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How do I fix "lens error" on my Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS?

Every time I turn on my camera, Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS, it says "lens error" and powers down. I have tried taking the batteries and memory card out and replacing the batteries but ...
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Canon PowerShot A810 lens error

I have a Canon PowerShot A810. I don't know what happened to it, but when I turn it off, the lens doesn't close completely, starts buzzing, and after a few seconds, it says "Lens Error". It ...
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Nikon D5100 "Error Press Shutter Release Button Again"

Whenever I turn on live view the shutter curtains/blades gets stuck, and I use the method show in this YouTube video. Which kind of fixes the problem temporarily but not fully, everytime I turn on ...
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ERROR 01 Canon Eos 4000D

I get error 01 displayed, I can't take a picture at all. But if I connect the camera to the app and change to manual with AF, I can take pictures. What could be wrong? A defect in the lens? I'll also ...
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Lightroom Classic v12.1 error: A change in Develope remove all Fujifilm metadata

Lightroom Classic v12.1 error: Any change in Develope removed all Fujifilm metadata (Exif tags) when saved. When comparing a jpg file from my X-H2s camera by ExifTool, the following where missing ...
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Nikon D90 mirror jamming when taking photo

After taking many photos without problem, the mirror on the D90 suddenly started jamming - movement gets part way, but image comes out black or extremely dark, sometimes with a partial image at the ...
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How do I interpret a Godox error code?

My Godox flash is giving me a cryptic error code on the LCD, but I can't figure out what it means. Is there a table or something that tells me how to interpret the error code?
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Help with Adobe Lightroom( red, green and purple lines on exported photo)

It's first time using lightroom and i've been getting these lines on almost every photo that i have been editing and searched how to fix that lines but couldn't find anywhere. Also i shoot in raw(.nef)...
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Film accidentally rewind

My film roll has rewound. I have taken about 28 out of 36 films before i put the camera down for awhile. When i picked it up to use again, my film count has rewound back to 0 and noticed that i have ...
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Export out of Order Update LR CC 5.4

Lightroom, having updated to 5.4, exports my albums in with a random photo order. I can't find a setting to change this. Is there a workaround available? Or can this be fixed somehow? Thanks. Windows ...
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Did my Nikon FM2n let me advance through the end of the roll of film?

I hope the wording of this makes sense because the whole situation is a bit confusing to me. I had a roll of Ilford HP5 in my camera which gave me a total of 36 exposures. I had shot ~10 a few weeks ...
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Canon 40D ERR 01 lens error on manual only- is hope for the lens lost?

I am a high school teacher working with a donated canon 40D to loan to students for projects. A student wants to shoot manual mode on the camera, but the lens (Canon Ultrasonic EFS 17-85 mm) won't ...
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Potential causes to bad quality of this 35mm film results

today I got the scans of my Lomography 400 roll, as you can see the quality of these is quite terrible. While I think it's not a lab error but it's how I handled this roll, I'm not quite sure about ...
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Why is my 3rd party lens giving a Canon Error 01 (camera/lens communication fault)?

I'm using a Canon 1100D body with a Tamron 70-300mm lens, and I've recently been getting the Err 01 message. This happens on full zoom with the camera set to ...
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Error message on Canon Sureshot

I’ve just gone to use my Canon Sureshot zoom 70 for the first time, the film loaded ok and the flash seemed to be working but when I pressed the shutter button the picture didn’t take and an E came ...
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Canon Powershot Lens Error

I have a Canon Powershot Camera SD1400 IS camera. It accidentally got dropped, and is now giving a Lens Error. :( When I turn it on, it attempts to bring the lens out, but then retracts and says the ...
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Battery is not communicating?

Main problem is that no battery percentage is showing on display? How to solve this problem?
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Err 01 and no manual focus (Canon lens)

my Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM just stopped communicating with my DSLR (Canon EOS 77D). Furthermore, I can't even use manual focus anymore. Right before this happened, I tested some extension ...
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Canon 18-55mm lens giving err01 after it fell down

Sometime back I accidentally dropped my canon EFS 18-55mm lens (open caps); I cleaned the contact areas and any kind of dirt I could see on it. After that it was a bit jittery whenever I zoomed, but ...
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Canon Powershot SX260 HS problem

The camera was in my handbag along with a bottle of water that I THOUGHT was tightly closed, but instead was dripping. Now the camera will not start without removing and re-inserting the rechargeable ...
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How do I fix a Fuji "Turn off the camera and turn on again" error?

I own a Fujifilm 16 megapixel camera. One day, out of nowhere, I tried taking a photo. But once I turned the camera on, an error message appeared: "Turn off the camera and turn on again." No ...
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Even after formatting SD card it shows This memory card cannot be used error in the camera screen

My nikon d3400 shows This memory card cannot be used. Card may be damaged. Insert another card. The error shows after taking one or two photos. I formatted in the camera but still the error shows. I ...
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Canon 80D - mirror lockup problem

I have a Canon 80. Bought last August, still in warranty. Never dropped it, was never exposed to high humidity / cold / heat / dust. I always treated it with great care. Yesterday I used it for quite ...
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Nikon D610 error after each shot

I have a Nikon D610 which worked just fine for many years. It has only 15K clicks. When I turn the camera on there is no problem until I take a shot. The picture comes out just fine but after I took a ...
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Use Nikon D5600 as webcam

I'm trying to use my Nikon D5600 as a PC webcam, but when I connect the camera to the PC (Windows 10) with a Micro USB cable (to be clear, the same I usually use to transfer photos from the camera to ...
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Lens keeps on zooming a tad bit and lens error

So my family got a Canon Powershot sx220 HS 9 years ago. It was a great camera and had lived that full 9 years. When we got a new camera and left the camera in its place my dad decided to give it to ...
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Why am I getting weird curved lines on photos taken in light on my sony cybershot?

