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Canon PowerShot A4000 IS: My camera doesn't open the lens

Mon, 11 May 2026 02:32:38 -0700

Hi there :)

My camera Canon Power Shot A4000 IS HD doesn't open the lens, when i try to start it, it says "Lens Error" and says to restart but its no working... Can someone help me ? What should I do ?

⟐ Answered May 11, 2026 at 2:32 MST

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS: Why are my pictures not transferring to my computer?

Fri, 19 May 2017 04:46:36 -0700

I am trying to move my pictures from my camera onto my computer so I can print them but I can not get the pictures to load. How do I connect my camera to my computer? I have the USB cable that was included with my camera purchase. Do I need anything else?

⟐ Answered May 19, 2017 at 4:46 MST

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS: Camera Lens stuck and won't go back in!

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 22:47:56 -0700

In 2013, my parents got me a camera and it worked very well. It was never dropped or anything but one day while taking pictures at a parade the pictures started to become blurry and later that night the lens wouldn't go back in. For the past few years I've read about simple fixes online but nothing has worked yet so I gave up on it after awhlie. Today I charged the battery up and put it back into the camera and I wanna try again.

The lens is fully out and when I hit the power button I hear a weird noise and see the first two parts of the lens attempt to move but the lens doesn't go back in. When the camera comes on a lens error message appears and shuts back down.

I would love to get my camera working again because lately I've gotten into taking pictures and the camera is pretty new. It messed up probably 6 or 7 months after getting it. We never bought a warranty for it. Any help appreciated.

Note: I have cleaned the camera up a bit since the pictures were taken. It's been sitting around awhile so it got a little dusty.

⟐ Commented October 04, 2023 at 22:47 MST

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS: How can I fix my camera's "lens error"?

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 01:03:12 -0700

My Canon A4000 IS went through the washing machine, and after drying it out in rice for a few weeks I tried to turn it on. It makes a fast clicking sound and the screen says, "Lens error. Will shut down automatically. Restart camera."

⟐ Answer accepted March 03, 2015 at 1:03 MST

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS: The camera stack , lens error

Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:48:07 -0700

you can see the error here

http://jpg.co.il/view/55bd03aebb1b6.jpg/

i turn on the camera and it shwo me that error and turn off after few secondes

here you can see that the camera stack

http://jpg.co.il/view/55bd03aec4cf0.jpg/

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here you can see the kind of camera

http://jpg.co.il/view/55bd03aecc92b.jpg/

what can i do please ?

thanks

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS: when I try to start it, it says "Lens Error"

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:26:33 -0700

My camera Canon Power Shot A4000 IS HD doesn't open the lens, when i try to start it, it says "Lens Error" and says to restart but its no working... Can someone help me ? What should I do ?

⟐ Edited May 11, 2026 at 15:26 MST

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS: Why wont it reset

Sat, 05 Nov 2016 22:47:21 -0700

When i reset it comes up busy for 2-3 seconds and goes back to lens view but hasnt reset