Re: SONY E:61:00 ERROR

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.

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• 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