The photos I take on my Cybershot have these horizontal lines all over the place. These lines are curved at some points and as you zoom in it acts really weird and changes. The thing is, this happens ...
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Canon EOS 70D - Err 01 - Communications between the camera and lens is faulty [duplicate]

I have the Canon EOS 70D with the standard 18-135 lens on it. The camera was working fine and I dropped the aperture down when taking a photo and the camera froze. I turned it off and when I turned it ...
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Strange behavior editing photos in photoshop and back in lightroom

When I want to edit in Photoshop a photo I search it in my Lightroom Library and then I make right click -> Edit in -> Photoshop I edit the photo in Photoshop and then I save it with Command+S. The ...
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Transferred files from Canon camera, now files are corrupted (?)

I recently transferred some photos from the sd card inside my canon camera (by cutting and pasting into a usb file) and for some reason, some files have been cut (like some blocks of the image are ...
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What caused flashing "ERR" after not using Nikon D3000 for several months?

I don't use my camera too often. Sometimes it can be a month or two in between use. Yesterday I decided to use my DSLR instead of my phone. When I turned it on, the battery was low and ERR was ...
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How to resolve error "-.-" and not able to take pictures on an Olympus OM-D E-M10?

I'm getting this error on my Olympus OM-D E-M10 and I can't take any pictures:
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Error:"Press Shutter Release Button Again" on Nikon D5300 [duplicate]

My D5300 with 18-140mm lens is having problem "Press Shutter Release Button Again"...as error message pops ups in AF mode....but in manual focus mode...the error is not there, but images are ...
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Nikon D3300 shutter error but shutter moves freely

My D3300 shows the “shutter error” and will not record any pictures and it will also not show any live feed. When I have it in manual mode, I can see the shutter flip easily with no issues and ...
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My Canon DSLR is showing "Err 01" — should I send my camera for service? [duplicate]

My camera is showing: Err 01 Communications between that camera and lens is faulty. Clean the lens contacts. I have been using this camera for a while and when this text first started showing,...
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Nikon only allows single photo in auto mode or if flash is used

Basically what is happening is if I start my Nikon D5300 in AUTO and take a picture it will only allow me to take that one picture and not allow me to take another picture at all. The autofocus stops ...
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Why are my pictures opening but not saving to computer?

I am in a bit of a pickle and am hoping someone can help me find the way out. I took about 600 or so pictures on a 32GB compact flash card on my vacation, but noticed something strange happening. As I ...
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What does it mean when a Nikon camera returns an fEE error with several lenses that do not cause the same error on other Nikon bodies?

Here's a curious situation hopefully someone can shed some light on. I have a D750, an obsolete D100 (metaphorically) gathering dust, and the following lenses: AF Micro Nikkor 60mm 1:2.8 D lens = ...
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help!! Err on Nikon Df while traveling in Ecuador

I see "Err" on top display after turning the camera on. it clicks but no images are stored. i've seen this error before once or twice but it always went away after i switched the camera on/off and ...
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Lens error message and lens stuck open

My Canon SX160 shut down when battery power was out and a lens error was displayed. Now, the lens is stuck open.
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Why am I getting ERR 1 on my 80D when I shoot with a small aperture?

Whenever I try to take a picture with a small aperture, say f/13, the camera won't shoot and displays "Err 1: Faulty Lens Communication, Clean Lens contacts" and upon doing so, it won't change a thing....
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Solid greenish horizontal line is showing on all the pictures captured from canon eos 1100d

How can I get rid of that line? Do I need to send it to service center? Can I use some canon software to manually remove those lines from pictures? This is my first DSLR and it's out of warranty! ...
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What might cause my film SLR to produce partially black/missing frames?

Been shooting on my Pentax ME and been having some problems. Firstly, some pictures are missing off my rolls of films when I get them developed, like around 10 pictures. I guess this could have been ...
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What causes my camera to lose contact with my lens? [duplicate]

In a previous question, I asked about my exposure problems and there I found out that my lens cannot adjust the aperture/aperture blades. Every time I try to adjust the aperture to a higher number my ...
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Got back my film - Nikon FM2 missing shots, blue marks, what happened?

I'm shooting a Nikon FM2 (35mm) with Kodak Vision3 500T (24 exp) repurposed film from The Film Photography Project. I got scans back (26 images). There's some blue lines - I imagine that those are ...
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Preventing (Powershot) lens error

How can I prevent a Canon Powershot lens error? I've had them three times with three different cameras. Twice after dropping, but last time not even that. Note that last time was with a different ...
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D750 error when photo not taken at widest aperture [duplicate]

I recently purchased a Nikon D750, and I have two lenses one of them being a second hand 70-200 f2.8 VR, and the other being a 50mm 1.8g. Today I noticed every time I take a photo that is not at the ...
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Why am I getting an "ERR" while using my Nikon 50mm 1.4G lens?

I'm using a Nikon D610. In the middle of shooting a wedding I switched from my Nikon 50mm 1.4G to my Nikon 70-200mm 2.4. When switching back to the 50mm, any aperture smaller than 2.2 would result in "...
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Why am I getting a "Card Error" with my Nikon D7200 with multiple cards in both card slots?

I have a Nikon D7200. I've been having this issue since I bought it (close to a year ago) where after taking X pictures (X being anywhere from 10 to 200), I get a "Card Error" and it refuses to take ...
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SD card becoming write protected on Nikon D5200

I have a Nikon D5200, I am not able to delete photos on the SD card when it's connected to the computer. It shows, "The memory card is write protected." I had searched on the net and found an article ...
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