My son pushed the lens closed on my sony cybershot camera and not it will not open when the power is turned on. I started to take it apart to look at it but it gets pretty intricate. A local camera shop wants at least $160 to take a look, maybe more for repair. does anyone have any idea if this is something i can fix by myself, and if there are parts available online? Or am i out of luck and just need to buy a new camera? I dropped my precious cybershot at a concert and the same thing happened - the lens jammed. I took it to Wolf Camera and the said the same thing - $160 to just see what was wrong - then parts etc. I went to Bestbuy and looked at what a new camera cost and ended up buying it instead because my camera was 3 years old. it kills me that this is such planned obsolesce. It really depends on how much you want to save - for me the $75 saved on fixing didn't match getting a brand new one with improved features. You can also call Sony and they can help you directly. They are not so nice, but you could try. Sony do not sell parts for do-it-yourself repairs.
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