Digital cameras are highly complex items of technology with computer chips, glass lenses, and electric motors working in harmony to take great pictures when you point and shoot.
But my daughters little Fujipix camera stopped working. No warning - just taking pictures one moment and not the next. It would just not switch on. You pressed the on button and a little green light flashed then nothing. Now I'm not one to give up without having a poke around inside and there was nothing loose I could see and the batteries were fully charged(I'm told batteries are one of the major reasons for faults in digital cameras!) So onto the Internet to see if anyone has found a similar fault. And after half an hour I found not only what was wrong - someone helpfully described the same symptoms as were affecting our little Fujipix but also told us how to fix it!
Now this is the best bit... I fixed it with a quarter inch piece broken off the end of a matchstick! It seems there is a little lug on the battery door that has to fit in a hole so the camera stays switched off when the battery door is open. This little lug breaks off quite often and a matchstick shoved into the hole can effect a repair! I rate this as one of the best amateur fixes for a piece of sophisticated hi tech equipment ever! It seemed like a miracle when with this little bit of rubbish stuffed into the hole made the whole thing come back to life!
It reminds me how every little thing, however small, has a part to play. Anything that gets broken it can mess up a whole lot more complex things. Sometimes something very simple can have an effect far beyond our expectations. Think of how a smile from a stranger can lift your spirits. So remain alert at all times - everything we do, however small, is important.
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