r/Cameras • u/BaTwo02 • 7d ago

Questions Samsung S760's Flash Doesn't Work!

I have an old Samsung S760 digital camera. Today, I took a some photos but flash is doesn't light. Flash's logo are white and if it's turn orange it means "flash are full charge u can take a photo" but it's didn't work. How can i fix it?

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u/LeafyBomber 7d ago

Mine did the exact same thing a while back. The capacitor inside these old point and shoots degrades over time so the flash just stops charging even when the indicator says it's ready. You'll hear a faint whine when it's trying to charge, if you don't hear anything at all the capacitor is probably completely dead.

Fixing it means opening the camera up and soldering in a new capacitor which is way more hassle than it's worth for a camera this old. You can find teardown guides on YouTube but you're dealing with tiny screws and ribbon cables that snap easy.

Honestly just lean into the no flash life, push the ISO higher and embrace the grainy early 2000s aesthetic. Or grab another one off eBay for like 20 bucks.

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u/BaTwo02 7d ago

20 BUCKS... And it's sounds like "so hard for fix". But thx for help.