If you are looking for a solution to your problem here, you are wasting your time. send your camera out to get fix

With the dead spot I would not waste my time. I would send it in.

Hi Carmen- I am experiencing the same issue with my 2 DIgilux 1 camera, after a long time of not using them. In fact, One of them had a broken lens motor for the longest time and that seems to have fixed itself. I have 2 new batteries on order to see if thtat resolves.

Completely white photos on an Instax, or any instant camera means the film has been exposed somehow. Check to be sure the film door is completely closed, and latched properly. If it is, it's possible, though unlikely, that your camera's shutter is stuck open. It'd be easy to check, simply look at the front of your camera into the lens, and see if you see any mechanical bits, now take a picture and see if you see any of them move - movement means working, no movement means not. If the entire camera back opens (I'm not sure if it does) you can also open it and do the same thing, looking to see if you see light through the camera when you're looking through the lens but not taking a picture - if you do the lense is stuck open. This, however, would require removing and wasting whatever film is remaining in it right now.

Charles, First make sure that you're in the camera's automatic picture mode, and not it's manual mode. If so, then you're either experiencing a "stuck shutter" or a "broken shutter control ribbon cable" problem. Stuck shutter you can easily fix yourself, but fixing a shutter ribbon cable problem would not be an economical repair for your camera (in that case, would be time for a new camera). Please see this link that may help you sort out which problem that your experiencing. If you can't fix it with the listed stuck shutter troubleshooting steps (give it at least ten tries), then it's likely a broken ribbon cable.

There is no timeframe for the A75, the advisory is still valid for your camera. However, your camera must be experiencing symptoms of CCD failure for Canon to honor the advisory. Please see this link for more info.

It's time to replace 3's WASTE INK ABSORBER KIT & reset waste ink counter.
The WASTE INK ABSORBER KIT is approx. USD10/pcs
You should send it to service centre

This model has problems with oil on the shutter blades. The camera needs to be torn completely down and the oil removed from the blades, this usually fixes the problem for good.. This is a complex repair & I would recommend sending it to a repair shop.

Technical Support from Canon sent me shipping and handling in order for me to send my camera in for service. The problem I'm experiencing with my camera is happening "all over the place". This type of problem caused a recall by Canon. The problem with my camera will be corrected by Canon "free of charge" and shipped back to me.

Thank you for the support group out there. The information you gave hit it right on the head. I downloaded and installed the firware update to version 1.02 and it really worked. I didn't have to spend 180.00 dollars to fix it. I'm glad I took the the time to look up and see if anybody else was experiencing the same problem. It looks like it is a problem a lot of people are experiencing with ths camera. Thank you all for posting your solutions it was a great help.

If it's making noise when turned on you are experiencing trouble with the lens. If you send it into repairs they can fix that. Give them a call at 800-706-2534 option 2.