20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot G6 Digital Camera - Page 9 Questions & Answers

• mechanical problem or the lens cover is jammed check the fron cover if there is any foreign object obstructing the cover .
• have it checked in your nearest service center

1. Go to the camera menu, scroll through to "Date/Time"
2. Press the left/right arrows to choose an option field (month/day/hour/minute)
3. Adjust that setting by pressing the up/down arrows or using the dial
4. Select SET/OK when done

Instructions are located on page 147 of the user's manual. You can download a PDF version of the manual from Canon's website.

Self timers on Canon cameras can be accessed from the operations menu. in most cases, the times are pre-programmed - e.g, 5 sec, 10 sec etc.

Battery contacts could be insulated with light grease from hands etc. Try using a small throwaway nail file to gently clean the contacts on the camera.

Start with http://www.canon.com/ Select your part of the world and go from there.

Bad CCD

Most often when this happens, it is, as you\'ve stated, a battery, but it might also be a corroded battery connection. You can use an eraser, or if its physically obvious, try a tiny piece of fine sandpaper, but use it gently, only to clean off corrosion. It may also be that your camera was dropped and a soldered circuit connection damaged, or it might have been exposed to penetration of moisture. The best thing you can do is 1. Give it time, say a month, to dry out, and 2. Send it in for an examination by Canon, being sure you tell them you\'ll need a repair estimate to ensure it is cost effective. Most often with a hand-held point-and-shoot it is not. Will it start up when you connect to your computer?

Good. Excellent question. Yes is the answer. Yes indeed.

Check warranty or youtube.

This is something that you cannot fix unless you have a lot of knowledge about electronics and special tools. The flash uses high voltage components and they can fail, the flash tube may be bad or the wires to it have come loose. Cameras are delicate and you should see if it is worth fixing vs buying a new camera

Canon is having almost all manuals for free. Yours is here: http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/0/0300008700/01/pssx50hs-cug-en.pdf

Because you did not give a clue to what powershot model you have, I have to keep my answer less specific. Every camera has a setting, called automatic. On Canon cameras most of the time it is a green or black camera logo on the main dial. It also could be you chose one of the scenes programs, like shooting on the beach or in snow. When you switch to automatic, all pictures should be more or less correct. The camera should prevent you from taking pictures when there is not enough light, in automatic. If your camera is in automatic, and the pictures are still to dark, something else must be wrong. If the automatic trick works, read the manual, to check when you can use the other modes.