SONY C:13:01 ERROR

I get error C:13:01 in SONY cyber short camera. PLEASE GIVER REPLY HOW TO REPAIR.

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• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR sundar - 27th Jul 2004 4:18
  Hi,
  i have the same proble can any one share the solution for the problem.
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Garry Garrett
  - 27th Jul 2004 15:58
  I have a CD-500 with a couple of CD-RWs that have this C:13:01 error. The conventional wisdom with the floppies and even the memory sticks is to format them on a PC. How do I format a CD-RW on a PC. Actually I have a Mac, but I'm sure I can scare up a friend with a PC if that's what I need to use (have a PC at work, but no CD burner).
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Hondo
  - 28th Jul 2004 3:18
  I found that if I used the Windows Image Transfer Wizard in XP (really any image transfer software should work if you can select which images too transfer) - it would read the card and display all of the images. I would try to copy all of the images - usually failing on the 1st image. I would retry but this time unselecting the image it failed on. Then I found that I was able to retireve the remaining images. Yes, I did loose a picture. But loosing 1 is a heck of a lot better than loosing the entire memory stick! I hope this information helps. I have received this error with both the 16MB stick that cam with my DSC-P72 and the Lexar 256 (128x2) I purchased seperately. If this is truly a problem of the memory stick technology - Sony needs to give of this proprietary technology and go with the SDD or Flash everyone else uses.
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  serge maisonneuve
  - 30th Jul 2004 18:59
  I have a sony mvc-FD73 AND IT ALWAY GUIVE ME A c: 13:01 disk error.
  I try avery thing like format and change disk for different compagny and any thing change i have alway this message. Wat going rung hi have 3 camera sony please help please......
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  serge maisonneuve
  - 30th Jul 2004 19:01
  I have a sony mvc-FD73 AND IT ALWAY GUIVE ME A c: 13:01 disk error.
  I try avery thing like format and change disk for different compagny and any thing change i have alway this message. Wat going rung hi have 3 camera sony please help please......
  I cant take any photo with this camera and the store were i by cant do anyting for me...
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  suelo_46
  - 1st Aug 2004 22:57
  I'm having the same problem. I need to know what to do about this? Thanks
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  Sonja
  - 3rd Aug 2004 14:44
  Hi the windows & sony memory stick users,
  The problem caused by low battery level when you try to copy the files from digital camera to your PC.
  All you need to do is just go to my computer on windows, click right button on sony memory stick drive and then do 'format'.
  couldn't find the way to recover the picutres or movies you took but at least, it works for the next around.
  hope it helps.
  
  
• Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
  Abhi hupare
  - 7th Aug 2004 10:38
  I too am getting a E:61:00 error.
  Even though I wasted 100$ for repairs after a month or so its giving me the same error. I am just out of my mind to waste my money on further repairs.
  Can anybody tell me how to overcome this error if ever there was a chance to do it manually.
  
  
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR dan - 7th Sep 2004 22:07
    I am getting the same error. In the past, it would go away after turning the camera on and off. Not anymore. Did you find any help? Thanks, Dan
    
    
    • Re: Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      huomo
      - 9th Sep 2004 1:54
      bad news: the E:xx designation means it\'s tech time. they should have left you with some sort of warranty because the problem meant a definite physical repair/replacement took place.
      
      
    • Re: Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Abhi - 9th Sep 2004 11:23
      Yeah, I too had a similar experience at the start, but then again it started giving me the same message. SO i went to the sony service center, and got it repaired for nearly 100 $ he said, he cant gaurantee the permanent elimination of this problem. so i am hanging still for a good solution. :(
      
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  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    george
    - 2nd Oct 2004 23:56
    I got the E:61 on my cybershot and followed the whacking advice. I dropped it again from two feet to a wooden table the E:61 stopped blinking but it wouldn\'t focus so I dropped it again on it\'s end and it worked perfectly..what can I say?
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR samy - 14th Oct 2005 19:01
      A was triyng to find out how to solve the same problem and found this. I did something similar. I beat the lenss with a nail, not that softly, twice. And the problem was solve! It sounds stupid, but worked! ... thanks george.
      
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    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR amanaf - 19th Jun 2006 15:17
      hi thanks for your tip,i have opened camera and checked everything found nothing,left it on my bench for 2 weeks,and took you advice through frustration,i dropped the camera few times and took the battery out and reinserted swiched on and WOW no more E16 message and the focus worked great,thanks again for tip.
      
      
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Alexander - 27th Jul 2006 14:41
      I tried to give to lens a few medium hits by the hand palm, and now it works. Thanx!
      
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    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      beckyw
      - 25th Aug 2006 20:06
      I can't believe this actually worked. I was ready to throw my Cybershot DSC-P100 away, gave it the last ditch effort of dropping it on the floor, and now it works better than it has in months. If you're at that point where you've given up, just go for it though it sounds completely ridiculous.
      
      
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      Brian
      - 17th Sep 2006 17:19
      Too funny. I would have bought a new camera after encountering the same problems, but held off becuase they won't use the same memory sticks. I googled around, found this thread and smacked the camera against my hand a few time. It's good as new now.
      
      
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Cabo Wabo - 8th Feb 2007 7:38
      Far Out!! The dropping technique is the bee's knees. I dropped it from a height of only 6 inches onto a carpeted floor and the E:61:00 error went away. Camera is working perfectly again! The Sony techs are probably crapping themselves now that their little money making secret is out now eh? Thanks a million to the one who suggested this! Peace & Love
      
      
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Luciano - 4th Jan 2008 3:40
      It is a pretty weird, but really works.
      
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    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      Mike Dillin
      - 9th Feb 2008 19:27
      WOW Thanks George! I have a Sony T7 and had the memory stick error c:13:01 and took your advice and dropped it from only 6"(cause I was scared) and now IT WORKS again. I am LOL and sooo happy. I love the camera for its size and was about to buy a replacement on ebay for $130 but now I can save my dough. Is this what the techs do?I guess if "it works, don't fix it"
      
      
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      Jack
      - 3rd Aug 2008 20:51
      Followed advice and it is working GREAT! Thanks again
      
      
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Gregg
    - 10th Oct 2004 20:52
    My sony camera is getting the same E:61:00 error. Its been like this for a year now. Wondering if there is a cheap fix or is it time to junk it. The camera was perfect, before I took it apart to clean some dust out of it and put it back together. Now it just gives me the error every time I turn it on. Please post if anyone here has had any luck getting the error fixed. Thanks, Gregg
    
    
    • Re: Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      Matu
      - 15th Dec 2004 5:20
      Hi, I live in buenos aires, argentina, i had that E:61:00 error on my sony DSC-S30 display. i thouhgt of dropping the camera, but instead i read the great solution for this problem in http://www.fewin.com/sony/sony.htm AND IT WORKS!!!, and to tell you the truth, i didnt believe at the first time it would work!! but its true!! and i avoid taking the camera to a sony service center saving many bucks!! thanks to the internet!!
      
