digital Sony DSC-P10 fell down while taking pictures and lens has got stuck in half way.. Lens doesn't go in when I switch off and when i switch on then it can open well and gives error on the screen. ..... can any body help on this Hello, Im "Darntoothysam" and heres how to fix it for FREE, but ONLY if your lens is stuck at an angle. Heres a trick for you, you might be able to fix it yourself.

With the lens pointing perpendicular to the ground, place the edge of the lens on the edge of a table or counter. NOT the flat round front section of the lens, the curved edge or side only. Position the lens on the table and press on it so that you are pushing the lens back towards the center to straighten it out. You may need to press slightly hard, don't worry, its already damaged so youre not going to hurt it if you don't push with all your might! Keep pressing on the lens, if it doesn't pop back in push slightly harder. This will either work, or it wont, like I said, just don't put all your weight on it. If it pops back in place, it will probably work just fine again! When it ives the error message to restart the camera ,press the on/off button simultaneously rotating the lens a little harder .The lens comes out a bit .Try doing this till comes out fully. The following blog outlines some other repair options for a lens error: I have a problem like that, my sony digital camara is no more showing images when on to take pictures.

before I will see the image through the screan then shoot but I don't know now what happen when I turn on is on, but shows the screen black and white and if I shoot the view is green please help I want to know what may be the problem Me Pammi, I was depressed looking at my 8 months old SONY DSC650 was struck with its lense popped out and was not shutting off despite of changing the battery....The solution given by toothy was much helpful and my cam is back to normal, thanks to Almighty and to toothy...thanks again for the I just went a few steps further and it fixed the lens assembly completely! I took the cam apart and took out the lens assembly, and removed all screws from the back of the assembly, then I could push the lens back together easily, without gear problems... then I put her back together and success!!! Oh I would like to add....most shops aren't going to spend all day trying to fix a jammed lens because they are usually not worth their time...they would rather Sell you a new lens block assembly with to me Total losses the camera.

Not worth the expense unless your camera has sentimental value. There is a guy on e-bay that does fast cheap work on sony digital cameras, his name is "Darntoothysam" search google or search his user ID on e-bay and contact him. I would say you have a damaged lens mechanism that needs fixed or replaced. Hes cheap you should ask what the charge would be to repair it. Its common so dont sweat it. They are made from very brittle plastic and so tiny not much will cause them to break. Its almost unavoidable being so small with a zoom mechanism. I had the same problem. The first time I could bring it back in under warranty and they've replaced the entire lens. The second time I didn't feel like being charged to replace it again nor to buy a new camera and figured I couldn't ruin it much more.The only way, I can see, is to dismantle the camera lens and put it back together. For me this solved the issue, with just one screwdriver.Disadvantage is that the lense is really the last component you can take out after some unscrewing and unclicking;If it's just the covering panel on the front, twist a bit on the outer cylinder of the lense.

It should come off, pop off the covering on the front (don't break anything) and puzzle the covers back in place. (you should see two metal pieces inside which are connected to a spring, the plasic cover with the longest base-pin should be between them. The other one, with a sharp point can be used to pull the spring apart to place the other piece.)If it's really stuck, this fixed it for me (screwing and unscrewing not mentioned things fit well so you wont need to "force" anything. Oh and be careful with the long battery-looking metallic thing. It will shock you if you touch the contacts!):*Start with the back-panel, then you'll be able to remove the front-panel*Take off the sides*Get the LCD out (you can pull out the copper wires from the board and put it aside)* Detach the CMOS sensor from the lense * Take the base with the lense out of the casing (takes some fiddling, don't force it)* Unscrew the motor part (it's a small "box" on the side of the lense.) and try to rub against the long black gear attached to the lense.

If the lense jumps out, it might be the motors' gears which are stuck.At this stage, I could see the insides of the lense schift around which was what falling had done for me it seemed.* open the back of the lense, fix the backpanel back on the two springs (sitting on little prongs)After putting it all back together, my camera was fixed. "Coalition for Durable Compact Cameras" writes:God is GOOD!!!!!That sums it up. bought a Sony DSC W290 camera in November and today the camera slipped from my hand and dropped almost 5 ft to my tiled floor. minor scratch, but no other evidence of damage - until I turned it off. lens retracted, but the shutter didn't close at all. shutter closed, but when I restarted the camera, the lens was almost completely stuck, the display was extremely blurred, and I got theI was of course horrified and tried off-on a few times, then manipulate the lens w/ the flat edge of aI even opened the camera - only to find that the front

could not come off and I'd have to disassemble the entire camera just to get to the lens.While sniffling and glassy-eyed, I went online for help and was shocked at the number of web pages dedicated to this topic. read the suggestions here, but tapping with a pencil, and manipulating the lens w/ a screwdriver didn't work, so I kept searching and foundThen, I did step 4, and voila! the lens opened up, then closed with a slight hiccup, but has worked smoothly the 10 times IHope this helps the rest of you. The lens on my Hp R717 Camera got stuck so when I turned it on, it would shut off automatically. The shutters were stuck too so I extended the lens using a flat screwdriver and then shut it, and kept doing that until the lens finally shut. As you turn it on give it a sharp tap against a table so the lens continues and emerges from the body The lens zoom mechanism is very delicate on most of these cameras, and its probably busted. What error exactly are you getting?

My lens is stuck and i tryed doin what toothy aid and it wont work. it just turns on and says lens error and doesnt let me do anything. i have a nikon 5.0 What I do is take the camera apart, take the lens apart, clean the gear drive / transmission etc. (1 grain of sand can cause your lens to hang up and sometimes strip the internal gears on the Zoom motor etc.) Use a sharpie to mark the lens so you can put it back together in the proper slots. Once you remove the gear assembly you can move the lens in and out freely with your hand. Once you can do that, put the gear motor back on and Presto! Put everything back together and it should work. If you are not mechanically inclined don't bother with it....just buy a busted screen camera off ebay and swap the lenses...... Hey i have the cam Sony DSCW5 and had the same problem and it said "Turn off and then on the cam" or something of that sort. After reading some of the tips on web what i did was just i switched on the cam and blown air with my mouth with full pressure into the gaps between the lenses.

I then gave a gentle whack to my camera on all the sides. I later switched off and then on my camera. It worked as usual and i can now take my pics. Then i just cleaned the gaps b/w the lens again with a vacuum cleaner in its "Low pressure" mode. What i warn is don't hit the camera too hard and don't blow the air on to the lens !!! Lens is probably just stuck, because of debris or misaligned gears. Thelens can many times be repaired without having to replace it. Try to return to manufacturer. If you're out of warranty, there arethird party place that fix them such as camera lens repair. There are also free camera repair guide website that show you how to replace the lens, the part is usually available on ebay. Well when that happened to my camera. My uncle simply pushed it from the side that was more out. Hi, I had the same problem.. Shutter wouldn`t open and lens wouldn`t come out... ran a thin piece of paper around the lens, there was a bit of dirt there.. The paper came out a little black.