20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Digital Camera - Page 2 Questions & Answers

The lag time is due to a buffer overload whereby the capacitance is trying to catch up. It is like a sponge soaking up water and there is only so much room for water and the residual waits for the sponge to empty some. Your storage buffer fills and is slow to empty or expand. Your hardware may not have the capacity to act in the fashion that you wish, and perhaps a better model may me suit your needs.

I don't know if you have a voltage meter, but you do, check the voltage of the batteries, you just tried. I have seen many "new" batteries that aren't good, and had similar problems as a result.Even so I'd suggest a brand new set of Duracell or Energizer batteries, BUT.....Why aren't you using NiMh rechargables?????They have much more power will give you over a year of picture taking even if you shoot hundreds of pictures a day. All you need to do is make sure you charge them about once a week, even if you don't use the camera.

Google search on the camera will find the drivers.

www.freepdfmanual.com/.../canon-powershot-g11-manual-and-user-guide

Do you really need the Canon software? The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).If you really want the SX10 software, you may download it from http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/digital_cameras/other_powershot/powershot_sx10_is#DriversAndSoftware

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy selected pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries. Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy selected pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

Sounds like the unit is defective. Image upside down - will not stay on.

Here are some troubleshooting steps for this problem. And here is a video summary of these steps:

Hi, Even I have the Problem. The flash does not work at all. When I try to take pictures with Flash the camera hangs. Any solutions for this issue.
~Maddy

I don't this its an error. I have used this Canon SX10 IS Camera for nearly a year now I haven't had this kind of problem.

Usually auto focus take few seconds to focus on object depending on distance and lighting. That might be the problem ?

The SX10 has a standard flash mount, which will fit just about any flash unit. The manual recommends the Canon Speedlite 220EX, 430EX II, or 580EX II units. Other manufacturers' flash units will also work, though perhaps not as automatically.The big thing to watch for is that older (film-era) flash units may have higher trigger voltages that can fry newer digital cameras. Before buying such a unit, check this list.