Have you ever suffered from a dropped camera? There are few feelings in the world more nauseating. Even though you are afraid to do it, you have to pick up the crashed camera at some point. And your natural instinct is to immediately press the power button and see if the digital camera survived the fall.
How to Troubleshoot Lens Problems on a Digital Camera (Lens Error, Jammed Lens, Faulty Lens, Dropped Lens)
If your digital camera is not working or if it seems to be operating in a different way than you are used to, don't panic for a few more seconds and check the following items for possible, easily fixable problems.
Check the battery compartment. It is common that when you drop a camera, the weakest point of the camera body absorbs most of the impact.
On many cameras this is the battery compartment door, which can pop open during a fall. Some cameras will not operate properly if the battery compartment is open.
