Canon PowerShot ELPH 140 IS User Guide - Page 99
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Troubleshooting If you think there is a problem with the camera, first check the following. If the items below do not solve your problem, contact a Canon Customer Support Help Desk. Power Nothing happens when the power button is pressed. • Confirm that the battery pack is charged (=11). • Confirm that the battery pack is inserted facing the correct way (=12). • Confirm that the memory card/battery cover is fully closed (=13). • Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a cotton swab and reinserting the battery pack a few times. The battery pack runs out of power quickly. • Battery performance decreases at low temperatures. Try warming the battery pack a little by putting it in your pocket, for example, ensuring that the terminals do not touch any metal objects. • If these measures do not help and the battery pack still runs out of power soon after charging, it has reached the end of its life. Purchase a new battery pack. The lens is not retracted. • Do not open the memory card/battery cover while the camera is on. Close the cover, turn the camera on, and then turn it off again (=13). The battery pack is swollen. • Battery swelling is normal and does not pose any safety concerns. However, if battery swelling prevents the battery pack from fitting in the camera, contact a Canon Customer Support Help Desk. Display on a TV Camera images look distorted or not displayed on a TV (=84). Shooting Cannot shoot. • In Playback mode (=61), press the shutter button halfway (=21). Strange display on the screen under low light (=21). Strange display on the screen when shooting. Note that the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are recorded in movies. • The screen may darken under bright light. • The screen may flicker under fluorescent or LED lighting. • Purplish banding may appear on the screen if you compose a shot that includes a bright light source. No date stamp is added to images. • Configure the [Date Stamp ] (=34) setting. Note that date stamps are not added to images automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/Time] setting (=13). • Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (=109) in which this setting cannot be configured (=34). [h] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and shooting is not possible (=28). [ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (=28). • Set the flash mode to [h] (=56). • Increase the ISO speed (=50). • Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still. ELPH 150 IS IXUS 155 ELPH 140 IS IXUS 150 • Set [IS Mode] to [Continuous] (=59). However, you should set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to secure the camera (=59). Shots are out of focus. • Press the shutter button halfway to focus on subjects before pressing it all the way down to shoot (=21). • Make sure subjects are within focusing range (=114). • Set [Lamp Setting] to [On] (=38). • Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated. • Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock (=54, 56). Before Use Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Playback Mode Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index 99