My shutter is working fine, but it takes an extremely long time to load a picture after is had been taken (up to a minute). is it a battery problem, or something worse?

To fix that problem, they have a specific service package at this place: www.camerasandparts.com They just specialize in servicing the Canons and that's where a lot of people go for help with these. Through them, it's $89 for the repair with parts, and they service up the camera at the same time. The best part, they do exceptional work on the Powershots, that's where a lot of people go for help with these models. Best of luck with it.

this can be usually associated with your white balance in still camera mode.
Check to see your white balance is set correctly or just set it to auto. Also make sure the mode you are in it set. (ie. indoor, outdoor, auto, speed)

It is possible that your shutter is not working and there are issues with the servo of the camera. When it is switched on the motor of the lens cover is vibrating as it is having a fault maybe a friction to move .
So a possible cleaning/service might rectify the fault , releasing a jammed shutter.
remove battery and replace after 30 minutes with a fully charged battery , while switching On tap the lens cover on your palm several times, might help sometimes.

A stuck shutter is another common failure mode for digital cameras. The symptoms of a stuck or "sticky" shutter are very similar to CCD image sensor failure. The camera may take black pictures (for shutter stuck closed), or the pictures may be very bright and overexposed, especially when taken outdoors (for shutter stuck open). To confirm a stuck shutter, put the camera in any mode other than "Auto", and turn the flash OFF (you don't want to blind yourself for the next step). Next look down the lens and take a picture. You should see a tiny flicker in the center of the lens as the shutter opens and closes. If no movement is seen, then you likely have a stuck shutter. If so, please see this link for further info and a simple fix that may help.

There is a diaphram between the shutter button and the shutter that does the focus. Pushing the button half way down pre-focuses and then the picture is instantanious. If the diaphram is broken it take a while before the shutter takes the picture. One of the AA batteries may be defective so try another set and see if that is better. There is also a slight possibility that the secondary battery (hidden within the camera) has gone bad.

Hello,
One quick question. Is the camera taking photos?? when you try to transfer the photos to computer , are the photos fine or there are some Black photos??

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get new batteries, if recharging your current batteries does not work (to stop it shorting out).

reduce your shutter exposure, by changing to Manual Mode (M), selecting +/-, and then the left button (flash) around the Menu OK button. Mine works fine at 1s shutter speed, but was showing horizontal lines before that ...

I had the same problem with a fujifilm finepix... It didn't take pictures with 2 sony batteries, just turned off after pressing the shutter. Then I tried 2 panasonic batteries and it worked fine....

My solution: try panasonic rechargeable.

I had a similar problem with a Casio and they directed me thru some exercises and the one that worked was removing the battery and holding down the "on" or maybe it was the "shutter" button for one FULL minute. Worked fine after reinserting the battery and taking some pictures.

Are those NiMH batteries? Have you tried resetting the camera? If no standard way, just take out batteries for a few minutes, the more the merrier, let the tension build, and replace them. Try tapping on the lens area, it might loose something up. Best I can do, know it aint much ;] Good luck!