Had to disable the account creation due to some spam bots. I will update to include some other checks.

Thanks,
Derek

Update from an anonymous source:

Hey - I had the same problem and worked it out myself. Mostly just dirt on the gears, and cleaning it out worked just fine. I wrote a bit of a detailed walkthrough on how to clean things out and make sure it works, so I thought it might be helpful for some others.

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Posted in Ecoustics forum

Hey there,

For all of you that have "Turn the power off and on again", here is what I found.

There is a motor assembly that is part of the lens assembly in the camera. Inside this motor assembly there are a few custom gears that are hard to find. When a gear gets damaged, the camera is able to detect the motor spinning and monitor that the lens is not moving. This causes that error message to display on the screen.

Symptoms :

1. After pressing the power button in capture mode, the lens would extend and a slight humming from what appeared to be the auto focus motor could be heard for about 5 seconds. When the motor stopped humming, the camera would beep and display E:61:00 in the LCD Screen.
2. Camera would extend the lens but not be able to focus on anything past 8 inches or so.
3. Zoom in and zoom out would not work.
4. Playback mode and the Setup mode was not affected.

Do you have a broken lens assembly on your Sony Cybershot camera? If the lens won't retract or extend or all you hear is the motor continuously spinning, chances are you do.
Don't buy a broken replacement camera from e-bay in hopes that the gears are not damaged? Buy replacement gears directly from a third party manufacture and these gears will bring that camera back from the dead and save you a ton of cash over other alternatives.

Pics of gears

Update!! Due to the fact that my supplier decided to sell the gears themselves on e-bay, I am no longer selling these gears. If you are having problems finding these gears, I can try and help you.

Contact us for information.
Thanks,
Derek