<s>
The	O
E18	B-Device
error	I-Device
is	O
an	O
error	B-Error_Name
message	I-Error_Name
on	O
Canon	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
E18	B-Device
error	I-Device
occurs	O
when	O
anything	O
prevents	O
the	O
zoom	O
lens	O
from	O
properly	O
extending	O
or	O
retracting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
is	O
a	O
black	O
screen	O
that	O
only	O
contains	O
the	O
error	B-Error_Name
message	I-Error_Name
,	O
E18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
E18	B-Device
error	I-Device
coding	O
made	O
this	O
problem	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
particular	O
domain	O
of	O
Canon	O
cameras	O
,	O
the	O
problem	O
is	O
actually	O
quite	O
common	O
throughout	O
all	O
cameras	O
with	O
telescopic	O
lens	O
barrels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
forums	O
on	O
the	O
net	O
that	O
mention	O
that	O
connecting	O
the	O
camera	O
to	O
the	O
TV	O
completely	O
resolved	O
the	O
E18	B-Device
error	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
online	O
guides	O
to	O
repairing	O
E18	B-Device
errors	I-Device
oneself	O
,	O
from	O
simple	O
guides	O
on	O
tapping	O
the	O
lens	O
back	O
into	O
place	O
to	O
complete	O
disassembly/realignment/reassembly	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
