Repair Your Canon G7X - Quick Fix Stuck Lens Cover

This video covers how to repair a stuck lens cover on a Canon G7X or G7X II. A quick and simple repair that will save you from sending your camera to a Canon Repair Centre. This trick will also work for Canon S120 Series cameras. A quick do it yourself to save a few dollars!

[davidturnswood]

Thanks so much! I bought a Canon ELPH 310 HS for $5 at my local thrift shop. Had a jammed lens cover. This worked beautifully! (Great camera by the way)

[Darkscopetutoriales]

Bro, you literally saved my trip to Scotland with my girlfriend!!! I was so annoyed because of the dust cover not working properly. That did the trick!!! You are the best!

[cordesruss]

Purchased the plastic tool kit a month back... Using the small blue prying tool you recommended immediately resolved the stuck lens cover on my Lumix DC-ZS200. This tool will be added to my camera bag when traveling !! This is a great little tool set ! Many Thanks !!

[tumnus]

I’ve been dealing with this for a year and a half and with this tip it took me 30 seconds to fix. Stupid easy and thank you!

[TROYCETV]

This helped . Didn’t have the tool so I used my nails gently like 5 times and it worked

[Telamandil]

Wow, this fix took like 5 seconds. I had a bunch of sand in my G7X Mark II and all other problems like a grinding noise when using the ring disappeared after a few days but the lens was stuck open for the last year. I dreaded the repair bill and today finally tried to find a way to repair it myself. Literally 5 seconds, thanks for the video!

[jonanthony]

Great help! Fixed problem in 5 seconds. This is why I love the YouTube community.

[alexispineda]

I used this for like 5 seconds and it worked LOL thanks!!!

[connygeiger]

The same problem occurred with my G7-X Mk II. With the information and instructions from this great video, I was able to solve the problem in seconds. Thank you! 🙏

[ManForHimself]

Super-helpful. Saved me time and money. Sorted in 2 minutes. Thank you.

[oscar]

Awesome, THANKS!!! I've had this issue with a used Canon PowerShot SX740 HS that I had bought years ago and the lens cover kept sticking. I thought I was going to need to replace the lens assembly. Then I thought of looking up fixes for the issue and came across your video. Saved me time, money and anxiety. Thanks again!

[dougroddy]

2 years late comment here, but this worked great, this fixed my work phone mid-job, and saved me at least the hassle of an expense report. Thanks!!!

[hejfabienne]

Thank you so much, I was terrified I would have broken it but I could fix it not even in 2 minutes! You are my hero of the day!

[katemeade]

Thanks so much! Helped revive my camera that had been abandoned in a drawer for two years! We didn't have a tool, but used a guitar pick :)

[billyleach]

Thank you so much - just slid the nail on my pinkie in a mm and a few grains of sand fell out and now all is good - very grateful

[JoshRemaley]

This was helpful! I tried prying gently, but that didn't quite do the trick. We had gone to the beach recently, so I though I'd try blowing as hard as I could into the closed cover. That did the trick! I'm guessing this dislodged some sand stuck in there. I used to play saxophone, so I blew pretty hard ;), a can of compressed air may work too.

[zzdoodzz]

Had this happen to my G7X a month ago, its been sitting in the case since then. Thanks for sharing this tip I will give it a try tonight.

[kilianrecycles]

Super helpful video, fixed two cameras in 2 minutes with this, thanks!

[gretchenpembrook]

You’re the hero of the day!!! Had a slightly bent metal frame but my husband is the tech king and had a pry tool handy. It was fixed in seconds!! Thank you thank you thank you!

[gonewiththewynns]

Hey man, thanks for sharing. Had the same issue on my Sony RX100v and a little pull with my fingernail around the lens cover (I don't have the smart phone tool like you) and bam! Fixed.