Help with auto focus

My Canon Powershot A70 has just suddenly stopped focusing. I have checked it
is on auto and that macro is not on.
The view screen is also out of focus.and also if I take video clips.I am not
aware of dropping it etc. and batteries are ok.
If I focus at say 3 feet and (still holding button half in) then at
something much further away the auto focus does not kick in.
It would appear that the auto focus is the culprit, but how to sort?

Any ideas?
thanks

"SS" wrote in message
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My Canon Powershot A70 has just suddenly stopped focusing. I have checked
it is on auto and that macro is not on.
The view screen is also out of focus.and also if I take video clips.I am
not aware of dropping it etc. and batteries are ok.
If I focus at say 3 feet and (still holding button half in) then at
something much further away the auto focus does not kick in.
It would appear that the auto focus is the culprit, but how to sort?

Any ideas?

Is there a menu command to turn it on or off? If there is, check that, if
not, it may need repair.

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"SS" wrote in message
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My Canon Powershot A70 has just suddenly stopped focusing. I have checked
it is on auto and that macro is not on.
The view screen is also out of focus.and also if I take video clips.I am
not aware of dropping it etc. and batteries are ok.
If I focus at say 3 feet and (still holding button half in) then at
something much further away the auto focus does not kick in.
It would appear that the auto focus is the culprit, but how to sort?

Any ideas?

Is there a menu command to turn it on or off? If there is, check that, if
not, it may need repair.

As far as I am aware there is a manual mode but mine is set to Auto.

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"SS" wrote in message
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My Canon Powershot A70 has just suddenly stopped focusing. I have checked
it is on auto and that macro is not on.
The view screen is also out of focus.and also if I take video clips.I am
not aware of dropping it etc. and batteries are ok.
If I focus at say 3 feet and (still holding button half in) then at
something much further away the auto focus does not kick in.
It would appear that the auto focus is the culprit, but how to sort?

Any ideas?
Is there a menu command to turn it on or off? If there is, check that, if
not, it may need repair.

As far as I am aware there is a manual mode but mine is set to Auto.



Does manual focus operate OK? (which would tell
you wether the lens motors etc are OK)

BugBear

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My Canon Powershot A70 has just suddenly stopped focusing. I have
checked it is on auto and that macro is not on.
The view screen is also out of focus.and also if I take video clips.I
am not aware of dropping it etc. and batteries are ok.
If I focus at say 3 feet and (still holding button half in) then at
something much further away the auto focus does not kick in.
It would appear that the auto focus is the culprit, but how to sort?

Any ideas?
Is there a menu command to turn it on or off? If there is, check that,
if not, it may need repair.

As far as I am aware there is a manual mode but mine is set to Auto.

Does manual focus operate OK? (which would tell
you wether the lens motors etc are OK)

BugBear

Manual does not appear to be working either,the lense opens and closes ok
but just won`t focus.
I have linked a couple of pictures below one taken with flash one without,
they are of a couple of monitor screens.
It might give a clue (hopefully)

http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...t=IMG_2014.jpg

http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...t=IMG_2015.jpg