IN-FOCUS Photography Digital Cameras

I've had my Kodak Easyshare v603 since about March. It has worked fine until recently when I tried using my optical zoom to zoom in on a subject and my camera turned off (I'd used optical zoom many times before and it worked fine). I've tried several times to use the optical zoom since then and my camera continues to shut off. I can zoom in on pictures I've already taken, however I cannot zoom in on a subject while trying to take a picture.

I've tried messing with all the PowerSave settings, charged the camera, and moved all pictures to my computer, however there's been no change.

Has this happened to anyone else? Anyone have any ideas on what the problem could be? Thanks.