Camera dead?

I may have killed my camera today. I was vacuuming and taking pictures of the dog attacking the vacuum cleaner (yes, Wanda has discovered her mortal enemy and it's name is Hoover) when it started acting really weird. I got to thinking. It is almost 7 years old and certainly doesn't owe me anything. I'd also thought that it might be good to get a new camera since it is old and slow and heavy as a rock. First, I think I'll change the batteries and talk to it nice for a bit. At the very least, I'd like to get the pictures out of it that I've already taken.