Repair Stuck Lens on Panasonic FZ5

Step 12 Done

... you're done! Bask in the glow of the LCD. Switch it on and off repeatedly, gawping like a simpleton as the restored lens action whirrs away.

Well, I did.

Comments

[calley]

The lens was stuck because the camera fell off the armrest of the couch. I was able to disassemble it with these great instructions and unjam it.
The lens motor works but when I turn the camera on I get the message "Remove lens cap and press > button,"
Then the image appears out of focus and the zoom button does not work.
So there is no lens movement at all. I thought it might be a broken connection but I have disassembled it and reassembled it several times withourt success. The lens moves into the fully out position and stays there. Does anyone have any ideas?

[GraduallyGreener]

 I have this exact camera, and I would agree that these cameras are nicely priced for their quality!

I have yet to have a problem with the lens adjusting, but I haven't been able to get my flash to work for a while : ( The flash pops up, the light just doesn't flash. Any ideas?

[john9665]

Thanks so much for the instruction.  You just saved me from buying a new camera.  Best Buy and a camera repair shop didn't want to touch it.  Now I've fixed it having never worked on a camera before.

[toffel]

I also found a small piece of black plastic inside the lens. I just removed it, and now my camera works like a charm! Thanks a lot for the excellent instructions!!!

[charliephysics]

Did anyone else get this far only to find out that your camera doesn't focus properly or at least like it used to?

[jarmez]

I've got it working again as the lens was jammed and would not retract but now I've got the same problem as charliephysics - it won't autofocus except on startup. I found a tiny piece of loose plastic inside the lens: I think the mounting of the inner most lens (nearest the CCD) should not be loose....? But Brilliant instructions - Thankyou !