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Photography is a good way to make and keep a personal memoir. Many people use digital cameras to make photographs. One of the popular types of cameras most used today is a pink digital camera. This type of camera is easy to operate and very affordable. But if you don’t know how to take care of pink cameras, you will end up spending money buying new ones. To be able to avoid from buying different cameras, you must know how to take care of your most precious pink digital camera. In this article, you learn tips on how to protect your pink digital camera.

Keeping your pink digital camera cleaned at all times is the best way to protect your device. But make sure you know appropriate cleaning tools whenever you clean your camera to avoid scratches. You may use cottons or a soft lens cloth when cleaning your digital camera. Cleaning your camera doesn’t only remove fingerprints. There are other particles on your camera and camera lens that may give marks on pictures when you take them. It would be better to clean all parts of your camera to keep it clean.

A very simple way to protect your pink digital camera is to have a case. A camera case is a very great help to protect your device from getting scratched and to avoid attracting particles. In other words, a camera with a case helps in protecting your device from absorbing dust and dirt. Everytime you use your pink camera, ensure to place it in a case.

A screen protector is another accessory you could use to protect your camera. Since the screen is the most sensitive part of a camera, it’s best to have a screen protector. As much as possible your camera must always have a screen protector. This way it would surely help your camera being protected away from scratches and damage.

Also, protect your camera by replacing lens cap. Replacing lens cap will help your camera from avoiding marks whenever you take pictures. Removing and replacing lens cap will also help you avoid irremovable particles like dirt and dust.

And the last thing to remember to protect your camera is to place it on any surface that would not cause damage or scratches. Do not just put your camera on any surface and avoid leaving it unattended. If the surface has water or even small drop of water, do not place your camera there. This would threaten your camera and not too long you will not be able to use it anymore.

There are the tips on how to protect your digital camera. Those tips are made simple and easy for you to do. Bear in mind those tips to help you maintain the quality and durability of your digital camera. So if you want to use your camera for a very long time then you must follow those tips provided on this page. As you keep your camera from being protected, enjoy taking pictures anytime, anywhere.

We live in a throw-away society, it’s a simple fact. You buy that brand new fancy digital camera with all the bells and whistles for $400, and in 6 months to 1 year it’s worth maybe half that, and then the unthinkable happens: you drop it and it breaks. The LCD is cracked, or the lens is jammed; what do you do? You go back to there store where you bought it and the kid working there that knows next to nothing about cameras to begin with, let alone camera repair, tells you to throw it in the garbage and it’s not fixable. And so you feel the manufacturer is to blame for the problem, you throw away the camera and instead look to buy another made by a different company.

There are always alternatives to every problem including this one. Honest! It may cost you $100 to fix your camera, and yes you can buy a new camera these days for $100 at some places, but what sort of quality do you think you will get from a $100 camera? You shouldn’t expect high quality that’s for sure, because you won’t be getting it.

#1 – Broken/cracked LCD screen.

I found it difficult to decide between broken lens repair and cracked LCD screen repair for #1, but I choose the LCD because it can be broken so easily that you can do it without even touching the camera!

The LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is the view screen on the back of the camera that lets you see menus, playback pictures etc. An LCD screen is a very thin and fragile part of the camera and on many of them it is completely unprotected! Look at the back of your camera, is the screen recessed slightly or is the back of the camera flat and smooth? If it’s flat you have a protective ‘window’ or ‘glass’ over the LCD to help prevent damage and breakage. It there is no protective window over the LCD screen then you should invest in a good LCD screen protector made from acrylic plastic and not the silly, useless ‘Saran Wrap’ protectors you always see as they are a waste of money.

- Don’t leave your camera in your car in summer or winter. Excessive high tempertures could cause the LCD to expand such that it cracks, and conversely extremely low temperture could cause it to freeze!

- Don’t ever put anything pressing against your LCD screen in your camera bag, as it can crack the LCD screen (yes even if there is a window over it there is a chance it will break!)

- Don’t put your camera in your back pocket and then sit down!

- Don’t store your camera in your pants pocket, it can easily break from the pressure.

- … Just avoid putting the camera in your pants pocket completely. =)

Ok, so it’s broken, what do you do now?

- The manufacturer will just site impact damage and will refuse the repair even if the camera wasn’t dropped etc. You can still try, but they will most likely not fix it.

- Search for defective cameras on eBay and use one to repair yours and make one good camera out of them.

