I used the camera for hours last night, haven't had a problem with it yet. This morning, it will not turn on. I've tried with the memory card out, in, recharged the battery, etc... Help, help, help!
These models are notorious for defective mother boards. First check the tiny switch inside the battery compartment for physical damage. If the plastic piece does not pivot freely or is partially broken you can pop this black plastic piece out of the switch with a pin or needle very easily. The camera will power on ok without it. I have quite of number of these models with defective mother boards and Canon service will not give me any help whatsoever. If enough people complained perhaps they would issue a recall notice.
Here are some simple things to try first for a camera that won't power on. They won't work for every case, but they're worth a try:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/simple-fix-for-dead-cameras-that-wont.html
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ugh i went through two sd750s.
both quit working quickly.
i had my first one for 2 days, didn't damage it at all, then poof. no work.
then i bought the same camera and this one lasted for about a week.
you can quess that happened.
i was taking pictures with my camera and turned it off. i tried turning it back on and it wouldnt turn on. this happened once before; i took it to best buy geek squad and luckily my warranty was still good. it worked well, but just today it did the EXACT same thing. my warranty has expired now, and it looks like ive got a piece of junk on my hands.
I have had the same issue. I took it to a repair shop today (Portatronics in NYC). The technician said that it was a faulty motherboard. I'm paying $90 for the replacement motherboard and $30 for the labor.
I bought this camera about a year ago, never dropped it, barely even scratched the thing. I was heading out to an event of my daughters.. it took one picture and turned off.. has not turned back on since. I have tried a different battery, removing memory card, NOTHING!!
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