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    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      Mike
      - 7th Mar 2005 8:29
      I have the CCD-TRV16 camera and it had the E:61:00 error after lending it to a friend. Go figure... Anyways, I tried starting the camera looking down at a surface with no luck. I then tried looking up with the camera and adjusted the zoom over the full range and it started working fine. If it works for me it may work for others...
      
      
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR On Cyber-Shot DSC-T1 amr - 14th Apr 2005 6:54
      I have Cyber-shot DSC-T1.It give me Error E:61:00,I did what the guys said on my camera ,but nothing changed.Please,If you have any idea how to fix it send to me . amir3000a@yahoo.com
      
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    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR simon - 13th Jul 2006 23:31
      THANK YOU SO MUCH its working no more error message & welcome back auto focus.THANK YOU AGAIN!
      
      
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Paul - 16th Jul 2006 8:59
      Praise the Lord..!!! Thanks to you guys, my Sony DSC-P120 is now alive again. I used the "dropping method". Held the cvamera about 25 cm above my wooden desk and dropped it on the bottom....Hey Presto...Its now working perfectly.
      
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    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR JoeL - 3rd Feb 2007 23:08
      Siempre es bueno dalre un golpe a las kosas esta forma de korregirlo si ke funciona, no t desesperes si no sale a la primera sigue intentando, un saludo a todos akellos ke han utilizado este metos efektivo suerte nos vemos bye
      
      
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Al - 12th Oct 2004 12:16
    i got this error too, tried resettting everything. Removed and reinstall battery, memory card. Many many times Then i got sick of it and followed the other guy's advice and whack it a few times with my hand (while the camera was off) then all of a sudden it works. I suspect some focusing mechanism is getting jammed inside. Hope it works 4 u
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR hersh - 11th Jan 2007 19:22
      hey thanks a lot ,... it worked
      
      
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Jon - 13th Oct 2004 13:34
    I also had this problem, found this link and tried the whacking method... I tried dropping it like 6-7 times at different heights and hitting my hand with it with no avail.. I tuned off the auto/smart zoom and dropped it from about 2 feet on my linoleum floor... IT WORKS! I can focus again! Try and try again! Good luck!
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Craig
    - 16th Oct 2004 2:39
    OK...So after reading people DROPPING their cameras to fix the problem, I did it. I dropped mine from 2 feet off of a Pergo laminate floor and bingo...I don't have to buy another camera or get it repair. Whomever started this...thanks.
    
    
    • Re: Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      Manjit Virdee
      - 5th Jan 2005 9:56
      I have the same problem. When you drop the camera, does it have to land on any particular side/
      
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  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Matt - 21st Oct 2004 16:22
    I can't believe that this actually works. Two sharp smacks to the side by the lens. Sorted! Cracking job guys.
    
    
  • Re: THE SOLUTION BELIEVE ME... PLEASE JUL - 18th Nov 2004 18:22
    Visit this site and apply the solution two or three times and after you will take your pictures http://www.fewin.com/sony/sony.htm Symptoms : · After pressing the power button in capture mode, the lens would extend and a slight humming from what appeared to be the auto focus motor could be heard for about 5 seconds. When the motor stopped humming, the camera would beep and display E:61:00 in the LCD Screen. · Camera would extend the lens but not be able to focus on anything past 8 inches or so. · Zoom in and out did not work. · Playback mode and the Setup mode was not affected. Solution : This may sound crazy and this has not happened since I did this but here is what I did to get rid of that error message. I have not had that problem since but here was my steps: · Turn the camera off · Hold the camera face down over a hard surface (Like you are going to take of your desk) with only about half an inch above the surface. · Turn the camera on · Let the lens extend into the hard surface, don’t let it extend all the way. Mine retracted slightly and then tried to extend again (let it extend the second time). · Lift the camera away from the hard surface and notice that the error message is gone. · Take pictures of your favorite things. Theory : I suspect there is a turn style screw that has a minimum and a maximum point that it should not go past during operation. For some unknown reason, I think this error message means that I am less than the minimum set point. This would explain the motor humming (spinning) trying to push the auto focus motor into this acceptable range. By not letting the camera fully extend, it basically forced it back into a good position in that range. This could explain why I have read others being able to fix an error message of E:61:10. The simple solution to fix that error message was to the let the lens fully extend and give the lens a good whack. Possibly this error message for this means, that the auto focus motor was past the maximum set point. The whack forced it back into a good position in that range.
    
    
    • Re: Re: THE SOLUTION BELIEVE ME... PLEASE
      Michael Parsons
      - 14th Dec 2004 18:01
      This works!!!!! I have tried it after reading this message and I can confirm my own success! Thank you for the advice!
      
      
    • Re[2]: THE SOLUTION BELIEVE ME... PLEASE Enrique Mora - 23rd Oct 2005 5:21
      FUNCIONA !!!!!!!!!!!! MUCHAS GRACIAS Explico en expañol: Apagar la camara Sujetar la camara a 2 cm de la mesa, con la lente hacia abajo encender Cuando se esté encendiendo el lente chocará con la mesa y no se abrirá por completo. Volverá a esconderse y saldrá de nuevo. En ese momento levantar la cámara para que la lente se extienda por completo. Y LISTO !!!!!!!!!! PS: Tengo la Sony DSC-P71
      
