This camera, under 2 years old just stopped working mid shoot, and won't power up - new batteries - no difference.
It has not been dropped, knocked or abused in any way - is there some trick to unlock it (as in computer cd burners and the pin hole in the front ?)or it is worth getting repaired ?
Please and Thanks, of course !
Steve
A complete camera failure is usually caused by a power problem. Naturally, after checking the batteries, you should inspect the metal battery terminals inside the battery compartment.
Also, many cameras (including the Canon A-series) have a memory card door with a safety interlock lever (power switch) that is engaged only when the door is completely closed.
Finally, I have learned (from a Canon camera forum at Digital Camera Resource) that there is a small fuse soldered to an internal circuit board that sometimes fails for no apparent reason with several different "A" series Canon digital cameras.
The fuse story, with photos for those brave enough to void their warranty and open up the camera, begins inside this thread,
"Canon powershot A85 spare part needed!!!"
at this web link:
http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18151
You'll need to read a couple pages down to get the entire story.
Good luck.
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Sometimes, the lower contacts get bent downward after years of use, causing the batteries to ride low in the compartment, and thus making poor contact when the battery door is closed. Try lifting/bending these interior battery contacts upward, so that the batteries ride higher when inserted.
Think it might be your batteries. 700mah batteries are pretty weak by today's standards (most are at least 2,500 mah these days). I'm guessing your batteries are several years old? If so, they're really only meant to have a usable shelf life of a few years, whether they are used or not. Recommend trying a new set of rechargeable batteries.
It's a wild guess, but I have a visual image of the shutter mechanism getting stuck during the rapid release thing. I heard it can sometimes be fixed by tapping gently on the lens area.
Whatever comes to mind has to do with the camera being over taxed during that shooting session, and something got jammed or blown.
Hard to find someone qualified that will work on digital cameras for less than the fortune the manufacturers ask for, but it won't hurt to look. You could call Canon and tell them what happened, say that it's hardly over a year and that it's likely a design flaw with the rapid-picture thing. maybe you'll get lucky... ;=]
When you changed batteries, how long was the camera battery-less?
If not long try resting it sans battery for a good few hours, maybe it will come back from the dead.
Hope you find a way, let us know
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