I have a fuji a210 digital camera, which i know nothing about! When I turn my camera on, i can go to playback mode, but when i switch it to take a picture, the light flashes and it turns off. The lens doesn't retract, it just shuts down. It doesn't say zoom error or anything, it just turns off. Can anyone help me? I tried turning it on and off and switching the batteries but so far it hasn't helped.
If anyone can help me with this I would be so grateful. I got this camera as a gift Christmas 2001. Halloween of last year I got a "Zoom Error". The camera does NOTHING but beep at me, so I don't know what it has to do with the zoom. According to the manual, with this message you are supposed to turn the camera off and on a few times and this should correct it (??!!). I did that. Many times. I also put in new batteries. Nothing has ever corrected it. The camera store where it was purchased told me not to fix it, to just buy a new one! When I mentioned this to my mom (who was the purchaser) she got upset with me and said she paid $300 for that camera, and I'd better not just toos it and buy a new one. So I feel like I have to fix it now.
So I'm gonna mail it off per Fuji's instructions on their website. Here are my questions:
1. Has anyone been able to correct this Zoom Error problem on their own?
2. For anyone who has sent off a camera to a repair facility, approximately how long did it take, and what was your cost?
Thanks so much...

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