Troubleshooting; Index - Canon IXUS 145 User Manual

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 ON/OFF button is pressed.
• Confirm that the battery pack is charged
• Confirm that the battery pack is inserted facing the correct way
• Confirm that the memory card/battery cover is fully closed
• 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
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 (=
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
• In Playback mode (= 61), press the shutter button halfway
(= 11).
(= 12).
(= 13).
(= 13).
8 4).
(= 21).
Strange display on the screen under low light (=
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
be configured (= 34).
[h] flashes on the screen when the shutter button is pressed, and
shooting is not possible (= 2 8).
[ ] is displayed when the shutter button is pressed halfway (=
• 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.
IXUS 155 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
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
• Set [Lamp Setting] to [On] (= 38).
• Confirm that unneeded functions such as macro are deactivated.
• Try shooting with focus lock or AF lock
2 1).
(= 109) in which this setting cannot
2 8).
(= 59).
(= 114).
(= 54, 56).
Before Use Before Use
Basic Guide Basic Guide
Advanced Guide Advanced Guide
Camera Basics Camera Basics
Auto Mode Auto Mode
Other Shooting Other Shooting
Modes Modes
P Mode P Mode
Playback Mode Playback Mode
Setting Menu Setting Menu
Accessories Accessories
Appendix Appendix

Index

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