Camera repair?

markweatherill · 18 Dec 2015 at 01:58

Hi,

I dropped my camera and now, the image is offset to one side and distorted. It's as if the sensor is no longer perfectly straight with the lens; it's like looking down the side of a dark tunnel instead of the centre; at minimum zoom I see the side of the 'tunnel' on the right, and an optical distortion at the left of the image. At higher zooms it gets better.
Also the pop-up flash no longer latches down but that is a minor issue!

Is this something that could be repaired? I have no experience with camera repairs as I'm usually more careful...

Thanks!

Energize · 18 Dec 2015 at 06:33

What type of camera is it?

If it's a point and shoot it's probably better just buying a new camera than paying to have it repaired.

markweatherill · 18 Dec 2015 at 07:16

It's a Samsung WB2200F - basically a point & shoot with a big zoom. Good enough for me though, and I do like its chunkiness, although that didn't protect it from this damage...

DampCat · 18 Dec 2015 at 09:17

Repairs tend to be pretty pricey. I'd just suck it up and see what comes up in January sales

Columbo · 18 Dec 2015 at 09:58

markweatherill said:
It's a Samsung WB2200F - basically a point & shoot with a big zoom. Good enough for me though, and I do like its chunkiness, although that didn't protect it from this damage...

New camera time, a repair on that unit would be uneconomical and pointless.

markweatherill · 19 Dec 2015 at 06:27

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kflttl65svA

...just for interest, here is what the camera is doing now.

Columbo · 19 Dec 2015 at 07:19

Lens has moved off axis from its mount and would need replacing but as stated that would uneconomical.

markweatherill · 19 Dec 2015 at 07:55

thanks for the diagnosis and all replies, I will be looking for a replacement and maybe put this on Ebay for whatever it'll fetch.

EDIT: I didn't mention that I'm in the Philippines at the moment. After a few false leads, I found a guy in a market who said he could fix my camera. A few hours later, and, well, it's fixed. He charged me 2500 Pesos, about £36. (I wanted to give him a bonus but my friend said he's already inflated his price because I'm a foreigner)

I am still recovering from the shock!