# Smartphone "unable to connect to camera" - fixable?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-unable-to-connect-to-camera-fixable/722392>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 12, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-unable-to-connect-to-camera-fixable/722392 "2015-06-12T23:08:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-unable-to-connect-to-camera-fixable/722392/1 "2015-06-12T23:08:09Z")

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I dropped my LG Volt the other day, and I didn’t see any problems until I tried to use the camera today. My carrier is VirginMobile, so they don’t have any store for me to take it to. This phone is now on sale for $80, so am I better off just replacing it, or might it be fixable for less than that?

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**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-unable-to-connect-to-camera-fixable/722392/2 "2015-06-12T23:15:02Z")

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How comfortable are you with opening up your phone and tinkering around the insides with the help of some YouTube videos? It’s probably fixable for less than that, but the minimum cost for a lot of cell phone repair shops is a significant chunk towards the $80.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-unable-to-connect-to-camera-fixable/722392/3 "2015-06-13T00:31:42Z")

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When I take the back off, there’s nothing much to see except the battery, the camera lens and maybe a light meter or something, and a lot of teeny tiny screws that probably hold everything together. So no, I’m pretty ham-handed. I guess I’ll have to take it down to the only phone shop I know and see what they say about it.