Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera - Answered Questions & Fixed issues
Canon PowerShot S3 IS & Windows 7
This is correct. The S3 is discovered by windows 7 and will allow download of pictures by Windows Picture download. The Canon Utilities software - Zoombrowser - will not work with windows 7 as the software cannot detect the Camera via Windows 7.. Also, Camera window will not start, if using the PC/laptop for remote image recording. If you virtualise XP within Windows 7 this still will not work. The only solution at the moment, if you are deperate, like I was (as I use the Remote Capture process a lot), is to either stick with Win Xp or Dual boot XP on a smaller partition.
Why can I not get my Canon PowerShot S3 IS to switch to the PLAY mode?
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Avoid dropping or subjecting the camera to severe impacts. Do not ... 2006 CANONINC. ... When switching between shooting and ... The camera switches to Playbackmode, but the lens does not retract ..... Play/Print/Set up/ My Camera Menus.
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Record Mode LCD Display: In Record mode, the PowerShot S3 IS's LCD reports ...Unlike its behavior in Record mode, the Display button will not let you view ... switchwith the red camera icon, this mode sets up the Canon PowerShot S3 IS ... exposure setting you've chosen if the camera can't get a good exposure with it.
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Shoot movies in any mode by pressing the movie button ... with My Colors ... caused by the malfunction of non-genuine Canon accessories (e.g., ... warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of .... Switching between Metering Modes . .....Do not get the camera caught on other objects or subject it to.
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Black screen for Shooting Canon S3 I
Your camera has a stuck shutter. There is a guy on eBay that fix this issue for a low price. Fix is for Canon S2, S3, S5 with stuck shutter. here is the link in case you need: http://www.ebay.com/itm/141414188140
My camera will download images to my computer
And if it does not want to download the pictures, just install Zoombrowser EX. You still can download this software from the Canon website. The drivers you need, are also there.
Without the appropriate software, no computer knows what you are connecting. We are so used to smart phones and tablets that we think all things are detected correct when connected. In the days the Powershot S3 computers still needed drivers and software. Most computers still do.
Can't connect camera to computer
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 management program such as Picasa (
http://picasa.google.com ).
Need solution disc
Do you really need the Canon software?
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 management program such as Picasa (
http://picasa.google.com ).
Camera beeps but won't turn on
You are sure the battery is still ok?
Please don't try to switch on the camera as long as it is connected to a power supply or a computer with the USB cable, because it won't switch on that way. Only with a correctly charged battery.
Read other post of me to find out what to do with your battery, or just ask if you can't go on.
I have a problem with my Canon S31s - Each time I
Why not try a set of rechargeable batteries? they can be used 5 times as long as alkaline batteries, every time you charge them. And when you have charged them yourself you can be sure they doe have the capacity needed for the camera. There is no way of telling alkaline batteries are full, because even when they are exhausted they will give the same voltage on your multimeter as a new battery. I don't think it has to do with the date battery, because that would show you the date / time menu on the display.
Canon Power Shot A530 Lost original CD program
Do you really want the Canon software?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 (
http://picasa.google.com ).Having said that, you may download the Canon software from
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/digital_cameras/powershot_a_series/powershot_a530#DriversAndSoftware. Depending on the operating system on your computer, you may have to start with download and installing an older version of the ZoomBrowser program and then applying the updates.
Shutter stays open
Check for some blockage, or turn it on, zoom out the lens and see, if not, take it to a service center.
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