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Question posted by paulineme on August 25th, 2014

Flash Problems

why does the flash not work when on auto and its dark and shows 'busy'

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PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 2

..., refer to view the PDF manuals. 2 A4000 IS A3400 IS A2400 IS A2300 Camera A3400 IS Battery Pack NB-11L (with terminal cover) A1300 Battery Charger CB-2LD/CB-2LDE A810 Stylus AA Alkaline Batteries (x2) Interface Cable IFC-400PCU Wrist Strap WS-800 Getting Started DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk • A memory card is required...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 4

...) Playback: k (magnify) / g (index) Lens Shutter button Lamp Power button Microphone Flash Tripod socket Memory card/battery cover DC coupler cable port Strap mount A4000 IS A3400 IS A2400 IS A2300 Screen (LCD monitor) AV OUT (Audio/video output) / DIGITAL terminal Movie button (Help) button A (Auto) / a (Single image erase) / Up button e (Macro) / Left button Indicator...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 6

... movies. • The following buttons on the camera model: A4000 IS Functions and precautions for the PowerShot A4000 IS only A3400 IS Functions and precautions for the PowerShot A3400 IS only A2400 IS Functions and precautions for the PowerShot A2400 IS only A2300 Functions and precautions for the PowerShot A2300 only A1300 Functions and precautions for the...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 11

...or thinner to also check the guides included with the camera interior, immediately turn the camera off and remove the battery. A4000 IS A3400 IS A2400 IS A2300 If liquids or foreign objects come...Do not allow liquids or foreign objects to the intense light produced by the flash could damage your camera distributor or a Canon Customer Support Help Desk. Warning Denotes the possibility of serious ...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 12

...A3400 IS A2400 IS A2300 • Use only the recommended battery. • Do not place the battery near or in direct flame. If the screen cracks, injury may result from listening with headphones to the flash... the broken fragments. • When using the camera in places where use is prohibited. Exercise adequate caution when using the flash, be careful not to bang it, subject it...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 13

... product in electrical shock, fire, burns or other injuries. Humid or dusty areas A4000 IS A3400 IS A2400 IS A2300 These could cause leakage, overheating or an explosion of the battery, resulting... cotton swab to fire or explosions. 13 Contacting other foreign matter from the flash. This is left inside the camera, damage caused by leakage may be careful not to allow dust or sand...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 16

...Remove the cover. Initial Preparations Prepare for shooting as follows. Holding the Camera z Place the strap around your body and hold the camera securely to prevent it in ( ) and down ( ). 16 Insert...the camera is not sold with the included charger. z After aligning the o marks on the threaded end ( ). Do not rest your fingers on the flash. Be sure to your wrist. A4000 IS A3400 IS...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 32

...auto update function, you to connect the camera, connect it , and then double-click the icon displayed. z Insert the included CD-ROM (DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk) (p. 2) in the computer's CD-ROM drive. z With the camera...included interface cable (p. 2) in the orientation shown, insert the plug fully into the camera terminal ( ). 32 When a message is displayed prompting you can update to the ...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 36

... Accessories Wrist Strap WS-800 Battery Pack NB-11L*1 (with terminal cover) Battery Charger CB-2LD/CB-2LDE*1 A3400 IS DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk Stylus Interface Cable IFC-400PCU*1 Power AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC90 Flash Unit Memory Card Card Reader Cable Windows/ Macintosh Computer AV Cable AVC-DC400 TV/Video System Canon PictBridge...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 37

... product is recommended. A1300 A810 Included Accessories Accessories Wrist Strap WS-800 AA Alkaline DIGITAL CAMERA Batteries (x2) Solution Disk Interface Cable IFC-400PCU*1 Memory Card Card Reader Cable Windows/ Macintosh Computer AV Cable AVC-DC400 Power Flash Unit TV/Video System Canon PictBridgeCompatible Printers Battery and Charger Kit CBK4-300 AC Adapter...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 46

