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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 new batteries of he correct type are inserted (
=
15, 16).
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Confirm that the batteries are inserted facing the correct way (
=
15).
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Confirm that the memory card/battery cover is fully closed (
=
16).
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Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a
cotton swab and reinser ing the batteries a few times.
Batteries are depleted quickly.
•
Battery performance decreases at low temperatures. Try warming the batteries a little
by putting hem in your pocket, for example, ensuring that the terminals do not touch
any metal objects.
The lens is not retracted.
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Do not open the memory card/battery cover while the camera is on. Close he cover,
turn he camera on, and then turn it off again (
=
16).
Display on a TV
Camera images look distorted or not displayed on a TV (
=
163).
Shooting
Cannot shoot.
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In Playback mode (
=
19), press the shutter button halfway (
=
35).
Strange display on the screen under low light (
=
36).
Strange display on the screen when shooting.
Note hat the following display problems are not recorded in still images but are
recorded in movies.
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The screen may darken under bright light.
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The screen may flicker under fluorescent or LED lighting.
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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] setting (
=
52
). Note that date stamps are not added to images
automatically, merely because you have configured the [Date/Time] setting (
=
17
).
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Date stamps are not added in shooting modes (
=
198 – 199) in which his setting
cannot be configured (
=
52).
Summary of Contents for PowerShot SX160 IS
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