Canon PowerShot 95 distorted picture

Well make sure you focus the camera and without leaving the shutter buton click it.Dont let the camera re focus. Also View the the image from the view finder ( digital).If not reset the camera.

You do not say if the pictures you take come out blurred?

I believe this powershot model (depends on the precise model/variant) has an optical adjustment just by the side of the viewfinder (small lever or knob). Try adjusting this to bring your view back into focus.

Check you have not set any special effects on eg soft focus portrait and sepia - probably safer to do a camera reset - see your instruction book.

Good luck

This is known problem of ccd imager failure in Canon A85 camera and ccd imager will be replaced to get correct live view to take pictures.
Canon offers free of cost ccd imager replacement in A85 camera, click Canon CCD Imager Advisory for details.
Thanks.

Sounds like you may not be in "Auto" mode. Press the "Func/Set" button, then press Right or Left to select the "Auto" mode.

Call Canon's 800 number here:
Canon Repair and support
They will give instructions how you can get this fixed free, and I mean free, free shipping and fix.

If picture is blurry but image is not distorted with color shades then camera needs focus adjustment that can be performed in Canon service center. Please check with nearest Canon service center about repair cost and decide to get it repaired or not.
Thanks.

Let me know all above you said is in live view and if playback of previously taken pictures is good then its problem of defective CCD Imager Sensor in your camera Canon S400

Canon has announced free of cost repair on such problem for selected models and your camera model is in list.

For details click Canon CCD Advisory.
Regards,

Its possible that there is a CCD issue with your camera. I've been reading more and more people are having CCD issues with the S1-IS. The CCD is the part of the camera that captures the image, and usually they distort or do some funky things with the pictures. Its entirely possible they would knock something out of focus.

Some how it seems the auto focus- which in macro mode is looking at something else[because of parallax]is over riding your manual focus attempts. Check the manual carefully to see if there is a mention here for special things to do for close work or contact the Canon Technical Support

It is possible that this is a CCD issue, and may be subject to a recall by Canon. Take a look at: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=225&modelid=13390&keycode=2112&id=29819 for more details about the recall.