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I am a freelance writer. I have a Canon PowerShot A1000IS that I use to take photos to go along with articles I write for the local paper. Recently almost all the pictures I take are blurry on the top 1/3 of the photo. It hasn't always been this way and it doesn't happen all the time so it makes me think that possibly I have somehow gotten some of the settings off. The bottom 1/3 is sometimes a little blurry too but not as much as the top. Can anyone tell me what would cause this and what I can do about it? I just took a bunch of pictures this morning that I can't use at all because they all turned out this way.
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SD and SDHC cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.
It's very hard to troubleshoot software problems online, and it likely is a software issue. But why put up with the headaches of bad software in the first place? Please see this article, as it describes the use of a USB card reader as a much easier, faster, and less error prone way to download your photos. Note that card readers are also VERY inexpensive (some places less than $2 online with shipping):
Try this: Take a photo. The put it in "Play" mode to review the photo.Press the Menu button. You should see 3 tabs on the screen. Go to the 2nd tab that kind of looks like a piece of paper coming out of a printer. Scroll down to Print Settings and press the Func Set button. Scroll down to Date and change it to On.
Unfortunately, it sounds like your warranty expired two months ago. Things to check first are battery contact points, and micro switches that are located on the battery and memory card doors. Details on what needs to be checked may be seen here. These techniques won't work for every case, but they're worth a try.
The date stamp only works in "Postcard" resolution. Press the "Func Set" button, then scroll down to the bottom to select postcard resolution.
Then press the menu button. Select the "Camera" menu, then scroll down to the the Date Time Stamp selection to turn it on.
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