Seeing this article on HDR I decided to try to fix my camera. So I took it apart, and now the lense probably needs to be cleaned, and I broke a wire. Still cannot figure out what is wrong, though. Everything looks like vertical lines.
My camera broke. And after only 2,545 pictures.
It is probably close to the one-year anniversary of my buying the camera, but since it was bought in Thailand, I don't think I can redeem the warranty.