      
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Cindy
    - 7th Dec 2004 4:11
    We had the same problem, and we fixed it! First, identify that it's the AF motor drive by A) Turning it on and putting your ears against the camera, then hearing a humming noise for about 5 seconds. B) The error comes up flashing on the screen: "E:61:00". Okay, so you've identified your problem! Next you wanna fix it, right? ;) A) Put the camera about a half inch from a hard surface. B) Let the lense go out and hit the surface and retract a little bit. Let it go out all the way when it tries the next time. If that doesnt fix it, try this: A) Turn it on and let the lense go out fully B) See where the lense comes out of the camera? The little round crack that surrounds it? Wiggle the lense a bit and blow in there a bit. (Be sure not to blow on the lense!) Now turn it off/on again, and it should be fixed! If not, try these steps a few more times. If still nothing, then I suggest phoning Sony, but this DID work for us, so hopefully it'll work for you :)
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Matu
    - 15th Dec 2004 5:21
    Hi, I live in buenos aires, argentina, i had that E:61:00 error on my sony DSC-S30 display. i thouhgt of dropping the camera, but instead i read the great solution for this problem in http://www.fewin.com/sony/sony.htm AND IT WORKS!!!, and to tell you the truth, i didnt believe at the first time it would work!! but its true!! and i avoid taking the camera to a sony service center saving many bucks!! thanks to the internet!!
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Jeanine
    - 19th Dec 2004 6:33
    I refused to send mine in for service for the 61:00 error... so since it was already a goner... I banged it a few times and now it works. (Turned it off... banged it on the counter... turned it on... not fixed... turned it off... banged it again from a different direction... turned it on... worked!) If you are considering throwing it away anyway, try giving it a good bang and getting a few more months of life out of it! :)
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Rod
    - 22nd Dec 2004 12:26
    Isn't the internet just the best tool! My DSC-S50 Digital Still Camera has worked faultlessly for over 4 years, but I turned it on this morning to take photos of the kids and dreaded E:61:00 displayed. Bugger - 3 days before christmas and the camera needs fixing! Thought I'd check what the Net had to say about it - a good sharp bang - why not - it now works - you little ripper. Thanks all, but I do wonder how long the camera will continue working for, or is it now on its last legs?
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Jeremy
    - 22nd Dec 2004 22:52
    Hey i have a sony P-52 camera, today i was getting the E:60:00 error and i dropped it like 8 times and it still came up. i finally got mad enough and dropped it again. now it works again :-D thanks people.
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Russell
    - 2nd Jan 2005 19:45
    I am very dissapointed with Sony. I have a 6 week old DSC-W1 - sure as Moses, I got the same error - I was on a camping trip and the lens would not retract - great! (with all the dust around) I eventually "coached" the lens gently back into position...then read this site when I got home. At first glance I reckoned you guys were 'cuckoo' to suggest dropping such a delicate micro engineered device (the hand slaps were not an effective treatment). After reckoning that Sony service would take a month to get back to me, I too got the book out (Fortune magazine to be exact), and let the baby slip from my hands from a distance of 15 cm (gentle thud!) Hey, presto ! it works again no problem. Thanks to your site I am taking pics again! Shame on Sony to produce a camera mechanism that plays up as it does...across a number of models so it seems. I think Sony needs to do a recall or something.
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Joel Warnaerts - 7th Jan 2005 15:35
    The same happend to me!!!! 10 times softly whacked the camera(P52) and I get so angry, waked it so hard on a peace off bamboo ...... that was the 1!!!! power off , back on ....and it works !!!! thxs guys, greetings from Belgium....
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Doug
    - 22nd Jan 2005 16:54
    Great tip on the "give it a good knock" solution, my DSC-P9 starter playing up lat night after working perfectly for almost 3 years, I thought I would be consigning it to the bin. I initially looked on the Sony site for some support but nothing there, and after reading the posts here gave my camera a couple of hard slaps with the base of the camera into the palm of my hand (Wasn't that keen on dropping it onto the kitchen floor) and it has started working perfectly again. I'm very grateful for who ever put the solution up, and in hindsight I can see why Sony wouldn't be so keen to tell their customers that there is a frequently experienced problem fault that requires the camera to be thrown or thrashed to resolve it.
    
    
  • Re: Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Luann
    - 24th Jan 2005 16:04
    Amazing...I received the E:61:00 error on my Sony Camcorder. I dropped it a couple inches from the floor and that seemed to take care of the problem. Thanks for saving me repair $$$$!
    
    
  • Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Douglas - 16th Feb 2005 15:18
    This is kind of against the theme of the message board, but I called Sony about my problem, and they said they would fix it for free. My DSC-P150 broke and would not be fixed by any of the techniques listed on the site. So, for $6 shipping, they replaced my lens and got it back to me within a week. Sure, the C/S guy tried to charge me $139, but I just kept talking to him for a while and asked to talk to his boss, and we had a deal in not time.
    
    
    • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      Masha
      - 14th May 2006 3:29
      This is amazing I was laughing and jumping for joy at the same time. I got Sony DSC-P100 camera. We were in the middle of a fishing trip when the lens got stuck and error came up. I was SOOO frustrated with it, and I love my little camera. I had it for a little over a year and it worked just fine. So when it all happened I "helped" the lense to retract and when I got home googled the error... BINGO!!! I really din't want to take it in to get fixed and on the other had was really worried about dropping it. I simply powered the camera off and "helped" the lens and then just smacked the part of it where the lens is on my hand a couple of times and .... IT WORKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING!!!! Such a technical solution :o) Thank you sooo much for the advice.
      
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  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    lazy
    - 9th Apr 2005 6:28
    i had the E:61:00 error with my DSC-T1; dropped it several times onto my wooden table from about 2 feet. it worked!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Gu Wak Jai - 11th Apr 2005 0:32
    lol instead of banging mine, i figure i should crack it open. i opened it all up and messed around wit it. it also gave me a huge shock. it scared me hahaha it kinda hurt. but after just messing around wit the lense and stuff i put it back together thinking it was hopeless and now the error is gone. also my zoom was very slow and now its normal YAY;)
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR guwakjai - 14th Apr 2005 0:58
      just an update, it came back on but umm what i noticed is that the red light in the front came on, i think its the AF illuminator. not sure i turned down all the battery draining things and the error went away. but i'm not really sure whats going on... all i kno is, when its trying to suppress the power, the error comes up and my lcd gets real dark also my zoom is slow but when it didn't have the error, the zoom worked better and reached a farther distance.
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    glenn sarmiento
    - 17th Apr 2005 3:13
    i am from the philippines bought a BRAND NEW SONY P200 7.2 megapixel in hong kong with freakin salesman who is bargaining small time digicam hehe the "modus operandi" of those salesman but anyway i just got it got for 3 days and went to the beach for some hot summer vacation fortunately while doing some snap shots at the beach this freakin error came up " SONY E:61:00 ERROR " i was so disappointed and i was freakin panicking because my warranty will be at Hong Kong and it would take time to get back there...and im sure the sales man will just ignore it...damdam and i started doing the google search and found this site... i saw the 2 feet drop solution, tapping it with your hands and the putting the lens downward on your desk. but i was shock when other guys said to drop it 2 feet and i dont want to do that because it is a BRAND NEW digicam and dont want to put some scratches on it. while doing a research i run to my car to get the camera the first time this happens i cannot close my lens its all stock.... i tried the cold reboot OFF and ON then remove batteries change batteries too and remove memory stick and reset button near the battery compartment. so i force the lens to close it by pressing the power OFF and turn it clockwise at the same time which closes the lens and have to keep it to avoid more damage. now for the first step before trying the 2 feet drop... before turning ON the camera i TAP the back of the camera where the LCD is located real hard with my palm...and blow the side of the lens real hard...because it is stated from one of the solution...and turn ON the camera and VIOLA!!! IT WORKED!!! but wait...the lcd is foggy and i can only see clouds on the lcd with the scene...and i tried to wait for 5 minutes...and the thing is the moist from my mouth when i blow it real hard went to the lens and covered it with moist...rrr now it is working fine....moral do not blow the lens just TAP IT REAL HARD 2-3 times at the back of the lens...if you want to blow it just blow it gently to remove the small particles inside... sony im sorry you wont get any money repairs from me hehehe THANK YOU ALL!!! glenn mark sarmiento philippines SONY P200 7.2 mp
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Rene De Leon - 12th May 2005 15:14
    Marca ese error en cuanto prendes las camara al parecer es que no puede ajustar el foco del sonsor del Zoom pero no encuentro la manera de resetearlo
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Andy
    - 19th May 2005 5:27
    Wow!! I thought you all were stupid and no way was I going to drop this camera (even if it was already broke). I have the P-150 and getting the same freakin error. Has happened twice before and eventually it went away. Sony wanted $240 to even look at it. Um...no. So after holding the lens to a table, blowing on it, tapping on it nd all that other stuff, I finally decided to drop it. Held it about 3 feet above my carpet. Took 3 drops and now it works. Crazy!! Thanks to everyone.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Federico Melo - 30th Nov 2005 23:01
    I had the same problem. Took it to oficial service and said tha they needed to change the lens. US$ 300 in Argentina. No way I was gonna pay that, so I did the dropping thing 1.5 ft on a wooden surface and it started working. Don't laugh about this but it took me like 5 times to get it work perfectly and I think the more effective way it's making it crash on the display side. THX.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Mushegh
    - 26th Dec 2005 11:06
    Thank you for your advice I use my camera Sony Handicome from 1998 Recently I drop it accidentally and it began to show E:61:00 error I went to one of offical service centers of SONY but they sent me to another. Another told that only opening and diagnostic would cost 40 USD and if I decide to repair the cost would be very high because all spare parts should be ordered and will come from abroad. I decide to search Google for understanding what "SONY E:61:00 ERROR" meant and found this site...At the first I was shocked when I found out your solution to drop it but anyway I with pain in heart decide to do it. So I drop it accurately twice and I was so surprised when discover that it become normally work after it. I think we should advice to SONY to add this method in their device operation manuals. THANK YOU ONE MORE TIME ALL!!! Mushegh Armenia
    
