Troubleshooting
Problem | Cause | Solution |
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Camera will | Power is not turned on | • Turn on the camera. See Turning the Power On / Off |
not operate |
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| CF card slot/battery cover | • Confirm that the CF card slot/battery cover is securely |
| opened | closed. |
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| Insufficient battery voltage | • Fully charge the battery or use a household power |
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| source. |
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| Poor contact between | • Wipe the terminals with a clean, dry cloth. |
| camera and battery |
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| terminals |
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Camera will | Camera is in Replay or | • Switch the camera to Shooting mode. |
not record | computer/printer mode | See Switching between Shooting and Replaying (p. 26). |
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| Flash is charging (blinking | • Wait until the orange indicator stops blinking and lights |
| orange indicator) | steadily, signalling that the flash is charged, then press |
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| the shutter button. |
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| CF card full | • Insert a new CF card. |
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| • If required, download the images to a computer and |
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| erase them from the CF card to make space. |
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| CF card not formatted | • Format CF card. See Formatting a CF card (p. 121). |
| correctly | • If reformatting doesn't work, the CF card logic circuits |
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| may be damaged. Contact the nearest Canon Customer |
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| Support Help Desk. |
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Lens will not | CF card slot/battery cover | • Close the CF card slot/battery cover, then turn off the |
retract | opened with camera on | camera. |
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| CF card slot/battery cover | • Close the CF card slot/battery cover, then close the lens |
| opened while camera was | cover. |
| recording to CF card |
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| (warning signal) |
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| Switched to Replaying mode | • The lens does not retract in this case. To make the lens |
| from Shooting mode | retract, close the lens cover. |
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