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Canon PowerShot SX120 IS: My camera won't turn on, how do I fix it?

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:35:40 -0700

I dropped my camera recently and I've tried various times to turn it on but it refuses to do so.

⟐ Commented February 15, 2025 at 11:35 MST

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS: Why does my camera not hold the date and time?

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:13:09 -0700

EVERY time I turn on my camera a screen comes up asking me to set a date and time. I do so, it says the date and time is as I set it. However, when I turn it back on the same screen comes up. When pictures are downloaded in my computer. the time is set to 1980!!

⟐ Commented December 15, 2024 at 7:13 MST

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS: My camera is showing "lens error/restart camera", how do I fix it?

Wed, 13 May 2026 06:41:44 -0700

My camera is giving me a "lens error/restart camera" message and the shutter seems to be a bit opened. How do I solve this problem?

⟐ Commented May 13, 2026 at 6:41 MST

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS: Date & Time Settings

Sat, 15 Oct 2016 08:03:55 -0700

Everytime I turn my camera on it wants me to set the time & date (it used to be ok) and it will not download the photos I took

⟐ Commented October 15, 2016 at 8:03 MST

Canon Powershot SX30 IS: Why my camera won't turn on?

Sat, 04 Jan 2020 19:50:07 -0700

I have pressed the power button multiple times, but my camera is not working.

⟐ Commented January 04, 2020 at 19:50 MST

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS: lens error for canon powershot sx60 hs

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:29:52 -0700

Hi! I couldn’t find the option for the Powershot SX60 HS, but when I try to turn it on, it gives me the message ‘Lens Error, Will Shut Down Automatically, Restart Camera.’ I restarted it but it gives me the same messsage. Help? I’ve tried inserting the battery in and out, to no avail.

⟐ Commented April 30, 2021 at 13:29 MST

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS: Canon PowerShot SX50 HS lens error

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 03:34:28 -0700

Lens+error+will+shut+down+automatically.+Restart+camera

for this problem what can i do?

⟐ Commented February 16, 2019 at 3:34 MST

Canon Powershot SX500 IS: PowerShot camera takes forever to save pictures can it speed it up?

Thu, 14 May 2015 10:20:49 -0700

My PowerShot takes forever to save pictures, are there any ways to speed this up?

⟐ Answered May 14, 2015 at 10:20 MST

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS: Screen issue goes black or very dark

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:31:56 -0700

Screen goes black or very dark. If you take a picture, pic will be the same. Is this a bad screen or mother board failure?

⟐ Commented December 11, 2024 at 8:31 MST

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS: LCD screen does not turn on anymore

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 09:12:50 -0700

There seems to be a loose contact somewhere (or s.th. worse), but after a while working only once in a while, the LCD screen now doesn't work anymore at all. I've tried every kind of twisting rotating etc to eventually get back some contact, but without any success. Now, if I am lucky that it is only a loose contact, maybe one could fix it when opening the whole thing. Hence my question if someone has ever opened this camera, as I'm a bit afraid of breaking it when I try to do so, not being able to put it back together again.

⟐ Commented October 22, 2023 at 9:12 MST

Canon PowerShot SX700 HS: Why can't I take video on the Canon PowerShot SX700 HS anymore?

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:59:30 -0700

My Canon PowerShot SX700 HS was working perfectly fine, but suddenly, in between filming short videos (30 sec - 4 min) on my camera (about 2 years old), it displayed a 0" written in orange font at the top right after I hit the red button to stop recording.

It was as if I was out of recording space, but I knew that wasn't the issue since I had JUST cleared the memory card so that all 64 GB was available (later double checked to confirm, and I was correct.) I even tried a different memory card with space, same problem.

The camera can still take photos and store those, but won't allow me to even record videos, let alone save them.

At the time it changed, I was indoors, full AC, so unlikely it overheated. I hardly even moved the camera, didn't mess with any settings... NO idea what could've happened. If this really is a logic board issue, then why can the camera take normal photos? Please help!

⟐ Commented January 26, 2022 at 18:59 MST

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS: My camera now takes blurry photos?

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:04:21 -0700

My camera's photo quality was fine, then all the sudden it started to take blurry photos. I cannot figure out why.

⟐ Commented October 03, 2019 at 13:04 MST

Canon PowerShot SX710 HS: How to replace canon powershot sx710 hs date/time battery

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:52:06 -0700

Date and time appears every time I turn camera on. I was told to replace date/time battery. How?????

⟐ Commented September 18, 2019 at 12:52 MST

Canon PowerShot SX510 HS: LCD screen repair guide?

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:56:06 -0700

I am looking for a reair guide for a Canon powershot SX510HS as I have dropped it and cracked the screen, it still powers up but the screen is blank.

⟐ Answer accepted August 22, 2018 at 15:56 MST

Canon PowerShot SX520 HS: Why are my photos so blurry?

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:03:24 -0700

I'm having trouble taking clear pictures like I used too. I don't know why it isn't working anymore.

⟐ Answer accepted October 28, 2015 at 21:03 MST

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS: My camera flash is not working, any way I can fix it?

Thu, 21 May 2015 07:39:43 -0700

My camera's flash is not working yet I can still take pictures. I think it might just be broken.

⟐ Answer edited May 21, 2015 at 7:39 MST

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS: Need date battery holder CD4-1643-000

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 05:12:05 -0700

Need' DATE BATTERY HOLDER (lost when dropped in Italian hotel). part# CD4-1643-000. Found on line in Europe but they can't ship to US. Can't find in US. Canon no help.

⟐ Commented September 15, 2020 at 5:12 MST

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS: Why does my SX260 say "change battery pack" so often?

Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:59:09 -0700

Why do I haave to change it so often?

⟐ Answer accepted August 27, 2018 at 20:59 MST

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS: Won't hold time and date

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:59:09 -0700

Camera won't hold date Has to be put in every time camera is turned on. Can this be fixed

⟐ Commented June 28, 2018 at 10:59 MST

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS: How do I remove the communication error message?

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:59:13 -0700

I continue to get a communication error message when I attempt to upload or transfer images to my computer. This message also pops up when I try to print images.

⟐ Commented April 13, 2018 at 12:59 MST