Digital Camera - Fujifilm FinePix A345

[trastevere]

Dropped it and now it won't work. No damage to body. When I press powerON a green light flickers for a fraction of a second but nothing else happens. The lens stays in its housing.
Has any other ABer had a similar problem with a digital camera? I am firmly of the impression that taking it to a camera repair place is not the answer. The camera is over three years old and I suspect the cost of any repair would exceed the price of a superior brand new camera. I'd like a new camera anyway!
It would be nice to have it as a spare (perhaps kept in glove compartment of car) if I could get it to work. Might it just be a small fault which could be rectified with a sharp tap with a hammer on a particular spot or something similarly untechnical?

[paddywak]

Have you tried removing then re-inserting the battery? daft as it seems it might just have been jolted loose. These sort of cameras are pretty robust, I' ve a Finepix F40fd and it's been knocked about a bit but still operates perfectly

[ACtheTROLL]

absolutely no way of knowing
loose battery - ccd cracked - could be anything - sometimes a "slight knock" just slightly knocks something important out

paddy is on the money - check/change battery before you do anything - it's as liable to damage as the rest of the cam

if no joy buy a new one - then take the old one to bits at leisure ... that way if you fix it - it's a bonus

[Fanriffic]

Fujifilm (UK) will give you money for your faulty A345 camera against the trade-in price of a new camera from their selected range online.

http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/

Go to the Service & Support Section (Pink) and follow the links for Camera Repair Centre then Pre-book My Repair which will give you the trade-in price after filling out the info about your faulty A345 camera.

I got �50 for my 3 year old faulty Fuji camera and purchased a new F60fd.
A brilliant wee camera.

You could also just buy a throwaway disposable camera for your car glove compartment at �5.99 from Boots or similar.