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Question posted by sherryllhale on October 7th, 2013

Dropped Camera. Comes On But Nothing On Screen And Lens Comes Out And Stays Out

The camera won't go back off without taking the battery out. then lens will go back in and camera shuts off

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Answer #1: Posted by TheWiz on October 8th, 2013 3:29 PM

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Unfortunately it sounds like the camera was badly damaged due to being dropped. You can try contacting Nikon to see if you can send it in for repair but it won't be covered under the standard warranty since you dropped it. Contact information can be found here:

https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/238/~/nikon-support-contact-information

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 5

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 12

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 13

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 15

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 31

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 33

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 34

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 60

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 63

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 70

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 71

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 72

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 130

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 142

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 169

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 190

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 192

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 210

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S8100 User's Manual - Page 215

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