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#301368 - 08/08/2007 13:03 Ixus 400 dead. Replace it?
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5682 Loc: London, UK	We went to a wedding on Monday. My camera (a Canon Ixus 400) kept telling me "Memory card error". Tried a couple of different cards, tried a couple of different batteries. Same error. Tried formatting the cards. It showed 3.4Mb capacity, despite the cards being 256Mb and 512Mb. Gave error "E500", if I recall correctly. Probably need new camera. Recommendations? _________________________ -- roger
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#301369 - 08/08/2007 13:22 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: Roger]
g_attrill old hand Registered: 14/04/2002 Posts: 1172 Loc: Hants, UK	If you want to have a go at fixing the camera then this thread looks interesting: http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=38477&forum_id=15 It could be either a bent pin, or needs the internal battery removed - there is also something about Canon USA fixing camera for free, even those out of warranty, not sure about UK though.
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#301370 - 08/08/2007 13:37 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: Roger]
peter carpal tunnel Registered: 13/07/2000 Posts: 4173 Loc: Cambridge, England	Quote: Recommendations? Karen's new Ixus 850IS is very nice. It does cool stuff like using face recognition to drive the spot-focus, so if you're in a target-rich environment your friends' faces get focused-on even if other objects in view are larger or closer. Peter
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#301371 - 08/08/2007 14:00 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: g_attrill]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5682 Loc: London, UK	Quote: It could be either a bent pin Probably not that -- I thought of that, because I managed to bend a pin in my USB reader thingy a week or so ago. Quote: or needs the internal battery removed Hmm. I'll take a look at that. Presumably that means dismantling the camera. Bugger. _________________________ -- roger
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#301372 - 08/08/2007 14:09 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: Roger]
furtive old hand Registered: 14/08/2001 Posts: 886 Loc: London, UK	These are supposed to be excellent: http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2007/04/09/Ricoh-Caplio-R6-Review/p1 _________________________ Mk2a RioCar 120Gb - now sold to the owner of my old car Rio Karma - now on ebay...
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#301373 - 08/08/2007 14:10 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: Roger]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	Quote: Hmm. I'll take a look at that. Presumably that means dismantling the camera. Bugger. Not sure about the IXUS 400 but I've taken an IXUS 300 apart and it wasn't too bad. There are some guides floating around on the internet to say how to dismantle it. The guides are actually to show you how to fix the problem with the lens assembly getting jammed. You just need really small screwdrivers. Don't think there was anything special I needed.
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#301374 - 08/08/2007 15:49 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: g_attrill]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14483 Loc: Canada	Quote: If you want to have a go at fixing the camera then this thread looks interesting: http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=38477&forum_id=15 It could be either a bent pin, or needs the internal battery removed - there is also something about Canon USA fixing camera for free, even those out of warranty, not sure about UK though. Yup, reading through that thread, it really sounds likely that the internal CMOS battery has finally run down. Should be simple enough to replace it yourself. My newer Canon digicam has easier access to that battery, from inside the main battery hatch, just like with my DSLR. Cheers
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#301375 - 09/09/2007 20:01 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: Roger]
schofiel carpal tunnel Registered: 25/06/1999 Posts: 2993 Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK	Try bringing this with you to the PLASA show tomorrow and handing it to Patrick - he has fixed a number of 400's with this exact problem recently. _________________________ One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015
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#301376 - 10/09/2007 06:05 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: schofiel]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5682 Loc: London, UK	Quote: Try bringing this with you to the PLASA show tomorrow and handing it to Patrick - he has fixed a number of 400's with this exact problem recently. It's working fine again now, so I'll have to put off getting a DSLR for a while longer... _________________________ -- roger
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#301377 - 10/09/2007 10:30 Re: Ixus 400 dead. Replace it? [Re: Roger]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14483 Loc: Canada	Quote: Quote: Try bringing this with you to the PLASA show tomorrow and handing it to Patrick - he has fixed a number of 400's with this exact problem recently. It's working fine again now, so I'll have to put off getting a DSLR for a while longer... Well, should it die again, my Canon 20D DSLR will be up for sale shortly, likely for around 200 quid or so. Cheers
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