Hi olaamocondios
Here is where things stand: Some have had success spraying in a contact cleaner called "Deoxit" available on Amazon. For most this fix was temporary. For some it seems to work well for a very long time. For me, after taking of the front cover and spraying deoxit on the shutter button, the camera worked fine for a couple of weeks and then it didn't. If you try that, protect the microphones from the spray and use sparingly. Since your shutter sort of works this may do it for you. See posts 186, 241 and 248. See posts 252 and 288 for excellent photos of the part that gets replaced. the shutter is that white button.
I (and at least one other member) had success ordering the part and replacing it myself. See post 354. At least two members replaced the part and then the camera would not turn on. The process of removing and replacing the part does not require very special tools or skills, but the more patient you are and the better you are at working with tiny parts, the more likely you will have success. I spent a couple of hours on it, working carefully and slowly. Make notes where each screw goes. Be sure that the representative who you order the part from knows what camera you have. In the photos you will see that the part has a number ending in 020, even though we ordered with a number ending in ooo. One member got a part ending in 030, and had an unsuccessful repair experience. We don't know if the part was the problem. the trickiest part is inserting into the main connector. You can't push hard because the circuit is flexible. You can't grip it with pliers because the circuit is extremely delicate. It's a matter of aligning and wiggling. Good luck. If you read the posts from about page 28 on, you will learn pretty much all that is known. Most earlier posts are basically rants. Best of luck.
