Canon IXUS50 overexposing each photo - white balance problem?

Check the information on exposure in the manual

Go to settings and change the lens exposure time or just set a focus point for the picture on a darker spot to change the white balance

It's not a problem with the white balance. Is the picture completely white or just overexposed? If completely white, it has to be a problem with the imager (CCD) or the board itself. I have seen some of these with faulty imagers, but the problem is that Canon (at least in some European countries) won't supply these imagers. They replace the whole camera.

Alter the ISO rating to 100
Also go to menu and make sure you have the white balance set to auto or outside rather than night or whatever it is set at.

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The Date/Timestamp is only available in Postcard Mode, so push FUNC/SET, scroll down and set the size to Postcard.

Had same problem after 2 years. Took it in to a repair shop & they installed a new camera flex. Its working OK now.

Follow the instructions in the "Changing the Photo Effect" section of the manual (page 101 in my copy). If you need a manual you may download a copy from here.

In both the situations the problem is with the apperture control mechanism of the camera. 1). sometimes the flexible ribbion cable carrying signal to the lense assembly get worn out, replacing the same will resolve the problem. 2) in some cases the leaf blades of the apperture gets sticky, cleaning of the same solves the problem. 3). If you happen to drop the camera then the alignment of the motor moving the blades get disturbed.


In all the cases only a good repair man can fix the problem .

It sounds like the camera exposure system is out of whack and may need to be serviced. You may want to ensure that exposure compensation is set to 0. Check one of your overexposed images with the display in the 'Detailed Display' mode (two lines of information at the bottom of the LCD). If the second item on the top line is not ±0, the exposure compensation is not at its default value. To set, put the camera in M(anual) shooting mode. Press the Exposure/White Balance button until you see a scale along the bottom of the LCD from -2 to +2. Use the left or right button to set it at 0. If the value is already at 0, you will probably need service.

The digital sensitive lens has worn out... that part needs replacement... If you know where to buy or a repair center can solve it, if they have that part....

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