Is my camera dead?

As long as you compare optical zoom to optical 9and not digital) the comparison is fair. Whether or not the lens comes out of the camera matters little. A lens with a larger aperture (smaller f/sto...

Are you still using alkaline batteries? If so, alkaline batteries just don't have the power for more than a few pics in a digital camera. Some may even have problems just powering startup of t...

You are looking for what's called a Macro lens. Macro lenses excel at taking photographs from a short distance. A complete treatment of Macro lenses is beyond the scope of a simple response. S...

Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered...

Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered...

The Canon XTi is being replaced with the XTs. Be very wary of low prices that seem too good to be true. You may be looking at a site that sells "gray market" cameras. The camera is a g...

A fisheye lens has severe distortions away from the centre, and are wide angle lenses too! With a fisheye lens the very centre appears normal whereas objects around the centre bow away from the ...

The 3xi is a good camera but has absolutely no manual modes. It is not a real good camera to learn photography with. Sell it and find yourself a 7xi. A few more dollars but a much better return....