How do I get my battery cover to stay closed so my camera will turn on?

You do understand that to open the battery cover you slide it out and then up. To close the cover it must be in the out position when you close it and then slide the cover in. If the cover is broken you can put it in position and tape it shut.

Have you tryed rechargeable batterys on the camera, generally they are higher quality and should work better.

And now you can't use the camera? the cover must be closed complete. There is a switch, to check if the cover is closed. this is checked, to prevent damage to the memory card. When the camera is powered down while accessing the memory, the already saved pictures can become damaged.
You better contact an authorised service centre, for a repair of the camera.

Push it closed with thumb .. hold closed..then slide forward

Contact failures may have occurred between the camera and the batteries.


Confirming that the [Memory Card / Battery Cover] is securely closed

If the [Memory Card / Battery Cover] is not securely closed, the power of the camera may not turn on.

Close the [Memory Card / Battery Cover] securely, and then turn the power on.

Clean the battery terminals with a dry cotton swab that has a fine and soft tip, and then re-insert the batteries.

If your camera uses four AA-size alkaline batteries supplied with the camera, follow the procedure below. In addition to Alkaline batteries you may use optional nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries.

1. Be sure that the camera power is off.

2. Slide the battery cover lock in the direction of the arrow, and push the battery cover slightly forward. Then open the cover.
3. Insert the batteries as shown.
4. Close the battery cover.
* For the PowerShot S2 IS, PowerShot S3 IS, and PowerShot S5 IS the batteries are inserted in a slightly different order, please refer to the decal inside the battery door for the correct order.
Installing batteries in cameras with 2 batteries. If your camera uses two AA-size alkaline batteries supplied with the camera, follow the procedure below. In addition to Alkaline batteries you may use optional nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. Please see the various examples to find which type matches your camera.
Example 1:

1. Be sure that the camera power is off.
2. Slide the battery/memory card cover lock in the direction of the arrow (), and press down while opening the cover ().
   
   
   
3. Insert the batteries as shown and close the battery / memory card cover.
   
   

Example 2:

1. Be sure that the camera power is off.
2. Slide the battery cover lock in the direction of the arrow, and open the cover.
   
   
3. Insert the batteries as shown.
   
   
   
4. Close the battery cover.
   

* For the PowerShot A300 and PowerShot A310 the battery polarity is reversed.

ours does the same thing, i couldn't figur out a way to keep it ****, so i just taped it.

TIPS:
1.)NEVER PUSH THE LENS IN AFTER CAMERA DIES, BUY A NEW BATTERY IMMEDIATLY AND TURN IT BACK ON, CLOSING THE LENS!

2.)NEVER USE AN AC ADAPTER, USE A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY OR A REGULAR BATTERY!

..to fix this...

Do as i say..

1.) Remove battery
2.) Remove front plate (screw driver may be needed)
3.) Check all gears, make sure they are correctly fitted in place)
4.) Move the gear manually to make the lens come out.
5.) keep it out, put the front plate back together.
6.) reinsert the battery, turn it on.


or...
1.) Remove the battery.
2.) Wait about 6-8 hours.
3.) Reinsert the battery.

or...
1.) Remove the battery.
2.) Try hooking it up through AC adapter, put correct voltage.
3.) Try turning it on.
4.) Remove AC adapter, reinsert battery.
5.) Turn it on.

Hope this may help;

Regards,
VOTIT

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Remove the battery. The same thing happened to mine and once I put the battery back it worked fine.

just get the battery cover fix by taking your camera down to a camera shop like jessops. there is no need to get a new camera.

Tape. That's what we use here.