Hi! I have the regular Canon a610/a620/a630 problem with the non-working flash caused by the capacitor. For over a year I dealt with it by wiggling the capacitor but now it goes even further. When I try to turn it on, even if I've put newly charged Ni-Mh or brand new alkaline batteries, the low battery indicator and the standby LED flash constantly. Also the screen won't show any picture from the lens (it shows everything else) and it will turn itself off in 5 seconds. When I try to take a picture, It will retract the lens and turn off. Half of the time, it won't even turn on, displaying "Change the batteries" message. Today I tried to disassemble the camera to check if the flash flex cable works fine but no matter what I did, I got the same result. Is there any possibility that the battery problem is caused by another thing? I love my camera and I don't want a new one. I only want to put it back to order...
SOURCE: Error 99 only when flash pops up
We ended up sending the camera in to Canon. $200 unless they find something more wrong. Luckily we have my Nikon D80 still. I will say that Canon replied via e-mail fairly quickly and one paid, said 7-10 business days for the repair.
SOURCE: Canon Powershot A540 - Change Batteries when Batteries Fully Charged
Some of The Canon Powershot A530 and A540 cameras are subject to an advisory recall. Seems that a small spring on the battery compartment door can short out the batteries. Suspect this of yours, in that you mention that your batteries aren't lasting long. If your camera is on the list, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check the following link for more info:
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/12/canon-a530-a540-with-short-battery-life.html
SOURCE: Canon 450D, ERROR 99 only when flash pops up
Err 99 usually means your lens contacts are dirty either on the lens itself or on the camera.
To isolate the cause of the issue, do the following: -
1. Turn off the camera.
2. Remove the lens, battery, and CF card.
3. Allow the camera to sit without power for approximately 20 minutes.
4. Insert only a fully charged battery, and turn on the camera.
5. Depress the shutter button as you would to take a picture.
Does the “ERR 99" message appear? If so, the camera may be faulty and requires a service. If it does not, then: -
1. Turn off the camera.
2. Insert the CF card.
3. Turn on the camera.
4. Format the CF card in the camera.
5. Depress the shutter button as you would to take a picture.
Does the “ERR 99" message appear? If so, then the CF card is faulty. Try a different card. If the message does not appear: -
1. Turn off the camera.
2. Clean the gold contacts on the lens by GENTLY rubbing them with a pencil eraser or soft cloth. Keeping the camera face pointing down, also clean the gold contacts on the camera, being careful that you do not let any debris fall into the camera body.
3. Reattach your lens.
4. Turn on the camera.
5. Depress the shutter button as you would to take a picture.
If the “ERR 99" message only appears when one particular lens is attached, then that lens should be examined by a service technician.
If you see the “ERR 99" with a different Canon lens attached, then the camera is faulty and should be serviced.
SOURCE: Canon PowerShot A630 power problem: NiMH batteries no longer work
I dont agree, I have tried several different batterie types and the batteries are draining almost instantly with the camera and they are not actually being drained. I think the camera itself is at the end of its life...as I have used rechargeable batteries for the last few years and now they wont even show as being charged on the camera. It stinks Im in your same spot now...no batteries are lasting even the brand new lithium ones...it has nothing to do with the battery "juice" but something with the canon supply power not recognizing/recieving the juice. Im not a canon expert, but I think the problem is more than the battery here Steve and im confused at the solution as well.
SOURCE: canon sd870 says "change battery pack" even though
My IXUS 860 IS behaves the same. I found that if you start it in replay mode and then half press the shutter button it generally starts up OK.
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Also found out that if you start the camera in View pictures mode, it's absolutely fine. The moment you change to Camera mode - "Change the batteries" message!
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