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Canon IXUS 50 User Manual

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Lens will not retract SD card slot/battery

cover was opened
with power on

• First close the SD card slot/battery

cover and then turn the power off.

SD card slot/battery
cover was opened
while recording to
the SD card
(warning signal
sounds)

• First close the SD card slot/

battery cover and then turn the
power off.

Battery pack
consumed quickly

Battery life exceeded
if battery pack loses
its charge quickly at
normal temperature
(23 °C/73 °F)

• Replace the battery pack with a

new one.

Battery pack will not
charge

Battery pack life
exceeded

• Replace the battery pack with a

new one.

Poor contact
between battery
pack and battery
charger

• Insert battery pack securely into

battery charger.

• Ensure that battery charger plug

is securely plugged into the
power outlet.

Sounds come from
the camera interior

The camera's
horizontal/vertical
orientation was
changed

• The camera's orientation

mechanism is operating. There is
no malfunction.

Image is blurred or
out of focus

Camera moved

• Be careful not to move the

camera while pressing the shutter
button.

Autofocus function
hampered by
obstruction to AF-
assist Beam

• Be careful not to block the AF-

assist Beam with fingers or other
items.

AF-assist Beam is
set to [Off]

• Set the AF-assist Beam to [On]

(p. 53).

Problem

Cause

Solution