Canon 550D instruction manual 219, Battery becomes exhausted quickly, Camera turns off by itself

Troubleshooting Guide

The battery becomes exhausted quickly.

Use a fully-charged battery pack (p.24).

The rechargeable battery pack performance will degrade over repeated use. Purchase a new one.

If you use Live View shooting or shoot movies for a prolonged period (p.107, 123), the number of possible shots will decrease.

The camera turns off by itself.

Auto power off is in effect. If you do not want auto power off to take effect, set [5Auto power off] to [Off].

Even if [5Auto power off] has been set to [Off], the LCD monitor will still turn off after the camera is idle for 30 min. Press the <B> button to turn on the LCD monitor.

Shooting-Related Problems

No images can be shot nor recorded.

The card is not properly inserted (p.31).

If the card is full, replace the card or delete unnecessary images to make room (p.31, 171).

If you try to focus in One-Shot AF mode while the focus confirmation light <o> in the viewfinder blinks, a picture cannot be taken. Press the shutter button halfway again to focus, or focus manually (p.37, 69). Slide the card’s write-protect switch to the Write/Erase setting (p.31).

The image is out of focus.

Set the lens focus mode switch to <AF> (p.33).

To prevent camera shake, press the shutter button gently (p.36, 37). If the lens has an Image Stabilizer, set the IS switch to <1>.

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