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Error code E:61:11 on SONY DCR-HC90

Please Help!
I am on vacation and no Sony service is available. Does anyone know what the error code means? I would like to use my cam for the duration of my vacation, but keep getting the error code when trying to use the camera. I also get a E:61:00 code sometimes instead.

Mike S
Thu, 14 Jul 2005 21:58:06 -0700

I don't have the manual for the DCR-HC90 handy, but assuming that it is the same as the DCR-TRV350 error codes then it means:

"A malfunction that you cannot service has occurred. Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and inform them of the 5-digital code."

Do you know how the camera became malfunctioned?

Chieh Cheng
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:49:16 -0700

I just pulled out the DCR-HC90 operating guide. The E:61:xx error is the same as the DCR-TRV350:

E:61:xx / E:62:xx / E:91:xx
Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Inform them of the 5-digit code, which starts from "E."

Chieh Cheng
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 12:54:21 -0700

Well it just started for no reason that I know of. I have attemted to continue to use it with some success. The error is pretty random.
I hope I can get some use out of it before I get back to the states.
Thanks for your help.

Mike S
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:35:23 -0700

I m facing the same problem .... do anybody have any idea to resolve the same.

Devesh Neema
Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:16:47 -0700

Hi,

I have the same problem with my T 9 Sony digital Camera . İt has problem Code E:62:10. what does this mean? what must ı do? thanks for help.

Metin TOY
Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:48:06 -0800

I have sony model no:DCR-SR80E, I have received error message E61? Please help us

Razack
Sat, 16 Dec 2006 04:45:54 -0800

I have the same camera - it's fab. Not got that problem though. In the face of your gloom, be happy for me.

John
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:55:19 -0800

Try turning the camera on and give it a big whack on a hard surface.Turn off and see . 3-4 for times should work. A stuck lense problem.

geo1671
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:21:43 -0800

Wow - thanks for the great info!

My TVR22 fell out of my lab coat pocket onto a tile floor. When I started her up, error code 61.10 was flashing. I had no autofocus or zoom capabilities with the lever, and the camera indicated full zoom. The image stabilization (steadyshot) was out, too. Manual focus worked okay if I used the touch screen.

Anyway, gave it a few hard whacks of increasing intensity on different ends of the camera, turned it off and on, and now it works again!

Thanks very much!

-jb

Jeffie Baby
Tue, 15 May 2007 16:36:00 -0700

well I tried it also in my DCR-HC30E camera and nothing was fixed :-(

costas
Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:00:47 +0000

Wow! I just talked to sony customer service and they wanted me to send in my camera for over $100 fee to fix my E:61:00 on my sony cyber-shot. I gave it a few hard hits on all sides, turned it on again and now it works! Thanks!!

Missy
Mon, 05 May 2008 23:10:22 +0000

My DCRDVD108 flashes E:61:11. Tried hitting it, nothing worked. HELP!!!!

Robert
Tue, 13 May 2008 02:08:56 +0000

i got the same problem after my camera make weird sound, and I think it was the auto focus that the mechanism did. After shuting donw and open up couple of time, the auto focus stop and I got this error and the C:32:60 alternatly when I open it. So hope you still get warranty on it. I'll bring it back tommorow.

Popo
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:01:36 +0000

Thank you very much for your help, it worked also with my caqmera!

Katharina Amport
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:18:04 +0000

Thanks for the hitting solution. My Sony DSC-T10 also had the E:61:11 blinking and the focus was all blurry. Once I hit it three times really hard and turned it on it started to work again. :D

Ricky
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:14:50 +0000

i have the same problen with my dijital camara dcrdvd 108 the problen code E;61;11- I can us ,the lent is not working, the zoom is full ,the cover is open, the camara have the mesaje say is close EN LA PANTALLA SOLO ESTA NEGRA ,HELP !THANKS!

juan olivo
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:00:48 +0000

I have a Sony DSC-P50 (8 years old)that was giving me a E:61:00 flashing error. I could tell that the camera was not focusing correctly. Turned the camera off, used the advice above, hit the camera on all sides on the palm of my hand, turned the camera on and the error was gone and the camera was focusing again.
Thanks

Nick
Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:14:35 +0000

What a life saver!!! The "good hard whack" method fixed my Sony DSC-W5! No more E:61:00 error...thank you!

Michelle
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:23:14 +0000

E61:00 means there is a focus problem. E61:10 means there is a zoom problem. E61:11 means there is a problem with both.

Harvey
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:49:19 +0000

I smashed mine against a wall (E61:11). It didn't help.

Barry
Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:57:00 +0000

i'm ultra p*ssed off, i can't get my dcr-hc90 fixed

i smooshed it repeatedly and its damaging things without getting actual results

i'm getting a blue screen then a black screen then the gay E61:11 flashing error

astro
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:11:44 +0000

Have Cybershot T70 with E60 error. Turned it on hit a few times against hand and now it works. Jammed after it dropped out of my pocker

Michelle
Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:36:11 +0000

OMG!
have had the camera sitting around for months with the E:61:00 problem (DSC-T70)
today decided to read the tips on this website... turned it on gave it one smack, turned it back on and it work
THANKS SOOOO MUCH :)

Jaymeeee
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:38:16 +0000

While smacking your camera might work, I'd try using the reset button first. It took care of my E61:00 problem. The reset button on my DSC-P50 is not identified in the manual, but I found it on the bottom of the camera. On some cameras it may be in the battery compartment or where the memory stick goes. Buy SONY!!!!!!!!!!

Stephen Cramer
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:06:52 +0000

Yay!! thought it was a crack up when the advice i got for my E:61:00 problem was to 'wack it a couple of times' but it works!! thanx so much for helping me avoid sending it away for what im sure would have been a costly repair!!

stacey
Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:09:23 +0000

dcr hc47e

same problem!!
same solution!!
nagning it hard against a surfac does the trick!! many thanks

indy

indy
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:02:50 +0000

gosh you guys are a life saver, my cam recorder show E;61:00 for so long and this site save me money. first, i gave it a weak slam and nothing work so i got mad and slam that piece of crap hard. boom my problem are fixed gosh so excited. thank you

Kacie
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:29:32 +0000

Me salia el mismo error le di un golpecillo de lado y se arreglo.... gracias!!!!!!

aduarteve
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:20:44 +0000

Error nr 61.10. Two hard whacks to the table and i saved a lot of money. JUST GREAT!!! Thank you!!!

Ants
Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:33:38 +0000

Ok....read this post and laughed my head off. Tried the advice...to no avail. My wife asked what I was doing and joined in the fun. After about 20 tries and throwing it down on the ground .... voila....Fixed. So funny. I have had this thing sitting around for 2 years...had a new one...lost it...thought I would give it a try. If yours doesnt work just keep doing it...what is the worst that can happen? Really. Thanks.

Jim
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:57:04 +0000

Hysterical! My husband just went out and bought a new camera. I decided to see how expensive it would be to get this one fixed. The camera just needed a pounding. Thanks.

Ann Bickley
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:36 +0000

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