My camera will not power on anymore - HALP!!!!11!!1! - General Discussion and Assistance - CHDK Forum
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

My camera will not power on anymore - HALP!!!!11!!1!

  • 5 Replies
  • 2968 Views
*

Offline gtrecordings

  • *
  • 18
  • sd550
    • three-rings
My camera will not power on anymore - HALP!!!!11!!1!
« on: 29 / December / 2008, 22:48:49 »
Advertisements
So, any advice on trouble shooting a sd550 that won't power on would be greatly appreciated. I don't have money to replace it, so i have to fix it.

My only thinking is that my 4.5v battery pack and 4.5v usb remote eventually fried it.


Logged
*

Offline fbonomi

  • ****
  • 469
  • A570IS SD1100/Ixus80
    • Francesco Bonomi
Re: My camera will not power on anymore - HALP!!!!11!!1!
« Reply #1 on: 30 / December / 2008, 04:37:41 »
I don't have an SD550, so I can only offer generic advice,

Try to "reset" you camera. Look if the manual says anything about that, otherwise:

1) leave it without battery for long (a few days)

2) remove the battery AND the second, small lithium battery (it's the battery that powers the camera's clock while you charge the main battery)
In other cameras you see a small "door" that opens reveailng the smaller battery.

I really don't think the USB rempte is guilty...


Logged
*

Offline fbonomi

  • ****
  • 469
  • A570IS SD1100/Ixus80
    • Francesco Bonomi
Re: My camera will not power on anymore - HALP!!!!11!!1!
« Reply #2 on: 30 / December / 2008, 04:44:03 »
actually, by reading the manual (page 4) it seems you can't remove the lithium battery on the SD550.

and it says you need to leave it three weeks (!!!) without them main battery to discharge the smalle lithium battery!!!



Logged
*

Offline frank

  • *
  • 23
Re: My camera will not power on anymore - HALP!!!!11!!1!
« Reply #3 on: 30 / December / 2008, 06:42:44 »
Are you sure that you have the right firmware on your cam? remove your sd-card and try to enable it. If you have the wrong CHDK firmware it doesn't power on. Does your cam do anything when switching on?
Logged
Camera: A570IS      Firmware: 1.01a
*

Offline fbonomi

  • ****
  • 469
  • A570IS SD1100/Ixus80
    • Francesco Bonomi
Re: My camera will not power on anymore - HALP!!!!11!!1!
« Reply #4 on: 30 / December / 2008, 07:03:26 »
Oh, I didn't think of that.

try powering on the camera without SD card... it should power on and complain "no SD card"
Logged
*

Offline gtrecordings

  • *
  • 18
  • sd550
    • three-rings
Re: My camera will not power on anymore - HALP!!!!11!!1!
« Reply #5 on: 03 / January / 2009, 14:15:18 »
ok.. i have tried taking the sd card out... no luck... it has been two weeks with out the battery so we will see what happens... thanks for the help
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Related Topics


SimplePortal © 2008-2014, SimplePortal