when I turn on the camera the display screen has colored vertical lines and a spider like black object in the upper right corner. I can still take photos and they can be downloaded-but no image on screen...help!
This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check the following two links for more info:
I am trying to hold the shutter down and have it click pictures automatically at a rapid rate, like...
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I am trying to hold the shutter down and have it click pictures automatically at a rapid rate, like one per second. I read the instructions and tried to set it up but it did not work.
doesn't seem to gather enough light in fairly bright conditions so the green focusing light doesn't...
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doesn't seem to gather enough light in fairly bright conditions so the green focusing light doesn't come on, just the orange one.