20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot A70 Digital Camera Questions & Answers

See this link. You have the classic symptoms of image sensor (CCD) failure. Canon will fix this for specific models (yours included) at no cost regardless of warranty status. If you don't live in the US, contact your regional Canon service agency.

Your problem is in the settings. Glad maybe turned off set flash to auto.

The repair was made some nine years ago. This suggests that the camera is way beyond its expected life span - retire it, and purchase another.

Check to see the largest capacity card that the camera will accept - if you are trying to use cards larger than this, I would expect this error.

hi, depress the menu key, scroll down to rest option. A typical on screen menu.

Open camera and place in a bag of rice for a couple of days to absorb moisture.It's worked before on cell phones.

Did you press the display button several times? To cycle through all the display settings, of which the display off is just one.

This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check the following two links for more info:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/canon-digital-cameras-showing-black.html

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=225&modelid=13390&keycode=2112&id=29819

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Make sure that the mode switch on the cover is in the playback position. Unfortunately, I don't have a source for new switches.

Did you change any settings (ISO, white balance, exposure compensation, etc.)? Go into the setup menu and try to find an entry for "reset". if you find it, reset your camera.

Try these procedures.

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer. The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

Try NOT connecting your camera to your computer. The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.