topic Re: Lens error not retracting fully powershot a1400 in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/Lens-error-not-retracting-fully-powershot-a1400/m-p/582029#M20784 <P>Greetings ,</P> <P>Cameras are extremely intricate and very delicate.&nbsp; What might seem to be routine can end with problems like these.&nbsp; The A1400 is now 12 years old.&nbsp; Parts availability might be non-existent.</P> <P>My recommendation would be to start shopping for a new camera.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:37:54 GMT shadowsports 2026-01-09T15:37:54Z Lens error not retracting fully powershot a1400 https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/Lens-error-not-retracting-fully-powershot-a1400/m-p/581980#M20780 <P>Took off the case to replace the battery door but now there is &nbsp;a lens error and the lens is not fully retracting. Tried slightly nudging and rotating but no help. Unsure of why this happened. Not sure what steps to take now. The camera is a powershot a1400 hd</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_2755.jpeg" style="width: 4032px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/72689i6E1EE3C9C23E36D9/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="IMG_2755.jpeg" alt="IMG_2755.jpeg" /></span></P><P> </P> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:02:17 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/Lens-error-not-retracting-fully-powershot-a1400/m-p/581980#M20780 cyann 2026-01-09T04:02:17Z Re: Lens error not retracting fully powershot a1400 https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/Lens-error-not-retracting-fully-powershot-a1400/m-p/582029#M20784 <P>Greetings ,</P> <P>Cameras are extremely intricate and very delicate.&nbsp; What might seem to be routine can end with problems like these.&nbsp; The A1400 is now 12 years old.&nbsp; Parts availability might be non-existent.</P> <P>My recommendation would be to start shopping for a new camera.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:37:54 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/Lens-error-not-retracting-fully-powershot-a1400/m-p/582029#M20784 shadowsports 2026-01-09T15:37:54Z