Help: Dead digital camera

[lizard_brain]

Aren't you glad you posted this in spray?

[tvashtarkatena]

I get faster responses here.

[lizard_brain]

When I get to Mars I'm going to get a puppy.

 

Bring fresh batteries for it.

[lizard_brain]

I get faster responses here.

 

More entertaining too, I'm sure...

[Chad_A]

I would avoid anything that uses cards (Olympus and Fuji) as I've been told repeatedly they're notorious for damage/data loss.

 

Never had an incident with my Fuji F30 as far as data loss, but then again, that doesn't help since the LCD display just failed.

[EWolfe]

Tvash:

 

Sorry about your camera, but thanks for the tent!

[TREETOAD]

To test the battery just stick your tongue across the terminals

To test the SD card just stick your tongue across the terminals

To test the camera just stick your tongue across the terminals

[Dechristo]

Tvash:

 

Sorry about your camera, but thanks for the tent!

 

Mind if I ask what it is about Tvash that so arouses you?

[EWolfe]

Nothing gets by you does it

[Dechristo]

Oh, I don't know....................................................................................................................................................................................I'dguessweallletalotofthingsslide

[tvashtarkatena]

I just ordered a Canon Powershot SD800. I'll autopsy the dead SD200 just for kicks to see if it was something obvious.

[tvashtarkatena]

So I took the SD200 apart. Inside it's clean, silver shell is a Gordian knot of flexstrips. The on/off switch appeared to be undamaged, but as for the rest of it...I think it runs on magic.

[Gary_Yngve]

How long have you had it? Anything happen before it broke? Wet? Moisture? Drop?

[tvashtarkatena]

Other than dropping it numerous times on rocks, dragging up several cliff faces while hauling the pack, stepping on it accidentally, wresting it from my dog's mouth, and exposing it to numerous rainstorms, it's been treated with tender loving care.

[Gary_Yngve]

How long have you had it?

 

I've had digicams have similar deaths after 2-3 years of similar abuse. Often without an obvious event directly preceding its death.

[tvashtarkatena]

About 2 years. It's probably a power supply component (a little more mass than other components, not surface mountable) that fails from impact on these things, I'd guess.

[olyclimber]

If the camera doesn't power up or allow you to take pictures or doesn't seem to function as it should it is probably broken. I recommend you either buy a new one or attempt to repair it.

 

You can either buy a new camera using the internet or go to a brick and mortar store. Digital cameras are popular, look into those.

 

[Gary_Yngve]

To test the battery just stick your tongue across the terminals

To test the SD card just stick your tongue across the terminals

To test the camera just stick your tongue across the terminals

 

Treetoad hasn't had his terminals tongued in a while.

[Kat_Roslyn]

So, I have a similar problem. A bear chewed my camera last year and I have some pictures on the card that I want to see. But I don't know anything about technology. It is a cannon digital camera, that now has teeth marks in it. That's all I know.

[tvashtarkatena]

Eject the little blue SD card and bring it to the next pub club.

[olyclimber]

Alternatively you could buy an SD card reader. They are cheap. I also do have a camera that reads such things.

[olyclimber]

Also I have imparted much valuable knowledge to Tvash in this thread. He should at this point be highly trained.

[Dechristo]

It's always an important step in one's development to become Porter-trained.

[AlpineK]

Porter has helped me with my fucked up computer, and thanks to him it's behaving itself....for now; who knows what it'll do next week.

[rob]

Alternately, has anybody tried one of those SD card readers?