- Look for an actual camera repair business and not somebody that will send it to the manufacturer and tell you it’s $200 and 4-6 weeks to repair. (If they tell you this, they are NOT repairing your camera for you, they are sending it to the manufacturer, guaranteed)

Many LCD screens are very easy to install and you can do it yourself and all you need is a small screwdriver. Other LCD’s are very difficult to install, and even professionals don’t like to do them! I can’t tell you Brand …. is the best and Brand … is the worst, it’s really not like that. Certain SERIES of cameras have 1 or 2 models that are difficult to work on, yet the rest of them are fairly straight forward. You will have to figure out if you want to try opening your camera and repairing it by yourself or not.

How is an LCD replaced?

With most Canon camera LCD repair for example (using them as the example because they have the largest market share) all you do is disconnect the ribbon cable for the LCD and the backlight (the light that shines through the LCD and allows you to see what is on the screen) and then install the new LCD. Some come with the backlight attached, some do not. Sometimes the LCD backlight will need soldering to the PCB of the camera or to the LCD ribbon cable, but most often it will not.

- Be sure to never touch the flash capacitor contacts! You WILL zap yourself if you do, and it will HURT a bit. You will probably throw your camera across the room when it happens. (Yes I have done it, I have been repairing digi cams for about 5yrs so….) We have ‘flash capacitor dischargers’ and use them every time we open a camera.

My wish is that I have helped you to understand the subject of digital camera repair. You do not have to throw your camera away because the LCD is broken, and you can even fix it yourself!

Digital camera lens repair is as common as LCD repair, but it’s #2 on my list because it’s harder to repair a digital camera lens and there are so many different types of lens problems whereas a broken LCD is a broken LCD no matter how you look at it.

Basic Lens Care Tips:

- Do not leave the batteries in your camera in the camera bag. The power button can be pressed accidentally causing the lens to extend and get jammed because it cannot open properly inside the bag.
– Try not to drop the camera with the lens extended.
– Do not attempt to pull or twist the lens barrel if it’s stuck, it’s not going to fix it.

I think I’d have enough to fill a book about lens problems (hey.. what a great idea!) so I will do what I can to make this easy to follow and as helpful as possible.

The lens is made up of many different parts… Let’s start with the several pieces of glass referred to as the lens elements. The outer lens element is prone to being scratched and scuffed, and usually has a special coating on it that you DO NOT want to clean off with isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), or Windex or something similar. Nothing to worry about if it’s not there, it’s not a big deal. Just keep the lens clean (why are there fingerprints on your lens anyway??) & free from wear.

The inner-most lens element is responsible for the fine focus and resides directly in front of the CCD. When you press the shutter button half way down to focus, this part moves forwards and backwards till it’s in the correct position and your image is in focus. You won’t be messing with this part of the lens… unless you feel like removing the lens from the camera and then tearing down the lens to get at it’s ‘guts’. It can be pretty fun the first time it happens, but… Good luck putting it back together properly. The tearing apart stuff is great, the putting it back together is a drag!

The lens has two small motors with their own gears that connect to the two main parts of the lens. The larger motor drives the lens barrel in and out when zooming. The smaller motor drives the fine focus element mentioned above and controls the focus. If you get ONE GRAIN of sand in these gears, they will jam and the lens will “error out” as we like to say. Open it up and clean it out if you like, but it’s not easy. The larger of the two lens motors usually has 4-5 different gears that if misaligned will cause the lens to jam. If the lens is already jammed up, you might as well try and see if it works, right?

Then there is the CCD, “charge-coupled device” which translates the light that enters the lens into a digital signal that the camera can record.

There was a very large CCD recall for digital camera lens repair over the past few years that covers many manufacturers like Canon, Fuji and Nikon and not just Sony, but Sony provided the CCDs to many other manufacturers for their cameras so they do have a large amount of defective cameras on the list themselves. The defective CCD’s cause the camera to take solid black photos, or purple/pink “dripping paint” photos, or they have repeating white horizontal or verticle lines on the images. If yours has this problem then you can call up the company that made it and ask if they are still honoring the CCD recall even if your camera is 4-5 years old! IF it’s on the list, you might get your camera repaired for free.