    
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    Jose Lopez
    - 28th Dec 2005 20:39
    La camara de mi sobrina, una P32 sufrio el mismo problema de E:61:00 despues de que la golpearon (a la camara). Yo la revise por dentro pero esperando por algun "cable suelto" que nunca encontre decidi armarla de nuevo. Esperando algun "milagro" la encendi pero nada hasta algunos minutos despues que el error desaparecio. Esto fue hace algunos meses atras hasta que un dia de estos me conto que nuevamente el error aparecio. Despues de averiguar que el error tiene que ver con la inicializacion del enfoque me enfoque en esta parte de la camara. Si usted tiene alguna habilidad desarmando Y armando este tipo de aparatos y por supuesto las herramientas correctas resulta sumamente facil, y espero que mas permanente, reparar la camara sin golpearla. En tan solo 5 minutos se puede reparar. Necesitara un destornillador de cruz fino, un alicate de puntas muy finas y limpiador de contactos electronicos en spray. Esto es para la P32, no conozco los otros modelos. 1- Remueva baterias y tarjeta. 2- Remueva los 4 tornillos extenos. Hay uno en el compartimiento de la tarjeta. Los 4 tornillos son identicos no se preocupe por la posicion original. 3- Meta la uña por la panza de la camara entre las dos mitades para empezar a separarlas. Haga lo mismo por la parte superior. Separe la tapa trasera con cuidado ya que la fajilla de la pantalla estara pegada a la tarjeta madre de la camara. 4- Para mas comodidad remueva la fajilla de la pantalla esto liberara completamente la tapa trasera. Primero despegue la cinta negra adhesiva por la parte que esta adherida al conector. No es necesario quitarla toda. La faja se safa del conector levantando hacia arriba con la uña la parte oscura del conector que prensa la faja. Es como una bisagrita. 5- Con el alicate de puntas finas remueva con mucho cuidado un pequeno conector blanco que tiene un cablecillo rojo y otro negro sin usar demasiada fuerza localizado al borde izquierdo. 6- Remueva una fajilla localizada justo encima de este conector usando las uñas del dedo indice y pulgar o anular y pulgar. En este punto no hay nada que impida sacar todo el corazon de la camara excepto una prencilla de presion que esta junto al boton de disparo y que hay que levantar con la uña levemente. Saque con cuidado las entrañas de la camara cuidando que los cablecillos rojo y negro no se atoren en la tarjeta madre. (punto 5) 7- En la parte frontal vera el lente y junto a este 2 tornillos que sostienen una tapita metalica. Remuebalos y recuerde la pocision de cada uno. Vigile una tuerquilla dorada del tornillo superior. Es facil perderla. 8- Con cuidado remueva la tapita. Debe fijarse bien que hay una fajilla que esta pegada a la tapa. Observela bien y acomode la tapilla con respecto a la fajilla para poder removerla. 9- Dentro encontrara al que yo pienso es el culpable del error 61:00, un pequeño motorcillo. Como paso final lo sacamos y rociaremos con el limpiador de contactos electronicos. Aislemos el area alrededor de el con algun papel absorvente como servilletas o papel higienico para no mojar el area circundante. Dele una ligera rociada con el spray y haga girar el ejecillo. Dejelo secar unos segundos y vuelva a rociarlo. Deje secar un par de minutos y ensamble nuevamente la camara siguiendo los pasos a la inversa. Intentelo solo si tiene alguna habilidad para manipular este tipo de aparatos y herramientas pequeñas de otra forma consiga a alguien de confianza que pueda hacerlo por usted. Pensar que a alguien le cobran $100 o mas por hacer esto!!!! Suerte! Jose Costa Rica
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR magoo - 6th Feb 2008 20:51
      bingo!!! gracias
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    djagger
    - 15th Jan 2006 19:07
    I cant believe i found this thread, this saved me big bucks in repair costs. I have a Sony W1 and i got this error and after that a black screen saying to turn off the camera and on again. Did that 100 times, nothing worked. Then i read you guys dropping it and banging it and whatnot and i thought you guys were crazy! But amazingly, after banging it into the palm of my hand a couple of times, the lens retracted normally and the camera is working flawlessly now!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Arthur
    - 31st Jan 2006 0:32
    U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E!! You think whacking something to make it work happens only in the movies, but it worked like a charm. Lucky for me I only had to drop it once. I have a Sony DSC-P32 and got the same E:61:00 error message and was out of focus. What I did was placed my sony in a sock and wrapped the rest of the sock around it once so it doesn't damage my wood table. I hesitated but I eventually dropped it about 1.6 feet on my wood table (I measured 2 feet and it seemed a bit too high to drop for the first try). I pulled it out of the sock and VOILA, the error message is gone!! My camera is back to normal. No one is crazy here! It really works! Thank you sooo much! -Art CA
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Pete
    - 5th Feb 2006 9:47
    hi, just did the tapping lens thing, worked a treat, thanks pete
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Adam
    - 25th Feb 2006 21:38
    Well, my sister who is away at college had this problem, as she described the problem over IM, I looked on google for a solution. I suggested hitting it and dropping it (just as I read on here) and she said she had been doing that out of frustration already, with no luck. As I suggested various permutations of what you guys said (do it on, do off, on with autofocus off/on, etc) she grew more and more frustrated and then announced she had thrown it accross the room (I'm not kidding). Her IM fell silent and shortly she came back on, of course in all caps, shouting that it was now working. So, if you're alternative is to go without a camera (considering repair can cost as much as a new camera) try elevating the trauma level!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Peter Forde
    - 8th Mar 2006 19:02
    Is it possable to use this method on the DSC - P41 or is it just for the model with the optical zoom...? I want to try this but am worried it won't work on my particular machine....
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR soy Waaaaaiillll - 28th Mar 2006 19:35
    son la cagada estas soluciones pero dan resultado pero mi cam no tiene zoom optico es una cybershot DSC-P32 me salia el error E:61 asi que lo que hice es enfocar una foto carnet al punto de verla lo mas nitida posible y disparar y se acabo desaparecio el error si persiste un pequeño golpe de frente al tablero de la mesa con la cam prendida y desaparecera el error.. ¡grande internet! suerte
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      fernando
      - 4th Apr 2008 18:44
      MUUUUUUUUCHAS GRACIAS, NO CREI QUE FUNCIONARA PERO DE VERDAD SE ARREGLO,TENGO UNA DSC-P32 Y SALIA EL ERROR E:61:00 INTENTE LO DE ENFOCAR LA FOTO TAMAÑO CARNET PERO NO FUNCIONO, DESPUES LE DI UN PAR DE GOLPES EN EL LENTE (OBVIAMENTE NO MUY FUERTE) Y SE ARREGLO, ME AHORRE 30 LUCAS QUE ME COBRABAN POR LA REPARACION. GRACIAS POR LOS CONSEJOS.
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Carlos
    - 16th Apr 2006 18:05
    I have a Sony DSC-W1. I took it to the beach. It worked perfectly but after getting home, I got that E61. Got on the internet, did a search and found this page. I did not drop my cam, but after reading something about the motor, i decided to twist the lens couter clockwise until I heard a snap, and voila!!! I hit power and the error was goe, lens working perfectly. Everything is A-OK!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Debbie - 25th Apr 2006 10:41
    Since we bought the Sony PC200 in Feb this year it hasn't worked properly and is now frozen with Error 61 coming up. Initially it would say that you had 106 mins left or something then the battery would just conk out and the lens would froze until you recharge, now it is completely frozen and no pics/film can be taken. Error 61 is coming up and Access and it tells you to switch off & on which I've done loads and still frozen. Have spoken to Sony and will send it in for inspection as it is still under warranty. For you guys who have it still under warranty - if you look up Sony's website and find out where to return the camera to for inspection with proof of purchase and box, accessories etc it is Freepost. Good luck with Error 61 will letyou know the outcome Debbie
    
