Question about Canon PowerShot A70 Digital Camera

Camera is not taking pictures

This camera seemed to be working fine one minute, then compeltely quit the next. The camera still comes on as normal. The screen to display subject you are taking picture of is blank. All the settings and information are on the screen. no picture is taken when the button is pushed. This camera has not been abused or dropped. Thank you

3 Answers

Anonymous

Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
Contributor
2 Answers

Hi. mine was doing the same thing. just connect it to the computer and turn it on. it reformats it, or something but mine now works. the pictures on the card will still be there. good luck!

Posted on May 28, 2007

Anonymous

Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
Contributor
1 Answer

Please see the Canon Web SIte Service section for this camera. Ours is doing the same thing. Do you live in a hot environment? The CCD (image sensor) on some of these stops sending signals when it has been exposed to a hot and humid environment. -sb

Posted on May 28, 2007

Anonymous

Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Vice President:

An expert whose answer got voted for 100 times.
Master
883 Answers

Open it. look for anything electrical that has become disconnected or was partially connecte during factory assembly

Posted on May 23, 2007

Add Your Answer

Upload

Upload an image from your computer

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

Loading...

Include an image. It's worth a thousand words.

prev next

Related Questions:

1 Answer

When turning on the camera, the card reader light flashes sometimes for a full minute before you can take a picture, I am using a Olympus xD 2GB memory card which works fine after the card reader light...

Are you saying that even with an empty card, it still takes that long? How are your batteries? Fresh or old?

Jun 11, 2010 | Olympus Camedia C-60 Zoom Digital Camera

1 Answer

Camera opens normally, only takes black pictures

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.

May 09, 2010 | Canon PowerShot A530 Digital Camera

1 Answer

The message is <zoom error> and I can'T TAKE ANY PICTURE

I have simply swiched off my camera, and I left it off for quite 30 minutes.
When I have turned iy on, fhe camera worked/
Like my computes sometimes does!

Aug 22, 2009 | Pix FUJIFILM Fine F200EXR Digital Camera

2 Answers

Beeps repeatedly, lense won't retract...won't take pictures?

Hi Jeanice21, I just posted the same problem a few minutes ago with my SD400. I followed a few steps of the suggested solutions and here's what worked for me.

1) take apart the front and back by unscrewing the six screws holding the camera together
2) on the left of the flash, there are two little retangular holes with grooved dials in them
3) using a little flat head screwdriver, push up or down to turn the grooves while power up in the movie or capture mode
4) the lens retracted at this point and my camera started working again. Good luck!

Dec 28, 2008 | Canon PowerShot SD400 / IXUS 50 Digital...

1 Answer

Camera wont come out of Close up Mode!!

The case is probably warped, and keeping the close-up button depressed.

Jun 21, 2008 | Kodak EasyShare C643 Digital Camera

1 Answer

Batteries Dying Quickly

Change the internal rechargeable battery.

Dec 01, 2007 | Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5 Digital Camera

3 Answers

My samsung digimax 503 has a white screen!

Oh my gosh this really works! Our screen went white, we hadn't dropped it or anything. The camera still worked fine but we just couldn't see what we were taking a picture of. We tried this solution and now we can see the picture through the screen perfectly. THANKS for posting this!

Nov 09, 2007 | Samsung Digimax A503 Digital Camera

2 Answers

Black screen

If you can play back images ok ( colour & resolution normal ) but in capture mode you have no image then the CCD sensor in your camera is faulty. Replace.

Sep 10, 2007 | Fuji FinePix F410 Digital Camera

1 Answer

Won't focus when zooming into the subject

It seems that the lense element which mooves while zooming the camera is stucked. normally this happens when the camera suffers a heavy jery, may be by dropping the camera. Resulting into disalingment of the lense assambly. You will need the help of repair shop to solve the problem.

Sep 15, 2006 | Olympus Camedia C-765 Digital Camera

2 Answers

No picture is taken when shutter release button is pressed

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!

Jun 01, 2006 | Nikon COOLPIX Cameras