Digital cameras forum: Kodak M763 camera turns on then off

I actually fixed mine... please read all instructions b4 making actions...
i dont know how but ill tell u wat i did. (brace urself.. i will rambling a bit with unnecessary details, but it may help u... SO
i went to target... where i bought the camera and

1. bought a new battery b/c other forums said its the battery thats deffective.... This didnt help because i put the new battery in and it did the same thing.

2. i cleaned the new battery with a q-tip (the 3 metal parts.. and the inside of the camera where the metal parts connect) This did not work either

3. Clicked it to FAVORITES cuz i knew it was able to review pictures... i clicked menu and i reformatted the Month day and year and time (because it said it was wrong)... that didnt help...

4. finally... i decided this may work like the iPod.. so i held down the ON/OFF button while holding down the Time/Ascending Folder button (its in the circular panel where OK button is ... it is the button under OK on the circular panel) ... and eventually that green blinking light kept blinking... and all of a sudden i the monitor was showing picture again .. i took a picture of myself... deleted it... went back to camera mode... turned off the camera turned it back on... and its back to normal....

4- 1/2. I but back in my old battery... and it works like normal

IN CONCLUSION.... maybe its not ur battery. .so b4 u go out and spend 29.99 onn a new rechargable... follow my instructions and maybee it will work for u too!!

On my M763 I held down the on/off button while hitting the ">" button (the one that brings you to picture review) as opposed to the button that worked for you guys.

Strange stuff huh?

Try holding down each button individually while holding down on/off if neither of these methods work for you. You never know which one will work.

I have the same problem as everyone else in the post, however I am not having any luck with step 4. I tried every button combination. Before I give up, can you please provide a little more information on what mode you had your camera in when you tried this? (i.e. auto, favorites?) Also, did you hold down the on/off and the button together when the camera was off? What exactly happened, did the green light start flashing and the lens pop out and stay out? How long did you have to hold both buttons down together before it starting working? thanks for the extra information.

My Kodak Easy Share Z1285 is doing the same excat thing and I'm going to try #4. What setting should I have it on, like picture taking, favorites, ect. Please let me know! :]

Power and left rocker button next to OK button. Thanks!

I have a Kodak M863, with the same exact problem. I tried the solution that said to press the button combinations, didn't work. I bought a new battery, didn't work. Since it was 3 years old now, I was just going to box it up and put it away. But it sat on my desk for a few weeks, and I'd occasionally try it, hoping to have it work. I thought about it, and reasoned that the way it was acting, was almost as if the camera thought that it had something in front of the lens, preventing it from extending fully, which caused it to retract immediately, and shut off. I figured maybe it got bumped while in the open position, thereby throwing the lens off adjustment.

So, I hit the 'on' button, and as the lens extended, I grabbed it near the end, and pulled, pretty hard. Lo and behold, I felt something give slightly in the mechanism, and the lens stayed out, and the camera stayed on!

The camera now functions normally, and takes good pictures again. I can't say that I recommend this method of 'fixing' to anyone, except as literally a method of last resort. Because, obviously, you could break the camera badly if things don't go your way.

Food for thought, if all else seems lost.

so i have had this problem like 5 times now, a few times im almost positive it was because sand got in the lens. But this isnt the case this time and i cant send it in like i usually do because its no longer under warranty. so i have no idea what im going to do because what you guys said isnt working for me. any other ideas?

I was trying to fix my mom's camera for months!!!!! I even bought a new battery trying to figure out why the lens kept retracting no matter how many times i turned it on- thank you so very much Camera Fix- your solution worked instantly!!! These companies create products and leave the consumers to 'discover' on their own how to fix a defect or just purchase another one..smh...thanks a million

I feel the same way...God bless you all for helping us fix our camera.

Oh thank god, you have no idea how relieved I am the camera is working now! SO yeah I turned it off and pulled and it didn't work so I was close to giving up when I decided to try again grabbed the lens once outside and gently twisted to the left. It worked!
M863

Thanks a million for sharing your beach story. cuz I had the same problem and thanks to all you peoples input...my camera works :)Thank you all

I tried all the methods and they didn't work for me.. But your's did! Thank you very much! But question does your zoom work on your camera?

i tried many things also and this one worked!! Thanks!

hi i lost my reciept so as you can imagine a will try anything, my camera stopped working after beeing on the beach i think, now it wont turn on at all holding any buttons its just flashes green light and comes out but turnes itself of straigt away a tried to pull it but it doesnt work ever. So i tried a hoover lol and that didnt work ever, could someone tell me really idiotic way what to do step by step coz i dont want to tell my boyfriend i lost the reciept as he will go made on me. Thanks thanks thanks for any help