    
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    Ari
    - 4th May 2006 2:28
    I can't believe it, banging the camera around fixed it! I have a 2 year old DSC-W1 and now it works again.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Colin
    - 5th Jun 2006 1:29
    Did this about 6 times. (dropped it 6 inches onto a book)After about 5 times the lens started to work and the error went away but it wasn't focusing, 6th time fixed that. I've also pressed the reset button just in case in my attempts to solve the error with settings that I had changed something I shouldn't have.
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Joe Russell - 10th Jun 2006 1:23
      This technique worked for me as well. I'm glad I tried it. My wife was telling me not to do it. It took about 10 drops to get it to work. However, I noticed that the drop that worked was the drop where I let the bottom of the camera hit the floor from about 2 feet (with the lens retracted). I read on another post that someone just wacked the bottom of his camera ... I believe that is the angle to shock the gears back on track. My camera type is a Sony DSC-W1. Joe Russell
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    bgirl
    - 21st Jun 2006 0:07
    holy cow! this actually worked!!!!!!!!! thanks everyone!
    
    
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    chrysanthemum
    - 15th Jul 2006 2:53
    This is amazing!! the same thing was happening to my camera.... i tried the hard surface method a few times to no avail but then i just smacked it twice on the side and it is back to perfect order. thanks internet!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Ramu - 18th Jul 2006 4:01
    It f**cking worked !!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Vortex
    - 23rd Jul 2006 5:51
    Thanks for the tips! My symptoms were slightly different. Still the E:61 error, but the lense wouldn't pull back into the camera when powered off. The camera only focused up close; zoom didn't work. I flicking the side of my camera lense three times firmly while the camera was off did the trick. I turned it back on and the camera worked like a charm!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Filip
    - 23rd Jul 2006 8:53
    Hello! I've had the same kind of problems. The lens didn't retract (if I didn't force it), zoom and AF didn't work, and error E:61:00 did show after turning the camera on. After foru months of having the camera broken I've tried the "dropping method" (I've smacked it hard on the table, once) and it worked! Greetings from Poland :-)
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    tbz
    - 24th Jul 2006 9:07
    I have a somy camerecorder TRV33E, and have the same error E:61:00 and noise with zoom, need help. Thanks to all
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Stef G
    - 3rd Aug 2006 11:08
    WOW! this is amazing, u guys have really helped me out! i was very sceptical about dropping my camera to fix it, i usually like to keep things looking pristine. I decided to tap the thing first harder and harder...and then i thought screw it...if it doesnt work n e way what harm is it gonna do and i was sure as hell that i wasn't gonna pay for help! so i dropped my camcorder about 6 inches of the floor onto ..well my hard carpeted floor and can u believe it..its works!!!" i am in shock and amazement. seriously guys if you are getting the e:16:00 error try this out..it wont hurt!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    julie
    - 28th Aug 2006 1:30
    Giving the camera a firm smack 3 times worked for me, too. crazy...
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Alan Boval - 30th Aug 2006 4:31
    same problem as all the others with the E61 error. Tried smacking it, dropping it, pushing the lens back in, etc with no luck. Took the battery out and waited, still no luck. Took the battery out then dropped it - works like a charm. Keep trying things until it works...
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Dave - 31st Aug 2006 15:27
    i have just bought this camera and had the same problem. one swift smack on a wooden surface and it works! you lot r geniuses and i love you!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Adam - 9th Sep 2006 19:22
    Unbelievable ! After the third try the camera was working again ! It was a torture to let it fall, but i did it ! Thanks a lot !
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    kate
    - 2nd Oct 2006 22:57
    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I started getting the E:61:00 message yesterday and I had a wedding to attend. I was so bummed that I missed taking candids of my friends but more so I have a toddler who is changing every day and I hated to think I wouldn't be able to take weekly shots of her. BUT I tried the banging 3 times on the tabletop on the side of the camera with the lens and BINGO - it's fixed. No expensive and weeks-long repair. Thanks to the internet and for everyone for sharing this handy fix!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    GERRY, Gloucester.UK
    - 10th Oct 2006 14:32
    SONY CYBERSHOT DS-W5 Went to use above mentioned camera and greeted with E:61 flashing on screen and camera unable to focus. After talking to my friend who works in local camera shop, he claims it is very common Sony error. Sony says it has now been fixed. He says it has NOT. He said at first sight it appears to be a mechanical/spring problem with the lens, but can also be software related. One official Sony response is "......it's because the camera has not been used for a long time!" Here are the E type error messages you may get around this: E 61 00 Unable to adjust focus. Inspect lens block focus reset sensor E 61 10 Zoom operation fault. Inspect the lens block zoom reset sensor E 62 00 Steadyshot function not working. Inspect pitch angular velocity sensor E 62 01 Steadyshot function not working. Inspect yaw angular velocity sens THE CHEAP QUICK FIXES THAT HAVE WORKED 1. Hold the camera lens down above a hard surface. In "taking picture mode", press button to extend the motor lens.....so that the lens just can NOT quite fully extend. You may hear a small click as the lens meets the hard surface and trys to extend further. This should cure it OR 2. Turn off camera. Tap lens lightly a few times. OR 3. Turn off camera. Hit whole camera against hand (and say "don't do that, again or you will be in trouble") Check. If not fixed try SLIGHTLY harder whacks OR 4. Last resort fix. Turn off. Drop on to hardwood floor from about 4 inches. Increase height slightly each time until fixed or camera near breaking point 5. Bin it and get another, perhaps not a Sony! It's a throw away society. Digital stuff is cheap/changing rapidly. 6. Turn off camera. Hire a helicopter. Fly to maximum height. Drop camera out of window. Land helicopter. Go home. Give up taking pictures. THE OFFICIAL FIX(S) 1.Try a software RESET. Most cameras have a small recessed button somewhere or you can access a reset from within the set-up mode. 2.Also try Turning off the camera. Remove the battery or disconnect any AC power for 2 mins. Reconnect power and turn on. No Good? If it has just occured out of the blue (ie you havn't broken it) Then take it back/write to Sony and complain! Its a known fault and possible design error. They may do it for free.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Oren Cohen - 11th Oct 2006 10:27
    Hi, I had the same problem (E:61:00) with my Sony PC330E camcorder. I tryed banging and stuff and it didn't work. Finally when I did the following sequence, it worked (I don't know if all steps are really necessary, but that's what I did): 1. Pressed the reset button of the camcorder. 2. Jiggled with the zoom button (w/t) while pointing the camcorder upwards and whacking it. 3. Stopped when the zoom started to act funny, and turned the camcorder off and then back on. 4. IT WORKS!!!!!
    
