Thank you all so very, very much!! I have a Sony DSC-P200. About a month ago, the lens got stuck extended and would not retract. Sony still wants a flat fee to fix it ($177 plus shipping from where I live). I tried your "whack on the bottom" technique and - voila!!!! Success!!! I was already on C|Net looking for reviews of new cameras to buy. You've saved me at least $250.00! P.S. I held it in my right hand and gave it a medium-hard whack on its bottom at the base of my left hand. I had previously tried whacking the lens (I was horrified even as I did it) to no avail. The whack was hard enough to make my hand hurt for a moment, but I got immediate compliance from the camera. Hooray!!! Thank you all again!!!

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