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Canon A720 IS camera will not take a picture when flash is turned on but will if flash is turned off. I see a flashing flash symbol in the LCD panel (as if it is waiting for the flash to charge) when pressing the shutter and flash is turned on. Batteries are full charged.

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Dear sir,

It seems  ur battery is weak , since it  use  AA battery put new alkaline batteries  & then try .. I beleive it will take pictures  with snap .

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    Mr Carter Jan 08, 2014

    I was skeptical about this fix at first, but as per Mary's solution, I removed the 6 screws to the housing, eased the back and front plastic off, removed the plastic flash assembly shield screw.There, above the screen, you'll find a green and white ribbon cable.I carefully pushed them back into their seats and voila! The flash that used to only give me a blinking lightning bolt now works again after a 10 minute fix.Thank you!

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