    
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    macross
    - 17th Oct 2006 20:55
    worked for me!!! hit it on the table fairly hard a couple times and now it works dcr-pc109 sony handycam
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Christina - 19th Nov 2006 6:21
    Well, I have already purchased a new camera since I could not get rid of the error message. Unfortunately, I left my new camera at a friend's house and I need a camera tomorrow, so . . . . back to troubleshooting the Sony. I came across this page and thought you all must be crazy but in a last ditch effort, I tickled the lense - nothing happened. Banged it while it was open - still nothing, so I was beginning to think this all was a joke, but then I tapped it quite firmly with my palm with the lense closed and when I powered it on - NO MORE ERROR MESSAGE!! Thank you!! Now I will be able to capture pictures tomorrow of my children and their great-grandparents!! I love message-boards!
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Paul - 21st Nov 2006 2:20
      I'll join the many others here in saying that this, shockingly, worked. I have the F-707. It gave me the E:61:00 message. I bummed out, figuring an expensive repair was coming (never mind the fact that I leave in 2 days to travel from Indiana to California to have Thanksgiving with my wife's parents and to visit some sites in San Fran such as Alcatraz and, thus, really need a camera). I Googled the message code, found this thread, and just took and whacked the barrel against my palm a couple of times. I started out gently, that didn't work. I did it pretty hard, but not so hard as to tear it up, and I didn't DROP it, but I gave it a good whack a couple times, on the barrel, on each side, and it works!€€ Now, will this be a longterm solution or is it a sign that my beloved camera is going to soon clonk out for good? I dunno, but for now, I am happy to report it is doing fine. I turned the camera off and on several times and have taken a couple of practice shots...and, so far, so good.
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Paul
    - 21st Nov 2006 2:18
    I'll join the many others here in saying that this, shockingly, worked. I have the F-707. It gave me the E:61:00 message. I bummed out, figuring an expensive repair was coming (never mind the fact that I leave in 2 days to travel from Indiana to California to have Thanksgiving with my wife's parents and to visit some sites in San Fran such as Alcatraz and, thus, really need a camera). I Googled the message code, found this thread, and just took and whacked the barrel against my palm a couple of times. I started out gently, that didn't work. I did it pretty hard, but not so hard as to tear it up, and I didn't DROP it, but I gave it a good whack a couple times, on the barrel, on each side, and it works!€€ Now, will this be a longterm solution or is it a sign that my beloved camera is going to soon clonk out for good? I dunno, but for now, I am happy to report it is doing fine. I turned the camera off and on several times and have taken a couple of practice shots...and, so far, so good.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    esther
    - 29th Nov 2006 20:15
    My problems is my SONY DSC-T7 that it haven´t any lense!!!!Somebody knows my camera? I can´t repair the camera with the solution you had given.PLEASE HELP ME
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      Sam
      - 2nd Jun 2007 4:53
      I have a SONY DSC-T10 where the lens would not come out. The banging works & i do not get the error. However the zoom still not works & if i try to zoom in i get the error back. On banging again the error goes back and i can click picture without zoom only. Please help!
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Sad about Sony
    - 4th Dec 2006 18:16
    So I figured y'all were insane to whack your cameras to get it to work. I have a P200, purchased 1.5 yrs ago. I LOVE this digicam and was soooo sad that it came up first with a 61:00 error and then just said "turn camera off and on again". I tapped it, I blew into it, I prayed to digi-cam gods ... nothing worked. Then I dropped it. Now it works. Who knows if this will be a fix that will last or not but its better than nothing. It seriously distrubs me that so many people have had this issue and Sony doesn't seem to care or change its manufacturing practices. Have you all reported your issue to Sony? If they don't know how many people have the error, they won't change anything. Please consider reporting it.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Iris
    - 31st Dec 2006 17:59
    WOW! I got the E:61 error and googled it to find help. Knocking the camera on a table (dropping it seemed a bit too drastic for a first try) got rid of the message! Thanks! Now I can take my new years pics! Happy 2007!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Thomas
    - 3rd Feb 2007 3:37
    Meeeeeeeeeeeennnnn!!!! I start to read that advices, and in the first time i don`t belive, I promess! But after a lot of people said the some thing i need to try! In the first time doesn`t work! Maybe because I try to drop whit the lens open! After this I`m try to turn on the camera and the same error appear! I turn off the camera, and force the lens to go to inside the camera, and after this in drop the camera again, from 50 cms more or less, and wiht the others gays THIS WORKS! And I saved $100,00. Thank You Everybody! And if you don`t believe, pleasseee Try it!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR amit - 4th Feb 2007 12:41
    unbelievable, i tried banging against my desk from about 30cm up many times, finally it worked again!!!!!!
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
      jschoef
      - 19th Mar 2007 4:53
      Alright, This might be the true fix. First it doesnt like real cold temps and will cause the problem. Second, I took it completely apart inlcluding the internal transmission and from what I could find, it looks like the Optical View Finder causes the jam. It just rubs on the lens and follows a track for magnification. I broke it off on purpose and have not received the error unless I put it in the freezer (for testing of course)....and it was still few and far between for the error when frozen. I also greased it which I dont recommend...I even tried to wipe as much as I could of. I think this only causes more problems due to it thickens when cold. So if you dont use the optical view finder and are comfortable taking it apart, I think this will help. note: the optical view finder does not effect the lcd display.
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Richard Vogel
    - 19th Mar 2007 21:24
    Brilliant, I've just had the same problem with my ancient TRV15 analogue camcorder. Admittedly it did fall off a chair whilst in its bag by accident, but It would not auto-focus when the zoom was being used and this E:61:00 error kept appearing. All I did was apply slight pressure to the lens and this must have re-meshed the lens with the auto-focus drive motor. Sorted!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Ghryll - 11th Apr 2007 21:40
    So l had the same problem....and here l am reading the messages and laughing to myself. "Tickle the lense with a nail", "hit it with a hammer" and so on, great laughs! Then l figure, now mind you my wife saw the message and ok's me for a new camera, woo-hoo!, what the heck! So l bang 3(it seems like the common number) times on the table top. And just like all the others......it works!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Lars
    - 12th Apr 2007 11:27
    I had the same problem since 6 month with E:61:00. So I was fed up with Sony repair service and started to google. What can I say, after I had found that unusual advice i tried this by my self. I slightly smashed the camera on my desk and what to say....it f..... works!!!!! Thanks a lot!!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Jim - 18th Apr 2007 19:45
    Ok, I found this thread and thought this must be some kind of hoax. But I had nothing to lose because either I pay big money to have the camera repaired or I whack it a few times. I was gentle at first and nothing happened. So I went for broke and whacked it HARD three times like I was hammering a nail. BINGO, I'm taking pictures of my kid's play tonight.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Luke - 7th May 2007 22:31
    Lots of thanks - this is NOT a wind-up. I was on honeymoon with my new wife in Paris when her sony cybershot started giving this error. The lens wouldn't retract and the camera wouldn't focus. Using the reset button, replacing the batteries, etc. wouldn't work either. Reluctantly we concluded this had to be a hardware problem. So we googled E:61:00 and this was the first thread to come up. We thought it had to be a joke, but we were facing buying a new camera the next day so we had nothing to lose. IT WORKS!!! Just gently drop the camera a few centimetres onto a soft surface and it will jog the component into place.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Prasanna
    - 9th May 2007 14:41
    Yes.. I also just tapped the lens with the nail twice to 3 times and the Error is gone.... It just works....
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Jenna Thompson
    - 14th May 2007 20:06
