Troubleshooting - Canon PowerShot A300 User Manual

Troubleshooting

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Problem Cause Cause Cause
The camera doesn't The c The c The camera is turned off. urned off. urned off.
function.
The CF card s The CF card slot / battery cover is The CF card s / ba / b
open. pen. pe
Batteries are loaded in the wrong
direction.
Batteries are depleted.
Batteries are not the right 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
The camera doesn't Camera is in replaying mode. Camera is in re Camera is in re aying mode aying mode
shoot.
The flash is charging. e flas e flash
se
ed of • 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
recharged batteries (two AA-size batteries). rech rech rged batterie rged batterie
• Use • Use a household power source. • Us e ousehold ousehold
ght type ht type • Use only unused AA-size alkaline batteries • Use • Us • Use nus nus
or Canon AA-size NiMH batteries. (For the or C or r C A-s A-s
information about alkaline batteries, see i in ab ab
"Proper Battery Handling" (p. 20).) ter ter
• Wipe the battery terminals with a clean dry
with the cam cloth.
ng mo • 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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