these digital compacts don't seem to be v.well made ... mine broke after a couple of months (the shutter stopped opening fully before something blew and it refused to take photos of anything outdoors - every photo came out bright white).
My sister just bought a small Vivitar and its doing the same thing (though Mum's Vivitar is fine).

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