All of a sudden the camera will not turn on--tried 2 charged batteries, no luck. Help?
1134254
I had the same problem for a while. it was some sort of "zoom lock". Finaly came on and displayed the warning "Zoom Lock". Eventually had to replace the camera. Sorry if bad news.
1295997
Same problem here! After I opened the box I charged the battery till the light turned green. Put the battery in the camera, put the film pack in, the black film cover came out (so I assume I put the film in right), turned the camera on but all the symbols are blinking and I'm not able to make a picture. After reading here I put the battery again in the charger and now the light turns orange!! But I just took it out because it was green?!?! Now I'm just gonna wait till it's green again and see if it will work. Does anyone have any others tips for me?XO
1725330
if under warranty; return camera!If old battteries u may need to replace them!I assume you have been following the charging instructions.
1262090
Yes. Mine froze up so I ordered a new battery......problem solved. This is a fantastic camera!
1289747
Double check to make sure it's not on "no flash" (lightning bolt with circle and slash through it) which you can change by pressing the circle with the ok in the middle. If that doesn't work, turn the camera off, take the battery out, and then put back in and turn on. also make sure your camera is well charged. Otherwise, get service.
436861
Thankyou! I haven't used my camera in several months because of this same problem. I followed your suggestions. It took a few tries, but it is now working!! Just in time for Christmas!
1079667
I had the same issue with a Canon Powershot SD780 IS Digital Elph. Just wanted to say this helped me a lot reading these comments. It just refused to power on one day out of the blue. A month later and 2 years out of warranty and with no options other than to cough up a bunch of money for a repair or new camera I decided to get risky and see what I could do myself. In the battery compartment, just to the left side of the battery a small plastic tab from the battery door fits into a slot when you close the door. The tab wasn't broken so I took an x-acto knife and poked at the piece in the camera body I assume the plastic tab was supposed to be hitting. Maybe the part was gunked up or sticking or something. I have no idea. But the camera was able to turn on after that and seems perfectly fine now.
72883
I just have this message when the camera is conected to the computer via USB cable. Try to unplug and turn it on again.
1865430
Sorry... Try taking out camera AA batteries and using fresh, new ones.If it doesn't work, get a new SDHC memory card of a well-known maker (Sandisk or similar).If nothing of the above works on restarting your camera, you'll have to send your camera to Canon Authorized Service shop... Sorry.
1959726
I have not had that problem. I would suspect that the battery is not good. If you have not had the camera very long, check and see if you can send the camera and battery back. Or maybe check with some place in your community that tests batteries to see if the battery is the problem. I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but I have done this before. Are you sure you are inserting the battery the correct way?
436858
I had a similar problem. The sony analyst walked me through power resetting and pulling batter + memory card. None of the checks corrected the problem. I used the 'tap it on a hard surface' technique and it is back up and working. The pulling the camera lens did not work so the tapping technique will be used until we tap it into its grave.
961109
Hi Amazonian, sorry to hear this. Make sure that the batteries are inserted correctly. If it's correctly inserted and still will not turn on, then we suggest to setup the IC Recorder for service at http://eservice.sony.com -Vincent
273702
i'm having the same problem. i've been tied up on some other projects and haven'y had time to call for assist. i can get the software to download , but so far haven't been able to get the camera to work right. good luck
2258554
The first suggestion is to check the wiring. I had similar problems and took the camera down and connected it to DVD and everything worked. I then replaced the entire lenght of wire and the camera is still working.
520951
I have not had this problem, but found this posted by a Canon person:First, please try this: Remove the battery pack from the camera and close the battery compartment. Now Press and hold down the power button for 5 seconds. Replace the battery pack and turn the camera on.If your camera works normally, you're ready to start shooting. If the issue persists, we recommend that you send your camera in for repair. You may set up the repair here...
2222129
my camera still works. You may want to check and see if there is a firmware update that might solve your problem.
1181875
Inside the upper portion of the camera where the battery tray slides out, you'll notice a black push button. First power up your unit with the batteries installed and turn on the power switch to on. Let the unit power up, then drop out the battery tray and push the button down for several seconds and release. Install the battery tray back and power up and see if this resolves your problem.