topic Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

Savemycanon — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:27:16 GMT

my PowerShot sx530 it turns of right after it turns on, I recharged the battery and that didn’t help. It was working fine for a year then in Malaysia while on travel just spontaneously decided to stop working one day and turned off. Now it only powers on for a millisecond before shutting down. I checked the lense to see if there was dirt in the ridges and that didn’t solve it. Maybe a fresh battery but part of me thinks it’s just defective now. Has anyone solved this problem?

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

BurnUnit — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 19:26:51 GMT

Are you using a Canon battery or a third-party, non-OEM battery?

Are you using a full sized SD card or a micro SD with an adapter?

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

John_ — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:56:11 GMT

Check what BurnUnit said, try turning it on without the SD card but in any case use a full size SD card. Replace the battery with a new Canon made one

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

Savemycanon — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 23:49:21 GMT

I am using a canon battery, and a full sized SD card no adapter

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

John_ — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:13:30 GMT

Ok, how old is your battery? The least expensive solution to try is a new battery. Even though yours might indicate a full charge it may have lost its capacity and goes flat instantly when you boot up your camera.

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

Savemycanon — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:45:29 GMT

The battery is only two years old?

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

John_ — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:53:27 GMT

That battery is no spring chicken, 2 years is pretty good in camera battery years. All I can say is if I were you I would buy a new battery.

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

Savemycanon — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 02:13:21 GMT

Ok I will try thank thank you! Hope that’s the fix!

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

BurnUnit — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:21:29 GMT

I kind of doubt it, but how about the battery and memory card door switch? Try putting a little extra thumb pressure on the closed door when you try powering it up.

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

Savemycanon — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:43:07 GMT

I tried that already the connection seems fine maybe I’ll call the support line

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

gchu — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:13:54 GMT

Hi, How was this resolved? I am having this same issue. Tried 2 different fully charged canon batteries, new sd card, no sd card. pushing on the battery door, etc... The screen does not light up, menu does not appear, just a blinking green light then shuts down. Missed out on some fantastic photo ops.

Re: Canon sx530 shuts off immediately after turning on

John_Q — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 21:39:50 GMT

Hello Savemycanon,

Make sure that the memory card/battery cover is fully closed and not loose. Dirty battery terminals reduce battery performance. Try cleaning the terminals with a cotton swab and reinserting the battery pack a few times. Battery performance decreases at low temperatures. Try warming the battery pack a little by putting it in your pocket, for example, ensuring that the terminals do not touch any metal objects. If these measures do not help and the battery pack still runs out of power soon after charging, it has reached the end of its life. Purchase a new battery pack. If you have tried a different battery already, then the camera needs to be serviced.