Coolpix flash problems?

crizman

1-1/2 yrs ago I bought the Coolpix p7100. I love it, great point & shoot. I declined the extended warranty from the store. Last night my wife took it to a school prom. She was indoors so the flash popped up. 1st shot goes off , she thought she smelled smoke. 2nd shot -she sees & smells smoke coming out of the camera where the flash pops up. The front of the flash has a mark on the inside of the glass. When she brought it home I tried it out with the flash. It seems OK, it fires- no smoke. the image looks fine. WTH??? Is this common? Has anyone here heard of this happening before? I spent $500. on this camera, it seems ok, so I will continue to use it. Any thoughts or ideas????

Ironheart

Sounds like either the flash tube had a bit of a meltdown, or some foreign material got inside the flash housing and burned off. How often is this camera used? I've seen small spiders make nests in the darnedest of places...

crizman

It gets used every couple of weeks, and is in a small crumple bag- maybe something could have gotten in there & got fried. The flash seems to be working ok.