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Digital Camera has died

Don't know if this is the best board to ask on but as the title says, my Fuji Finepix has just stopped working completely. Looks like some electrical/power type problem but the question is "Can it be fixed?" or is it a "throw away and buy a new one" situation?
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  • How old is it
  • Zahc
    Zahc Posts: 986 Forumite
    Not much to go on. I don't know what power source it uses, but you might want to clean the battery contacts (if it's the rechargeable type) and the contacts in the camera where the battery goes. Fiddly job at a guess, ear buds are good........

    Zahc
  • cwoodham
    cwoodham Posts: 432 Forumite
    I took a FinePix into Jessops for repair a couple of years ago and it was going to cost I think £40 to send it off with no guarantee of successful repair. I just got a new camera.
  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
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    Sorry I can't even read my own camera details - It's a Coolpix 3100. I think it's about 3 or 4 years old. I have tried to clean the contacts but that has never been a problem previously. I'm tempted to take it apart and see if I can spot something obvious (like a broken connection) then failing that get a new one. :confused:
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    Has it got a rechargeable battery that you can replace with AAs? The one in my Finepix A310 is shaped like two AA batteris so you can sue those instead. That would prove if it si a battery rpoblem.
    It's my problem, it's my problem
    If I feel the need to hide
    And it's my problem if I have no friends
    And feel I want to die


  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Not a battery problem, I've been using rechargeables in it for years. In fact I think it came with 2 AA rechargeables and a charger.
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
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