I am going to be very frank about this.
It appears that Hitachi has gotten out of the digital camera business.
Digital cameras are not even mentioned on the Hitachi web-page.
Their cameras are being sold at auction sites and surplus sites.
The price is usually about $30 USA.
I doubt that you can get it serviced or even replaced.
I suggest you do not spend any money on it.
The best place for the camera is in the trash bin.
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I am hoping someone can help.
I was given a Hitachi HDC-991e for mothers day and it worked well for a while.
It now turns on but when I try to take a picture it clicks once then turns off, sometimes it wont turn on at all despite new batteries !
Its close to christmas and I really dont want to replace it and as it was given to me I dont have the receipt to take it back so if anyone has any ideas on how to overcome this issue myself and my children would be very grateful

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