Troubleshooting - Canon PowerShot A 300 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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Problem Cause Cause Cause se
The camera doesn't The c The c The camera is turned off. urned off. urned off. ed of
function.
The CF card s The CF card slot / battery cover is The CF card s / ba / b
open. pe pen.
Batteries are loaded in the wrong
direction.
Batteries are depleted.
Batteries are not the right type. ght type
Batteries are not making good atteries are atteries are making good making good
electrical contact with the camera. elec lec t with the came t with the came with the cam
The camera doesn't Camera is in re Camera is in re Camera is in replaying mode. aying mode aying mode ng mo
shoot.
The flash is charging. e flas e flash
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Solution
• Turn the power on. (See "Turning the
Power ON / OFF" (p. 26).)
• Be sure the cover is closed securely
• Reload the batteries in the correct direction.
• Replace with unused alkaline or fully ace with unus ace with unuse
rech rech recharged batteries (two AA-size batteries). rged batterie rged batterie
• Us • Use • Use a household power source. e ousehold ousehold
ht type • Use • Use • Use only unused AA-size alkaline batteries • Us nus nus
or C or Canon AA-size NiMH batteries. (For the or r C A-s A-s
i information about alkaline batteries, see in ab ab
"Proper Battery Handling" (p. 20).) ter ter
• Wipe the battery terminals with a clean dry
cloth.
• Change to the Shooting mode. (See
"Switching between Shooting / Replay"
(p. 27).)
• Wait until the flash charges. You can press
the shutter button when the indicator glows
a steady orange.
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