topic PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Helpplease999 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:04:58 GMT

So I recently got this camera as a upgrade/gift from my cousin and like a Dumbo I dropped off the nightstand today. So now it's making a noise and looks like a weird comic filter is on but it's not

Re: PLEASE HELP

Helpplease999 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 08:05:09 GMT

Like I'm genuinely panicking

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Hardin56 — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:07:54 GMT

Oh,so sorry but i m not sure about that.

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Danny — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:13:09 GMT

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Re: PLEASE HELP

Helpplease999 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:55:52 GMT

A Canon Powershot SX 530 HS

Canon Powershot SX 530 HS showing up photos weird after drop

Helpplease999 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:32:00 GMT

So late last I dropped my camera and now the side where you view the photo is having blurry colors to say the least. I've attached a picture of how it looks

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Tronhard — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 19:00:03 GMT

Frankly, in particular, with things making noises inside and the image shown, it sounds like it's broken and will need a repair - sounds like an insurance claim to me. The PowerShot series are sealed units so there is nothing that a user can do at their end. If it is fixable it will need to go to Canon for repair, but I fear that it may well cost more that the camera is worth.

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Helpplease999 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:04:28 GMT

Out of genuine curiosity would you say that it's more the internal software broken or what exactly because if it's just the screen I may be able to fix it (I've dealt with screen repair before) and I've found a tutorial for it and I don't mind a humming as long as I can see pictures clear

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Waddizzle — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:07:10 GMT

@Helpplease999 wrote:
Out of genuine curiosity would you say that it's more the internal software broken or what exactly because if it's just the screen I may be able to fix it (I've dealt with screen repair before) and I've found a tutorial for it and I don't mind a humming as long as I can see pictures clear

Did you say it rattles when you shake it. Software does not make rattling sounds.

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Helpplease999 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:19:31 GMT

Oh well then could it possibly just be a part broken like the lense??

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Helpplease999 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:20:23 GMT

also here another photo of how things look on the camera

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Tronhard — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:42:15 GMT

GIven the noises that you reported, it is very likely that something has broken, but that is extremely significant, if not catastrophic. The lens is a very expensive unit and in your camera's case, is a built-in component of the camera - i.e. it is not just something you can replace. The camera would have to go in for a complete tear-down, test and if the lens is broken replace the lens. Such a repair is far more costly than the value of the camera. Given the strange effects, it is also possible that the electronics are damaged.

Your last resort is to go to the menu and do a complete factory reset of the camera - check your manual for the instructions, if that is possible - if you don't have the manual you can download it FROM THIS LINK

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Helpplease999 — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:42:41 GMT

Well based on this photo what do you believe it is that is broken?

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Tronhard — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:44:26 GMT

Screens don't make rattling sounds, it sounds like the optics or a board is rattling around in there, so my previous post still applies. You are whistling in the wind and grabbing at straws (to mix metaphors). Dropping the camera has caused it very, very serious damage and nothing you can do is likely to change that.

Re: PowerShot SX530 HS Behaving Oddly After Fall

Tronhard — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:48:18 GMT

Absolutely. The advice you have received from two experienced photographers is that dropping it has caused internal damage. It could be several things, but the rattling suggest either a damaged optic, a broken board or damaged sensor. All of these are not fixable by you and the repair is going to be more than the camera is worth. If you don't believe us, call 1-800-OK-Canon and talk to their tech support. If you send the camera in for examination that will incur a fee.