I got a CX6330 as a Christmas gift from my Son about four or five years ago and that time I never got it to work, after a real short impatient effort. Its been in a drawer for at least 4 years and yesterday I needed something better than my phone camera so I spent all day today reading the book trying to get this thing to work. Got the E45 error at least three times along with the lens sticking closed or open a multitude of times. Spent all day playing with batteries, buttons, tech support etc.. NADA! Found this site and read that this is a common problem with this camera, then rolled my eyes. I really hated to smack a brand spanking new never used camera, but I did. Three times on a thin foam pad on the desktop. Now this NOS POS works! I can say it's not dirt or batteries causing my problem since the camera is brand new. Thank you guys for the high tech fix!

YOU NEED TO CHANH YOUR BATTERY,

Wow. Thank you so much! Just wacked my camera on my hand and it works again. Yay! :-)

Dude slappin this shit out of my camera did fix you are a Damn genious

yhea....!!!!!!! you was right by biting the camera against my hand. Y had bit this turned on, then this torned of. By swithing the camera in on, the lens turn back and this now work!!!!!!! The only one problem is that I can't make the fist two zoom.

Thanks for that guys,I had almost given up. I thought I would give it one more belt (palms were really stinging now!!!).Hey presto, the damn think worked.!!! Only thing was the little dust cover ring on the front fell off, but a touch of super glue should do the trick there.

Thought you all were nuts, but I beat mine on the table a bit and now it works...almost bought a new camera! Thanks for the info!!!

I had the same problem with my Kodak Camera Like some recommeded, I took it apart, sprayed it and it still did not work! I gave it 2 slaps on each side and believe it or not its working now!

HAVE no clue i am wondering that myself!!! the lens and stuff wont open or come out!?!?!?

Ya i got the same problem error code 45 i searched in google i found your question and answers. i tried the same by hitting thecamera in my palm i really wonderd its working fine man. thanks so much all of you ppls