Lense Error ??

[trumbullbike]

I have a nikon coolpix 5400, and when i trun it on in the lcd screen it looks out of focus, then it goes blank and says lense error, I really dont know anything about cameras. Any help is welcome. I have a 3 year warentee but just wondering if i could do anything before I send it in.

[freygr]

I have a nikon coolpix 5400, and when i trun it on in the lcd screen it looks out of focus, then it goes blank and says lense error, I really dont know anything about cameras. Any help is welcome. I have a 3 year warentee but just wondering if i could do anything before I send it in.

I would get an error if I left on my Olympus C-3030. The lenses which motor out if bumped can jam. If you cann't get it to fee up it just may have to back to Nikon to be repaired. It just may not be covered under waranty, you will have to check.

GRF

[another view]

When Nikon first introduced the 5000 (predecessor of the 5400), they had a big problem with people turning the camera on with the lens cap still on. It would jam the motor and shut the camera down, and you would have to send it in to be fixed. They had a firmware update to fix that right away, and now (I've got a 5000) it will turn on, but you'll get an error. Shut the camera off, take the lens cap off and turn it back on and it's fine.

If this isn't what the problem is, then you might need to send it in. Something doesn't sound right about the LCD screen seeming out of focus though - the error I mentioned happens before you get an image on the LCD.

[trumbullbike]

When Nikon first introduced the 5000 (predecessor of the 5400), they had a big problem with people turning the camera on with the lens cap still on. It would jam the motor and shut the camera down, and you would have to send it in to be fixed. They had a firmware update to fix that right away, and now (I've got a 5000) it will turn on, but you'll get an error. Shut the camera off, take the lens cap off and turn it back on and it's fine.

If this isn't what the problem is, then you might need to send it in. Something doesn't sound right about the LCD screen seeming out of focus though - the error I mentioned happens before you get an image on the LCD.

I did turn the camera on with the lense cap on once and a hwile but the camera wouldnt power down. When i turn it on it just looks out of focus then it shuts off and syas lense error