    I just got this error this morning. So frustrating! I bought an extended warranty though so there is still one year left. Do you think they will try to fix it or replace it? Because my camera is pretty outdated (DSC W1) and I really wouldn't mind getting a new one. But if they are only going to "repair" it then I think it would be better just to use this method than have it gone for 2 months (or who knows how long) for repairs.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR j. - 1st Jun 2007 20:47
    Thanks for the advice: I gently tapped the lens flat down on the table and the message is gone and the pics are clear again.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR - Need Help with DSC T10
    Sam
    - 2nd Jun 2007 4:58
    I have a SONY DSC-T10 where the lens would not come out. The banging works & i do not get the error. However the zoom still not works & if i try to zoom in i get the error back. On banging again the error goes back and i can click picture without zoom only. Please help!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Sam
    - 2nd Jun 2007 5:00
    I have a SONY DSC-T10 where the lens would not come out. The banging works & i do not get the error. However the zoom still not works & if i try to zoom in i get the error back. On banging again the error goes back and i can click picture without zoom only. Please help!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    jess
    - 15th Jun 2007 9:01
    thanks for the advice !! it actually works ! I only blew on the lense and knocked it thats it ! thank you ! save me money and time
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    leonie
    - 15th Jun 2007 21:54
    I tapped it, I blew into it, I prayed to digi-cam gods ... nothing worked. I tried several time... Then I dropped it. Now it works. For how long I don't know but one thing I'll complain!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    AM
    - 4th Jul 2007 23:03
    Great advice! make sure you take the batteries out, drop the camera and then put the batteries back in...
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Michelle
    - 8th Jul 2007 18:34
    I CAN'T BELIEVE IT . . .I had the error code E:61:00 and took your advice and dropped it flat from a foot high onto my desk and the error code went away and my camera is fine and is able to focus again. I'm so glad. I was just about to purchase a new $350 camera! Thanks!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    JT
    - 15th Jul 2007 22:15
    I cant believe this. It worked. This is the third Cypershot camera that I own. My DSC-P100 gave me the same error and I had to pay $100 plus to have it repaired. My DSC-P200 just gave me the same error. I did two light taps with the lens open and it fixed its self. WHAT THE heck is SONY doing with these cameras. Hey SONY how about putting that in to your troubleshooting guide for error E:61:00...tap lens lightly while open...if that doesnt work try it again..... Just pisses me off sometimes. JT
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Veeera - 20th Aug 2007 18:27
    AMAZINGLY the ERROR went AWAY By Tapping over the lens using my CUPPED Palms. Thanks a lot to this FORUM for making my CAMERA Back to LIFE....... Regards, Veera
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Steve W - 28th Aug 2007 15:20
    Well, damn fine advice. Turned the camera on this morning and found the E:16:00 message. Googled it, found this thread, fixed it within 3 minutes. Thanks!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    JENNY, the Swede
    - 3rd Sep 2007 15:27
    Hi! Thanx for helping me feel asured that this failure easily could be fixed at home. I tried your way to fix the camera, to press the objektive while it was extending and to drop it to the floor several of times... this did not work. So for you that have tried this, but not succeed... there´s hope... 1. Open the camera by .."unscrewing" the small screws... hehe, excuse the language, i´m swedish... 2. Carefully pull the cover away from the inside part. You cannot take the front cover away totally, cause it is connected with the inside part with a wire... It´s the front side that is interesting though.... 3. Close to the objective (the round part) the is a little bow-shaped cover, whit two screws... Unscrew them and take the cover of... Inside you will find a bunch of very small geerwheels... Here is where the problem is... Try to spinn them gently, and blow and poke them a little... Then put the power on on the camera, and you will se them work there asses of... if they are all spinning, and the objektive is behaving normal again, the problem is solved... otherwise, try to help they function by poke them a little again, spinn them and push on the lens again.. 4. put the camera back to one piece... and voila!!! it´s working!!!! I hope this will work for you, it did for me... But be carefull so you don´t loose any parts... Cheers from Jenny, Västerås, Sweden.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Lauren
    - 6th Sep 2007 20:40
    Honestly, when I started reading you guys just slammed your camera down a little and it worked I was like, whatever. But I tried it, and it works! Just a little, not too bad.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    marcos
    - 1st Oct 2007 0:18
    Es verdad, con solo un pequeño golpecito en seco funcionó, pensar que me hicieron ahorrar el tiempo de llevarla a arreglar la máqina y el dinero. muchas gracias.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Martin Shrestha - 8th Oct 2007 3:46
    Hi I also had the E:61:00 error in my SONY DSC-P71 I followed the instruction given in the forum. I did put the camera in Movie mode before switching it on and place the camer on the hard surface. Then i turned its power on then after doing several tries that Error is gone. Thanks to the forum, Martin
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR DSC -P71 Adauto Souza - 24th Mar 2008 13:22
      I believe this problem occurs when we use the zoom in/out and hold the pull button (w/t or -+) for some time after the zoom reaches its minimum/maximum. After this, the lens zoom system becomes locked and don't work... I've tried many options forcing the lens to not extend and applying wacks against the lens. The one that solved the problem for a few minutes was turning on the camera in movie mode and forcing the lens tube against my leg. Few minutes after the problem is back...I Hope after some attempts it wil be fixed...
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Tom Griffith
    - 11th Oct 2007 23:16
    I usually don't reply in these forums - but this time I just had to. I have an old Sony Handycam which I barely use anymore (model CCD-TR67), which is a "high-8" cam corder (I know, very outdated in this digital world... but it has a 64x optical zoom which is what I really need from time to time). Anyway, I was also getting the E:61:00 error, and stumbled across this thread. So, since I had nothing to lose, I used the side of my fist, and smacked the side of the camera (near the lens)... I did this about 4 times, in rapid succession. Turned the camera back on, and wallah!!! It's fixed!!! Thanks so much for posting the solution!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    steve
    - 15th Oct 2007 20:30
    same problem e61:10 tryed hitting but did not work so tryed dropping it and ha presto after 4 or 5 2 foot drops onto woodern floor focus and zoom work fine dsc-t1 cheers
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    MisterK
    - 23rd Oct 2007 21:06
    I dropped the camera while downloading pictures. Got the same error message as you all. Read most of your messages while I was desperatly shaking/wacking/gently dropping it. Without any result. I finally dropped it from about 1 meter (4 feet high)... and guess what!? Thank you to you all!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Sara
    - 1st Nov 2007 2:15
    The advice listed works!! I had the same error message and lightly tapped the lens on a table a couple of times. It works great now!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Mark
    - 12th Nov 2007 5:31
    What can I say... I have a DSC-P200 which actually has worked like a charm for a few years. But then that dreaded message reared its head. I Googled it, fond the remedy, and dropped it onto an heirloom wooden chest. It's working great again. Thanks. Now, I'm going to try the same thing with my van that's been acting up lately.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Mark Jeavons - 27th Nov 2007 12:46
    Thanks for the tip guys - a knock on the table with the camera, and it's fixed !!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    michael
    - 18th Dec 2007 13:12
    Thanks a Million, dropping the camera form about 1,5 meters on carpet 3 times unlocked the servomotor, IT WORKS :) a nice christmas present, since i got already another cam :) Greetings michael
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    erik
    - 29th Dec 2007 18:57
    my lens would not close. i had the E:61:00 flashing error. i rapped my camera on its side on the table (gently) and the error message went away, and it took pictures normally (focus was not an issue). Thanks!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR julie - 31st Jan 2008 6:25
    I came here to find out what to do because of my error reading E:61:00 and I read some good advise. then I stuck a t-shrit pointed into the lens and turned on the camera and voila! its fixed! I never took it in or spent a dime. thanks guys!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Amy - 12th Feb 2008 18:42
    wow, that actually worked. thanks so much. i was banging the lens on my computer table after reading this and was saying "this cant be good for it at all"...then it started working.
    
