20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot S20 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

Canon uses a copper sheet to cool the IC that menages the CF memory card. Use air to clean the copper sheet and make sure it cools the IC by firm contact, will fix your camera.

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This is a common problem and there are few tricks you could use.First, pull out the battery for few minutes, say 15 minutes and then put the battery back and check the same.If problem persists, then take some cleaning solution and clean the battery connectors. If there is dirt, dust or rust on the battery connectors, it would result in ' dead ' situation as you mentioned.Make sure that the lens are not stuck. If the problem still remains, it confirms an internal failure. In most cases, i have seen blown IC's or diodes on the power board on it. If you have an electronics experience, could read schematics and would be able to keep precautions, i would be glad to provide you with a link to purchase service manual and provide you with some pointers. Repair is not a wise option unless it is under warranty as repair would cost more than $100.

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the card needs to be formatted in your camera

Go into the camera menu and find "format"..follow the on-screen instructions.

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Go to this link. In the US this model was called the PowerShot S400.

I posted a solution on your other request, but here it is again.

Go to:

Canon S20 Support

Click on the Downloads & Drivers tab. The manual is listed near the bottom in the Guides and Manuals block.

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Go to this site:

Canon S20 Support

Click on the Drivers & Downloads tab. The manual is listed near the bottom in the Guides and Manuals block.

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If this is true, then why does the manual for my new PowerShot SD1100 IS say, "Do not connect compact power adapters or battery chargers to devices such as electrical transformers for foreign travel because it may lead to malfunctions, excessive heat generation, fire, electric shock or injury."

Is this just a standard disclaimer in case something weird happens by using a transformer to charge the battery?

Here is the link to the S20 information site on canon.com. You will see a section for product manuals where you can download the pdf.

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=SupportDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=223&modelid=8259#DownloadDetailAct

This is a just a thought but some of the better CF cards have a small generally white switch on them. When it is flipped you can not write to or erase of format the cards. If you have the switch try flpping it and see if this changes anything.

The "E50" error code indicates formatting a storage card has failed. Solution To clear the "E50" error, try performing the following procedure. 1. Try using another storage card. If you have another CF card, try loading it in the camera. If the error code is not displayed when the other storage card is loaded, there may be something wrong with the first one rather than with the camera. 2. Use your computer's ScanDisk utility to check the storage card for errors. Use ScanDisk to check the storage card for card error or card failure. Refer to the instruction manual for your operating system or Windows Help for further instructions. (If you are using a Macintosh, use the "Disk First Aid" program to check for card error or card failure. Refer to the instruction manual for your Macintosh OS for further information.) Be sure to back up the data on the storage card on the computer before you check the storage card. If a card error or card failure occurs when you use your computer's ScanDisk, there is something wrong with the storage card. Follow ScanDisk's on-screen instructions to solve the problem.

The card may be corrupted and unusable. Try with a new SD Card. If that doesn't work, you need Canon Service. Try formatting it in the computer, add images and see if you can see the images in the camera.

If the batteries are the same age as the camera, they are probably worn out. Try replacing them.

What did the error prompts?

Settings menu to off the option

So the pics vanished from the memory card, right? Perhaps you can insert the card to your computer and try a photo recovery tool on it. Give this app a try if you're a Mac user. Recover Digital Photo Music and Video on Mac OS