... A2300 - A4000 IS A3400 IS A2400 IS A2300 A810 Color Indicator Status Camera Status Green On Blinking Connected to a computer (p. 33), display off (p. 40) Starting up, recording/reading/transmitting images, or shooting long exposures (p. 80) A1300 Color Green Orange Indicator Status Camera Status On Connected to shoot (when the flash is activated) Blinking Distance...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 50

...Auto Mode • A flashing icon warns that images are dark despite the flash firing, move closer to shoot indicates that shooting is ready, so either press the shutter button all the way down and wait, or release it and press it again. A4000 IS A3400...; If your shots are more likely to be too close if the camera only beeps once when you attempt to the subject. A1300 A810 •...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 56

... 28 - 896 mm (28 - 224 mm with optical zoom alone) A3400 IS A2400 IS A2300 A1300 A810 28 - 560 mm (28 - 140 mm with optical zoom alone) 56 z Hold the lever until zooming stops. X The camera zooms in even closer on Subjects (Digital Zoom) When distant subjects are combined is displayed when you...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 157

... problems are not recorded in still images but are recorded in the Getting Started guide). • Set [Lamp Setting] to keep it still. A4000 IS A3400 IS A2400 IS A2300 h flashes on... halfway (p. 60). • Set the flash mode to [Off] (p. 104). A4000 IS A3400 IS A2400 IS • Set [IS mode] to [Continuous] (p. 104). • Mount the camera on a TV (p. 138). Shooting Cannot shoot...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 162

... balance (p. 89) Drive mode (p. 90) Self-timer (p. 57) AF frame (p. 93) Camera shake warning (p. 50) A4000 IS A2400 IS A2300 A1300 A810 Metering method (p. 86) Still image resolution (p. 62) Recordable shots Movie resolution Remaining time Digital zoom magnification (p. 56) A4000 IS A3400 IS A2400 IS Focusing range (p. 92), AF lock (p. 99), IS mode...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 166

Functions and Menu Tables Functions Available in some cases. *3 Not available, but switches to Z when the flash fires. *4 FE lock is not available when the flash is off. *5 PowerShot A4000 IS, PowerShot A2400 IS, PowerShot A2300, PowerShot A1300, PowerShot A810 only *6 PowerShot A3400 IS only *7 Only available when faces are detected. *8 Only available for shooting. Subject designation not ...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 170

...Shooting Menu Function AF Frame (p. 93) Digital Zoom (p. 102) AF-Point Zoom ...Auto Off Evaluative Center Weigh./Spot Off/2 - 10 sec./Hold Off Detailed On Off *1 PowerShot A2300, PowerShot A1300, PowerShot A810 only *2 Operation when no faces are detected varies by shooting mode. *3 PowerShot A4000 IS, PowerShot A2400 IS, PowerShot A2300, PowerShot A1300, PowerShot A810 only *4 PowerShot A3400...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 176

... 85 AF frames 25, 49, 93 AF J Focusing AF lock 99 AUTO mode (shooting mode 24, 48 AV cable 137 B Batteries 19, 135...Setting 21 DC coupler 135, 139 Defaults J Reset all DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk 2 Digital zoom 56 Display language 23 DPOF 148 176 Drag 15 ...(shooting mode 69 Fish-eye effect (shooting mode 73 Flash Deactivating the flash 60, 100 On 100 Slow synchro 100 Focusing AF ...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 177

... 58 Customizing the self-timer 58 Servo AF 97 Shooting Shooting date/time J Date/time Shooting information 162 Slideshow 114 Snow (shooting mode 69 Software DIGITAL CAMERA Solution Disk ......... 2 Installation 32 Saving images to a computer 31 Sounds 124 Super vivid (shooting mode 72 T Terminal 137, 139, 141, 142 Touch 15 Touch AF...
PowerShot A4000 IS / A3400 IS / A2400 IS / A2300 / A1300 / A810 Camera User Guide - Page 179

...of the FCC Rules. The cable with the ferrite core provided with the digital camera must accept any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in Subpart...to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in accordance with Canadian ICES-003. FCC Notice (Digital Camera, Model PC1730, PC1737, PC1731, PC1732, PC1740, PC1741 systems) This device complies with...

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