    
    • Re[3]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Gerald - 17th Feb 2008 1:49
      I had the same problem, error message E:61:00. Its incredible...!!!! I tried the dropping method. i dropped it just once from 4 feet above carpeted floor... Now its working perfectly... Thanks for the excellent idea.... Great!!!!
      
      
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Bill
    - 21st Feb 2008 13:14
    Amazing! - it worked! - give it a light bash near the lens and its back to normal again! Thankyou to the person who originally found this out and all the others who tried and tested it! Brilliant! Many thanks
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    ray
    - 25th Feb 2008 20:51
    bang it. not to hard use your hands. i didn't beleive it but trust me it works
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Roger - 15th Mar 2008 4:36
    Can't believe that this works, but it did thank you all, whod of thought a good whack would actually fix something as complicated as a camera wow...
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    missy
    - 19th Mar 2008 0:54
    this is so funny.. :)) i was having same problem (E:61), but thanks you guys!!!! threw the cam and now it works perfectly fine!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Antz
    - 5th May 2008 3:58
    wooo hooo... i just dropped my camera and its fixed... my son thought i was crazy hahahaha
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR Kathi - 7th May 2008 8:12
    WOW! Thank you! this works! I was about to buy a new camera! Simple as it can be... the camera works perfectly again!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    big red
    - 10th May 2008 16:44
    sure enough dropping my SOny camcorder rwice from a distance of 1-2 inches worked!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Diduever
    - 12th Jul 2008 9:18
    Many thanks - lens was stuck out and E61 came up occasionally so I gave the lens a sharp bash directly down onto a table top and problem appears to have gone.
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    CLP
    - 13th Jul 2008 0:18
    Thanks!!!!! The drop test worked for worked for me too! I took out the battery and droped the SONY DSC-P3 on to the floor (carpet @ about 2FT). It works! It realy worked!!!
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR jordyn - 2nd Aug 2008 3:22
    doesnt work for me :(
    
    
  • Re[2]: SONY E:61:00 ERROR
    Ren
    - 1st Sep 2008 16:35
    gorgeous - incredible - heavenly ...it really works!!! :) and we all f**k the sony support and save our money - that´s anachy ;)
    
    
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR Danijel - 7th Aug 2004 10:56
  Removing this error is quite easy, as you open the memory stick by pealing of the plastic mantle(which by the way you don't have to do) you can see that some certain clusters of the memory stick are jammed. Just take your memory stick and drop it from some reasonable height on to your desk and hopefully the error will dissappear...
  
  
• Re: SONY C:13:01 ERROR
  suja
  - 7th Aug 2004 13:38
  I get error C:13:01 in SONY cyber short camera