My digital camera can't turn on?

I got a camera about three years ago. After puting in a new battery it still wouldn't turn on. When I put it into the computer I can see all the pictures I took. So I saved them onto the computer and deated all of the pictures but it STILL wouldn't turn on. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dropped it and it wouldn't work. And I removed all the pictures that were on it. And I put in a new battery. Nothing is working. Any ideas that can fix it. It was my dad's and he gave it to me about a year ago. There's no memory card, in it,could that be an issue. It turns on when it's in the USB port on my computer but I can't take pictures. Should I get hold of the company or just sell it on e-bay and get a new one. Or what. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! me please. I want to take it with me when I go to the USA. HELP. Would it be cheaper to buy a new camera. WHAT DO I DO??????????????????????????? Please help me.

the same thing happened to my digital camera about a month and a half ago. The lens wouldn't expand out, but I could still look at the pictures that I had already taken. So after a few days of it not working it got dropped on the ground and then started working fine again. I know that dropping it on the ground kinda sounds like a dumb idea but just try it, it worked with mine.

the button not activating the on board memory try holding button and remove and repace battery at same time kind of tricky but some time is works by overideing memory good luck

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