Sony RX100 VI - Lens protector gets stuck

[DovidStroh]

The lens protector on my Sony RX100 VI occasionally gets slightly stuck while opening and i have to tap it to open it fully.
It seems some dirt may have gotten inside the mechanism.

What can be done about this?

[DavidG]

Proceed with caution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZMMl25qJQ

[Chocolate]

@DovidStroh I once had this issue with my G7X after using it at the beach and of course sand went in, I did like he’s doing in this video with a paper, and it helped.

[DovidStroh]

@DavidG Thanx. it’s not the zoom mechanism but the lens protector… anything on that?

[Chaim Hirsch]

seems to be a known issue with this model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCXxqiCA9Ik

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59844646

[DavidG]

check out the first comment on this YouTube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGiru5D0v7s

[DavidG]

also check out this method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XteSddQuiAg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oak-NXgHag

[Chocolate]

@DavidG said in Sony RX100 VI - Lens protector gets stuck:

check out the first comment on this YouTube video

Can you paste it here? I can’t see the comments with my filter. Thanks

[DovidStroh]

@Chocolate said in Sony RX100 VI - Lens protector gets stuck:

@DavidG said in Sony RX100 VI - Lens protector gets stuck:

check out the first comment on this YouTube video

Can you paste it here? I can’t see the comments with my filter. Thanks

@DavidG yes this seems to be the issue.

My filter also blocks the comments. can you quote it? Thanx

[DavidG]

“I had the same issue and this trick I read somewhere online seemed to have fixed it. Point the camera straight down into a vacuum hose (while the vacuum is on) and also turn camera on and off a few times. I suppose there is dirt in the shutter blades that can be sucked out this way.”

a few people claim that it helped them.

[TechWiz]

@DovidStroh any luck?

[DovidStroh]

@TechWiz Unfortunately no luck. tried all of these ideas.