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Half the time when I turn it on the screen is black and it takes all black photos but still focuses and uses a flash. The other half of the time it takes pictures perfectly normally.
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Check your settings - try taking sots with the different focus settings and compare. If all photos show some identical signs, you need a fix on your camera. If, for one photo taken with the auto focus settings, look different, you need more practice with your camera.
Are you shooting in low light? Sometimes the flash will fire multiple short bursts to aid in focusing. If the camera is not in focus, then depending upon your setting it will not fire.
You have to know the MODE your camera is in. If you have it in the wrong mode you may not be able to take a photo in some conditions. You typically cannot take a photo of the moon on any auto setting the moon will be a white blob. The moon almost has to be taken manually.
Search for Lens Error. There are many was to fix Lens Errors
According to your description, I would like to assume that your camera takes 9 seconds to get the flash ready, not to focus. If it is the focus problem, you need to send the camera for realignment or to replace the lens.
Here is my suggestion:
Try to disable the flash. Does it still take 9 seconds to take picture? If the answer is ‘no’, then try to use fully charged batteries or new batteries to reduce the flash charging time.
If you have a ‘batteries drain quickly’ issue as well, this tip may help: Why my camera keeps saying ‘change battery’ even with new batteries?
If you check page 45 in the manual, you'll see that the orange light during the half press indicates that the flash is turned on. A single beep means that the camera is having difficulty getting a "focus lock" (usually when shooting in low light conditions). See page 100 of the manual for suggestions on how to improve the chances for getting a well-focused picture.
Some of The Canon Powershot A530 and A540 cameras are subject to a advisory recall. Seems that a small spring on the battery compartment door can short out the batteries. Suspect this of yours, in that you mention that your batteries aren't lasting long. If your camera is on the list, 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:
One recharging will last for about 80 shots when the flash is used half the time and the LCD Monitor is turned on, and about 200 shots when the flash is used half the time and the LCD Monitor is turned off.
One recharging will last for about 80 shots when the flash is used half the time and the LCD Monitor is turned on, and about 200 shots when the flash is used half the time and the LCD Monitor is turned off.
One recharging will last for about 80 shots when the flash is used half the time and the LCD Monitor is turned on, and about 200 shots when the flash is used half the time and the LCD Monitor is turned off.
One recharging will last for about 80 shots when the flash is used half the time and the LCD Monitor is turned on, and about 200 shots when the flash is used half the time and the LCD Monitor is turned off.
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