20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot SD200 / IXUS 30 Digital Camera - Page 7 Questions & Answers

For repairs in the US, this is the only place we recommend: www.CamerasAndParts.com They only service Canon Powershots and they are excellent. They are about half the cost of most shops and do such great work! That's the place that most people use for the Canons, most every repair package through them is about $80 - $90 with both parts and labor and the return shipping included. Plus they do the cleaning and servicing for the camera with all their repairs. You won't beat them for service if you have a Canon.

To determine the access point password, check on the access point itself or refer to the user

Your camera has an electronic view finder. To switch between the view finder and the display, you have to press the DISP. button several times and look what happens in Shooting mode and what in Playback mode. If only the display will come on, and the viewfinder stays black the camera will have a defect. If you can't use the camera anymore, because you only can shoot with the viewfinder, consider buying a new camera, because any repair will be more expensive than a new camera with the same quality.

From the way you describe the problem it appears that the retraction mechanism has become out of line. I think that as you can hear a clicking sound the mechanism is working but not engaging with the lens. Try gently applying slight pressure on the front of the lens this may help to re-engage. You may need to consider a trip to the repair shop.

Try selecting a smaller resolution. This may help you to shoot images but clearly there is a problem at the higher images size. Try also cleaning the contact on the memory card.

trying covering in white uncooked rice like 2lbs of it in a bowl for 2 days... have to send it to canon bc they have the removal tools

Check the manual; some models are limited to uploading videos of two minutes or less. Hope this helps!

Make sure that the card is formatted FAT32 in your PC and try it again in your camera.

Might be a difficult fix. You'll need to gently pry out the battery using something like a dental pick (I've used these with great success and you can get them at hobby stores or hardware stores). If the damage isn't too great you can gently clean the contacts and inside of the camera with a DAMP QTip using alcohol. After cleaning, use a solution of baking soda and water to DAMPEN a QTip and swab all the surfaces that came in contact with the battery acid to neutralize it or it will continue to corrode. Allow it to dry and then swab is again with alcohol to clean away the residue. Keep the battery door open for a day or so to allow it to dry out and be very careful with water around the electronics. If the corrosion is too great you're better off getting another camera. If the battery leaked into the camera it will continue to corrode anything it touches.

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The best way to transfer 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). 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 management program such as Picasa. Organize edit and share your photos As for the battery, does the camera work when not transferring pictures? That is, can you take and review pictures, etc?

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer. The best way to transfer 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). 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 management program such as Picasa. Organize edit and share your photos

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer. 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). 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 iPhoto or any other photo management program.

turn off the camera . place the camera with the lens facing up and check the spacing between the lens and housing. if you notice a gap gently press down the lens on the side where the gap is . try powering the camera back on

Perhaps you can type canon powershot sd900 software into Google and download it from the internet. As long as it is from the canon website, it should be safe. Ask a techy friend to help you if you're not sure. Good luck!

As much as it hurts - cards go bad all of the time. If this is a card that you have used previously with good success and it now wont read on your camera you might try a data recovery service to pull whatever they can from your card otherwise it could be a bad card (even if new) and you will need to get a new one. Good luck

If the photos were on a memory card and you haven't done anything to the card since you deleted the photos then you may be able to recover at least some of the photos. Do a Google search for "data recovery software" and select a program for your computer and operating system. Take the memory card out of the camera and put it into a card reader attached to your computer. Cross your fingers and run the program.

Possibly a defective memory card--if you're lucky. Have you tried using a different card?

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer. 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). 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 management program such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).