The lens will not stay out it goes in and out and cannot take any pictures.
Hi Joyce,
Your P712 obviously has the P-Series powerswitch problem. Can be "solved" :-)
Try the following: remove the battery and drip some WD40 fluid or Deoxid in the powerswitch. Just tilt the camera a bit and drip it in the front of the switch where the power led is. Work the switch for a number of times and replace the battery. Try if the camera stays on. It may be necessary to do this ones in a while. Doesn't harm the camera. You're not the only one with this problem.
Look here: http://www.dpreview.com/search/forums?query=p712+power+switch&forum=1011
The other P-series camera's, P880 and P850, also have this problem.
Happy shooting :-)
To be able to repair a camera, you have to find out what is causing the strange behaviour of the camera. Can be anything, from a defective sensor or a bad connection to a little dent or bent on the lens barrel.
Like a doctor can give you something to stop breaking, he needs to find out why you are breaking up, to cure you. You can stop the lens from moving, by switching off or removing the battery, but I'm afraid it takes a tech to find out what is wrong and to repair the defect.
camera's become defect sometimes and can't be cured with a magic spell. They also need a good doctor. Oops did I say that? should be a good technician.
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