Our camera which does get used quite a lot has decided to pack in, when taking photos outside, looking through the viewfinder its perfect, take the shot and its just a bright white screen.
Take a photo inside and it works, but is massively overexposed, even in the dark with the flash off.
I presume the lens has gone and if so how much would it roughly cost to get a replacement, its not under warranty and finding it quite difficult to even find anywhere to ask about fixing it.

Its a Casio Exilim zx-500 and its just over 3yrs old

Obviously the price of the camera has come down massively now anyway so it may be cheaper to replace? i dont know a thing about the cost of things so i thought i would ask on here

Sarah

 

I had a Sony which did something very similar, I sent it back under warrenty and they sent back a totally new one, so I guess it wasnt easily fixable!
Could be just as cheap to get a new one, and see it as an opportunity to upgrade

 

weve been after a digi SLR for a while so if this is the end of the road will have to save up to get one, theyre a bit more expensive than the Casio lol

 

bttt

 

It could be one of many things, i would say though that you will probably find it's more costly to fix than to replace like for like. I would recommend the move to DSLR, a budget one, or from HK etc can be a similar price to a decent compact.

 

i asked on here which camera would be suitable for a beginner photography enthusiast and a few people said the D40 ( Nikon? Canon ) cant remember which one it was, but i quite liked the look of it, but got other priorities atm than a camera

 

You wont go far wrong with a D40-D60 or canon 400D/450D.

I know what you mean, credit crunch is pinching!

 

weve also just moved and have daughters bedroom to decorate so we will just have to manage with mother inlaws camera for now

 

I will second that.... even though I had to buy a D80 so that the AF lenses I had from my F65 SLR would fit