Probably what's happened is that a small plastic tab on the battery cover door has been bent or broken. This means that the camera can't tell if the battery door is closed and it's safe to start up. You've seen how the battery is "keyed" so that it only goes in one way (without forcing it). When it is in the "wrong" way, there's no telling what little bits get pranged.

I could be more helpful if you described it more. But with your recent news, perhaps the point is moot. I believe that the camera is repairable though, based on the little you have shared here.

So, take some photos of the battery bay of the camera ...



... ummm ...

Hey, let me wrangle this thread away for a moment:

I left my phone here at work a couple weekends ago. I wasn't about to drive down here to get it, so the battery was dead when I retrieved it. I charged it and it then had a little icon that says my SD card is damaged. I can't take pictures or retrieve any of the old ones.

It gives me an option to reformat, but that does nothing. I've removed the battery and the SD card to kind of 'reboot' but that did nothing too.

Any ideas anyone?

:eyebrow:

Is the Check Engine light on?


Umm, does the SD card have one of those write-protect tab lock thingies? Did you check that?

Hey, you know what? The check engine light on my car is on again. Never came on ever until the accident. Well, the guy hit where the gas tank is, so no big surprise. It wasn't on right after they fixed it, but it's on again. Freakin' frackin' succotash.


I don't know. Might it have moved itself? I will check.

Do you have another way to access the sd card? A card reader in a computer, a different phone or camera? Just sitting around isn't a high risk activity for an sd card. I have had them report problems over the years and in fact I have a specialized program on my computer (whose title escapes me at the moment) I have used to retrieve images and other files from sd cards that were reported damaged.

Hey girl. Check your private messages

Did you just call BigV a girl?

Yeah, but she likes that.

Was it a good PM? Did he chat you up?

It's a secret, a Private Message Secret.


Yup, she's even got PMS.

It was a good PM.
They always are from Sarge.

BigV told you that?