Top 20 Canon PowerShot SX160 IS Digital Camera Questions & Answers

hi, re-setting the cam in menu will clear this.

Accept that whatever you may personally want, the manufacturer always knows best.

Not in the camera, unless yours has the crop option in the view menu. Use a photo program on your computer like lightroom or picasa

It was not designed to have you clean inside.

It sounds as though the time/date battery needs to be replaced. Follow these instructions and check the battery on a meter to be sure it's dead before buying another. Radio Shack will test it for free if you don't have a battery meter.

This is not an uncommon error. It results from the lens being restricted during the power up. I have personally had many cameras (Canon, Sony, Nikon and Olympus,) like this that suffered this problem. I could not repair them myself. The cost to have them professionally repaired was most of the cost of a brand new one. For comparison search Ebay and then click on "sold" and you will see the prices people have paid for working used ones. The fix, unfortunately, is to buy a used working model. For this camera they start under $20 for as is and for about $50-460 you can buy one in mint condition. (Yes, you think your stuff is worth more until you see what they really sell for. Yikes!?!) So it makes no sense to pay more for a pro to repair yours when you can buy a used one for less than the repair or a new one. Please, don't shoot the messenger...

There are a couple of things you can try: first use a different memory card. The camera is not seeing the one you are putting in it. Also make sure the card is seated all the way in. It is spring loaded and will press down against a spring and lock in place. To remove it you press down and it will come back out as you lift your finger tip. If the card does not want to go in easily you probably have it turned over and are putting it is incorrectly. It only goes in one way.

Please check if yu did set the camera in AF mode continuous. In that mode, the camera is focusing on whatever is aimed at. Even when the shutter button is not pressed, allowing you to shoot without missing opportunities. The mode where you see the camera focus when the button is pressed half way, is called single. This setting will conserve battery power. Look in the manual under Switching between Focus Settings. I can't tell you war page that is for your camera, in mine it is page 100. On the last pages in the book are all settings for each shooting mode.

I think you need a new camera. Even when you think you could fix the shutter, there can and will be more damage to the camera. Today, a single repair could cost more hen a brand new camera with better specs then the one you would like to have repaired.

You may try to lift up the button with a knife point's edge but if it is jammed then the case will have to be removed to free it and to try to remedy the damage from the chewing. If only part of the screen is showing a picture it is cracked and will have to be replaced. You can find the parts on ebay and the directions with google but it is not for the neophyte. You must feel comfortable with the idea that you may not be able to pull it off. BUT!!! If you bought the camera with a credit card you most likely got a second year of warranty and it probably will cover loss and accidents. This is your absolute best bet to fix the camera. Most all credit cards include a second year of warranty on all of your purchases.

The card may be corrupted and unusable. Try with a new SD Card. If that doesn't work, you need Canon Service. Try formatting it in the computer, add images and see if you can see the images in the camera.

If the batteries are the same age as the camera, they are probably worn out. Try replacing them.

What did the error prompts?

Settings menu to off the option

Try doing a factory reset.

The wrist strap has a thin loop on one end. Thread this thin section (like threading a needle) through the strap hole. (It's on the left side of the camera. There are two openings with a bar over the top of the center of them at the bottom corner of the camera body.) Start threading from the middle of the body of the camera and push the strap towards the bottom of the unit. You may need to twist the loop to narrow it and keep it tight. Once you have this narrow loop through the camera, open up the loop and slide the thick material through the center of this thin loop. Pull the wrist strap until the thin loop tightens around the bar. This is shown on page 12 of the D30 manual. The manual is available from Canon support on the Powershot page: http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/5/0300013985/02/psd30-cu2-en.pdf. The direct link to the manual is http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/5/0300013985/02/psd30-cu2-en.pdf . I hope this helps. Cindy Wells (Many lanyard straps for electronic gear work the same way. Threading the narrow section under that bar does require decent near point vision. People who are far-sighted may need to wear bifocals or ask someone younger to assist.)

Get a card reader for your computer, if it doesn't already have one. The card will then appear as another hard drive, and you can transfer photos the same way you transfer any other kind of files. Using a card reader is also likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer/

Each attempt to do what ?

Just go to the Canon web site for manual download.

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