Canon Powershot A530

godshot7 · 08-26-2007, 05:47 PM

I have had this camera for a week and now it wont work. It will turn on but the screen doesnt light up AT ALL and the only sign of life is a small yellow led on the lower left side of the eye hole. can anyone help me. i already sent it to canon for repair but they returned it unfixed. i am thinking of complaning and seening if they can just send me a new or refurb one becasue of the poor service. let me know if i can try anything....thanks.

**DonaldG** · 08-27-2007, 06:33 AM

I my wife and daughter have similar cameras and have found that the slider switch does not always make the full 'travel' from one mode to the other.

Make sure that the switch is fully home, one way or the other. Up is for Camera Mode, Down is for viewing images on the SD card.

If that fails, check all the settings in the menu.

Dumb question, but you do have an SD card in the camera?

godshot7 · 08-28-2007, 06:23 PM

there is no card in it and i get absolutly nothing on the screen. it is balc and shows no sing of life. the only sign of life is the little yellow bottom light. thank you and please help/

Lead3 · 08-28-2007, 07:19 PM

You need to install the SD card if you want the camera to work.

godshot7 · 08-28-2007, 07:32 PM

i put a card and batteries in..NOTHING COMES ON except for them light, no screen or anything, and even if i didnt have the card in it would say "Please insert card". i have seen a working one before.

**DonaldG** · 08-29-2007, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godshot7

i put a card and batteries in..NOTHING COMES ON except for them light, no screen or anything, and even if i didnt have the card in it would say "Please insert card". i have seen a working one before.

I suggest that you take it back to the place you bought it and ask THEM to show you that it works. If they can't do that, then ask for your money back or for a replacement.

8002reverse · 07-04-2008, 08:56 AM

Hello. Can the Canon 530 take a 4gig SD card? 1gig is OK but the 4gig one produces an error statement. The SD card works in a Canon 960 OK. Thanks.

**DonaldG** · 07-04-2008, 12:36 PM

Sorry, I have no idea. (I cannot locate my wife's camera hand book) check with your local camera shop. ot check on the Canon website.

08-26-2007, 05:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
godshot7 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 61 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Canon Powershot A530 I have had this camera for a week and now it wont work. It will turn on but the screen doesnt light up AT ALL and the only sign of life is a small yellow led on the lower left side of the eye hole. can anyone help me. i already sent it to canon for repair but they returned it unfixed. i am thinking of complaning and seening if they can just send me a new or refurb one becasue of the poor service. let me know if i can try anything....thanks.

08-27-2007, 06:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
DonaldG Moderator Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 7,667 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Canon Powershot A530 I my wife and daughter have similar cameras and have found that the slider switch does not always make the full 'travel' from one mode to the other. Make sure that the switch is fully home, one way or the other. Up is for Camera Mode, Down is for viewing images on the SD card. If that fails, check all the settings in the menu. Dumb question, but you do have an SD card in the camera? __________________ Submit New Articles Join the TSF Team for the Folding@Home Project. I did! Enter TSF Team number 85015 Last edited by DonaldG : 08-27-2007 at 06:57 AM.

08-28-2007, 06:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
godshot7 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 61 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Canon Powershot A530 there is no card in it and i get absolutly nothing on the screen. it is balc and shows no sing of life. the only sign of life is the little yellow bottom light. thank you and please help/

08-28-2007, 07:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lead3 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 884 OS: 98SE,2000,XP SP3,VISTA SP1	Re: Canon Powershot A530 You need to install the SD card if you want the camera to work. __________________

08-28-2007, 07:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
godshot7 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 61 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Canon Powershot A530 i put a card and batteries in..NOTHING COMES ON except for them light, no screen or anything, and even if i didnt have the card in it would say "Please insert card". i have seen a working one before.

07-04-2008, 08:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
8002reverse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Max OS X Tiger	Re: Canon Powershot A530 Hello. Can the Canon 530 take a 4gig SD card? 1gig is OK but the 4gig one produces an error statement. The SD card works in a Canon 960 OK. Thanks.

07-04-2008, 12:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
DonaldG Moderator Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 7,667 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Canon Powershot A530 Sorry, I have no idea. (I cannot locate my wife's camera hand book) check with your local camera shop. ot check on the Canon website. __________________ Submit New Articles Join the TSF Team for the Folding@Home Project. I did! Enter TSF Team number 85015