20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera - Page 6 Questions & Answers

It might. You can possibly repair this yourself with the existing parts if they're all still there. Please see this blog article discussing repair of automatic lens covers.

Use a card reader instead of your camera.

Think that you might have accidentally pressed the DISP or DISPLAY button on the back of your camera. This manually turns the LCD display on and off to save batteries. You would then use the optical viewfinder in its place. To turn the screen back on, just press the DISP button one more time.

Lens errors are fairly common. Usually it's sand or grit interfering with the lens extension mechanism. Or the camera's been dropped with the lens extended. Or the camera has been powered on, but the lens had been blocked preventing its extension. Or the battery ran down with the lens extended ...

Here are some things that you can do to try to correct it. They only seem to work for less than 50% of the lens errors, but if the camera is out of warranty, they're worth a try.

If you are sure that your battery is fully charged but still does not do any good, then do this little trick:

1. Hold the camera on your right hand with the lens facing the ground.

2. As you press the power on button, tap or hit the camera's base to your left palm. Do this several times.

Chances are, there could be a sand or granule of dust that got stuck on the sides of the lens, preventing it to retract properly.

Hope this helps.

Remove the SD card from the camera. Slide the tiny switch on the side of the card to its other "unlocked" position. Reinsert the card in the camera. But if you've already tried this, see this link for additional things that you can try.

Sounds like you accidentally pressed the DISP or DISPLAY button on the back of your camera. This manually turns the screen on or off to save batteries. You would then use the optical viewfinder, just like you've been doing. To turn the screen back on, press the button once more.

Use a card reader to download your pics.

Videos can't be turned.

Usually, this means you need to format the card in the camera before using. This completely erases the card and optimizes it for the camera.

Your lcd is broke, go to your nearest camera / canon retailer and see if you can get it fixed.

you please go to this website www.google.com there you will find it.

Think that you might have accidentally pressed the DISP or DISPLAY button on the back of your camera. This manually turns the LCD display on and off to save batteries. You would then use the optical viewfinder in its place. To turn the screen back on, just press the DISP button one more time.

Google local representative first then if not available order from factory

Replace batteries

Dear sir,
Welcome to Fixya Customer Support

By analysing your problem it deffinately due to battery power sensor problem.so you can visit nearer canon camera service centre,they replace the sensor.

good luck

Fixya Customer support
chandrashekhar