Can't zoom in Canon SD770IS

[sundev]

I have a Canon Powershot SD770IS. For some reason I can't zoom in - when I try it just makes a clicking sound, and then I get a "Lens error" and have to turn off the camera and restart it.

I checked on the internet and tried a few, most of which consist of banging the camera and hoping for the best. I was just wondering if anyone here has had/heard of this problem, or if anyone has any suggestions?

 

[Caesar]

I have the same problem in my Lumix fs25. It happened because I dropped it. Haven't been able to figure out how to fix it yet.

Had a similar problem in my Nikon Coolpix L11. Had some sand particle go inside the lens area and it got stuck giving me lens error. Had to wiggle the lens a little when it was trying to shut which helped dislodge the sand particles. It worked fine after that. Tried the same thing with Lumix but that didn't help.

 

[corkyg]

The zoom mechanism is broken. Send it in for repair or replace the camera - which ever is cheaper.

 

[ElFenix]

buy a parts camera on ebay and cannibalize it.

 

[sundev]

Thanks for the responses guys, I'm going to check out how much it will cost to repair and also some parts cameras on eBay as suggested.