Top 20 Canon PowerShot A520 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

Canon A520 have CR1220 battery as memory backup power. Replace it. It's located at left hand side there is grey rubber cap open it, you will find one more small flap at bottom, gently pull out straight you will see a battery holder remove CR1220 battery replace same type with new one. Normally it lasts for 3 years.

The A520 doesn't have internal memory. It usually ships with a 16Mb SD card

hi, use rechargeable 2800 MA and above ampere batteries.

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you might need to replace the cmos battery to correct the problem .

It is common on these type of cameras. If you are good at taking things apart, you can do as I did with a Panasonic. I purchased some small screw drives and took it apart. it is a job in its self. not for the faint of heart. BUt I did manage to get it working using turner cleaner, called deoxit. You can get a small can an try to just ever so small of a spray with the straw attached and let it do its work. Cleaning it solved my proble. Others have used it without removing the back and it worked for some. Every camera is differrent. Good luck

have it repaired

I would venture to take it apart and see if you can do the repair yourself. Hardly a store I know of will even take a point an shoot camera apart today and work on them. If you find one make sure the price is right before letting them check it out. It may not be repairable. I have taken several cameras apart, purchased off ebay. SOme I wish I had never touched, and some were very easy to fix. It takes small tools and time. Cameras are so cheap today you may just want a new one, and features are amamzing . I will add that if you dont document everything as you go you will never get it back together. The most frustrating part is to get there and see a broken part you cant purchase and no way to glue it back because its so small you cant. Good luck

SD 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.

The manual is a bit confusing. I do have a power shot, but is is a bit younger. My camera does have 2 On buttons. One to put it in shooting mode. And one to set it in display mode. If I press the display button (arrow right) the lens stays where it is and I only can see pictures I took. When I press the on off button the lens comes out. I think you only have to switch the main dial to the camera logo (shooting Mode) and then press the Disp button, to shoot pictures and if you want to view pictures, you turn the dial to playback Mode (arrow to the right) and press the Disp button. If it works, no fix, just knowledge about how the camera works. It is all in the manual.

Have you disabled sound in the menu settings? Sometimes there is the option to use a camera in silent mode (for photographing when sound would be obtrusive for example).

I believe you should do a complete reset. If this can be done through the Menu all good. If not, remove the memory back-up battery for some 30 seconds and re-insert. In most cases this cures the problem. The back-up battery I think (from memory) is next to the AA batteries, a little grey cover with CR1220 stamped on it or something. Good Luck

See the illustrated instructions on pages 137-138 of this manual: http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/7/0900011217/01/PSA520510CUG-EN.pdf

Yes. See page 12 of this manual: http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/7/0900009927/01/PSSX100IS_CUG_EN.pdf

What kind of picture do you want to take? What do you want that picture to say to the viewer?There are a lot of different settings because there are a lot of different types of pictures. You don't want the same settings for a landscape picture as for a portrait picture. You probably wouldn't want the same settings for a portrait of a young girl as for a portrait of her grandfather.If you're not comfortable choosing the settings yourself, set the camera to the appropriate scene mode. For taking pictures of people use the Portrait mode, for taking pictures of where you are on vacation use the Landscape mode, and so on.If you want to learn more, your local library probably has some introductory photography books that tell you how the various settings such as aperture and shutter speed affect your pictures.

HiI dont know what kind og batteries you used. I suggests you ro use rechargeable Nimh natteries (AA)( more than 1500 mah) or you can check with Alkaline batteries (AA).Still the problem perists it might be a damaged power board .You have to consult a Doctor... camaera doctor..

SD 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.

If you mean the Canon A520, it is a 4.0 megapixel camera, but you may download the manual and more from here.If you mean the Polaroid A520, you may download its manual here.