Got spots on your images that get bigger and smaller as you zoom in and out? Most likely there is a spec of dust on your CCD. You will need to remove the lens and then remove the CCD from the back of the lens and clean it off. Don’t lose the gasket that goes around the CCD, don’t get any other dirt inside the lens and don’t leave any fingerprints! Tall order I know, sorry, I’m demanding. =)

Let’s see… what else? Your lens is part way out, stuck at an angle because the camera was dropped while turned on. Now please read that carefully; the lens must be stuck part way out or all the way out, and one section of the lens MUST be stuck at an angle. The lens must not move freely at all for this section to apply, and you may follow this advice AT YOUR OWN RISK. The following repair trick works, but I am not responsible for your actions or anything you do to your camera.

Alright then, the lens is jammed at an angle and you think it’s worthwhile to attempt to fix it yourself. No problem.

Hold the camera with the angled part of the lens resting against the edge of a table, and the rest of the camera hanging over the side. Do not place the camera facing down with the “Canon Zoom Lens…” chrome ring section flat on the table. The round part of the lens barrel is what we want on the flat surface of the table. Now… here is the tricky part… press the angled part of the lens back into alignment by pushing down on the lens on the edge of the table. Put your fingers on the LENS below the angled part to support it and press firmly but still gently (how do I do that? I don’t know.. you just do it) and the lens will either POP!! back into place and work perfectly or it won’t budge and no harm will be done, -OR- one of the “guide pins” that run inside a small track in the lens barrel will break off and you have just destroyed the lens.

I told you it was at your own risk!! Digital camera repair is great… right?

Ok, how are we feeling about lenses? I think we have covered most of the basic problems, and possible solutions. If you want to buy a lens for your camera there are several ways to do it which include calling the manufacturer; but they will want 5+ for the lens, guaranteed.

Do a Google search for “digital camera repair” and you will see at #1 the only site that has affordable digital camera repair and DIY parts… Darntoothysam.com!

Today’s digital camera technology offers consumers an irresistible range of camera options coming from different top brands. The choices in digital cameras today ranging from small point and shoot pocket cameras to large professional digital SLR’s can be overwhelming and seemingly endless. Shopping for a new camera can become overwhelming due to the number of models and specifications available today. So how can a consumer end up picking the cream of the crop?

While there is no single best digital camera (since choices vary according to each person’s unique needs and preferences), your best bet is of course to study the options available and rely on one of the top brands in the market today.

Canon Digital Cameras

What is the brand with the largest market share today? Canon! Canon is well known as a supplier of quality digital cameras. Canon point and shoot cameras as well as digital SLR cameras have always received high ratings from users and reviewers alike.

Of course, not everything that Canon produces is flawless as there have been issues along the way; nevertheless this company enjoys a good reputation and an outstanding track record when it comes to high quality digital cameras.

These days price is a concern to us all when buying a new Canon digital camera but thankfully they have many affordable digital cameras available. The Canon Powershot A470 is a top-selling camera for good reason. This compact and portable digital camera offers a 7.1 MP image size, 3.4x optical zoom, and a 2.5-inch LCD monitor for your viewing pleasure. Quality and user-friendliness are combined in this piece of affordable camera.

Canon also recognizes the fact that digital cameras have also become a fashion accessory today and people are looking for beauty and style aside from excellent performance. The Canon A1000IS with its elegant, two-toned look is certainly appealing to most people’s eyes. Even with its modern style, its features do not take a backseat. It has a whopping 10 megapixel CCD, a 4x zoom lens and Canon’s well-known image stabilization.

For adventure seekers, Canon created an action-packed camera called the Canon PowerShot D10, which is waterproof up to 10 meters, freezeproof from -10 degrees Celsius, and shockproof up to 1.22 meters. This excellent camera has a 12 MP image size, 3x optical zoom, 2.5″ LCD screen and the very important image stabilization.

Proper Care and Maintenance

Just like with any other brand of digital camera, it is imperative that you take utmost care of your Canon digital camera repair. Even if Canon is known for its quality, it is still not invincible to wear and tear. You should always keep the camera protected from dust and sand. Avoid dropping it or subjecting it to impact.

If you suspect any malfunction in your digicam, bring it immediately to a service center that has experience with Canon digital camera repair. If you prefer to do it yourself, look for a vendor selling genuine OEM Canon digital camera parts.

Producing high-quality photographs is not at all difficult with the excellent line of Canon PowerShot series. To ensure that you end up with the best choice that will meet your photography needs and requirements, review and compare different products before buying.