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Canon Elph Powershot S500/IXUS: Repair it or junk it?
All:
My Canon Powershot S500 [or, as they say elsewhere, the IXUS] is causing me some trouble. Would y'all be so kind to review the following list of s ymptoms and offer your thoughts as to the possible root-cause(s) and possible cures? Worth repairing or time to junk it? Here's the list of woes: 1. Cannot access settings when in Shooting mode and using the FUNC menu. For example, ISO Speed, White Balance, Shutter Mode, etc are all INACCESSIBLE to me. Indeed, when using FUNC all I can change is the Image compression and resolution settings - everything else cannot be accessed. 2. It seems that all I can take are pictures in Automatic mode. Moving the Shooting Mode Dial to either, Manual, Stitch Assist or Movie results in no change from Automatic mode functionality. Thus, I can't capture moving images, do panoramic shots or do anything except crappy Auto mode. 3. A purple bar is now present along the top of all images. The bar shows up on the LCD prior to taking the snap and, in some cases, disappears once the image has been captured. Sometimes, however, this purple stripe/bar is present in the final shots. So, my once fully-functioning Powershot S500/IXUS has been effectively neutered. Any ideas as to what it will take to restore it to is former glory and why it's misbehaving? Many thanks, Parkesy |
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Canon Elph Powershot S500/IXUS: Repair it or junk it?
Parkesy wrote: All: My Canon Powershot S500 [or, as they say elsewhere, the IXUS] is causing me some trouble. Would y'all be so kind to review the following list of s ymptoms and offer your thoughts as to the possible root-cause(s) and possible cures? Worth repairing or time to junk it? Here's the list of woes: 1. Cannot access settings when in Shooting mode and using the FUNC menu. For example, ISO Speed, White Balance, Shutter Mode, etc are all INACCESSIBLE to me. Indeed, when using FUNC all I can change is the Image compression and resolution settings - everything else cannot be accessed. 2. It seems that all I can take are pictures in Automatic mode. Moving the Shooting Mode Dial to either, Manual, Stitch Assist or Movie results in no change from Automatic mode functionality. Thus, I can't capture moving images, do panoramic shots or do anything except crappy Auto mode. 3. A purple bar is now present along the top of all images. The bar shows up on the LCD prior to taking the snap and, in some cases, disappears once the image has been captured. Sometimes, however, this purple stripe/bar is present in the final shots. So, my once fully-functioning Powershot S500/IXUS has been effectively neutered. Any ideas as to what it will take to restore it to is former glory and why it's misbehaving? Many thanks, Parkesy That camera was among the Canon recall/repair items, I believe. Seems to me there should be plenty of information about it out there. The purple bar had to do with a defective sensor, seems to me. -- Frank ess |
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