Digital Camera Help

[Guest Nicole]

Hi,

 

I've got a Praktica DCZ5.8 camera, and everytime I turn it on it turns itself straight back off, even though it has fresh batteries in. If it does allow me to turn it on, when I go to take a picture, it turns itself off again. I've only had the camera 2 months and I haven't done anything stupid with it. Any idea whats wrong?

[Guest Gemsi]

Batteries not powerfull enough? maybe one of them is faulty.

[Guest Nicole]

It's the second set of batteries I've tried, and nothings working. I'll go swap one of them and see if it helps...Nope, same problem still.

[Guest Gemsi]

Sucky. That was the only real answer I had. Sounds like your cameras just dying.

 

We did once have a problem with a camera, but it turned out it just wasn't closing properly as the lens was knocked out of place, so it couldn't wake itself up as it wasn't shutting down properly to begin with.

 

If it was me, I'd probably be smashing it against a wall by now. Probably not the best advice though.

 

Hope someone comes along soon with a better answer.

[Guest Nicole]

I think I've got some sort of guarantee in the box, but I'll look at it when i'm less inebriated.

[Guest dpddave]

Are you sure you haven't done anything stupid with it? Just bring it in to a a camera shop,they should be able to tell you in a couple of minutes id imagine....

[Guest The Beltster]

Just bring it in to a a camera shop,they should be able to tell you in a couple of minutes id imagine....

Probably for a charge. Screw taking it to a shop, they will rip you off. See what warranty you have in the box and send it back if possible.

[Guest Dazoggsta]

Yeah, I agree with what Belty said, send it back. If it's only a couple of months old then it shouldnt be having problems and it should be covered by the guarantee.

[Guest Kanenite]

Hi,

 

I've got a Praktica DCZ5.8 camera, and everytime I turn it on it turns itself straight back off, even though it has fresh batteries in. If it does allow me to turn it on, when I go to take a picture, it turns itself off again. I've only had the camera 2 months and I haven't done anything stupid with it. Any idea whats wrong?

 

If it's any help I used to have the same problem and after about 20 minutes of use after I just got mine it just cut off. Even when I tried new Duracells it would just cut off. So I bought some rechargables and haven't had the problem since, only set me back about £15 and they're great ones.

[Guest Nicole]

Theres a praktica freephone help number according to the box, so I'll ring them tomorrow and hopefully they'll tell me how to fix it, or I'll send it to be fixed.

[Burakiosaurus 129]

here's some advice, buy a decent camera!

[Guest Nicole]

It's a nice camera, picture quality is pretty decent.