https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480307#M18652 <P>This is a fourteen year-old camera. It has an internal, not-replaceable, battery that maintains&nbsp; the clock settings when the main battery is removed. Once the battery gives up the ghost (as yours has), you have to reset the date/time every time you turn the camera off and on.&nbsp;</P><P>I don't know if previewing photos has any connection to the clock, or why it would. Perhaps your camera is just plain failing and it's time to replace it.</P> Fri, 31 May 2024 05:13:56 GMT normadel 2024-05-31T05:13:56Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/479979#M18648 <P>I have had this PowerShot a3100 IS for around 9 months now, and it was working fine until one day I turned it on and it asked for the time and date. Since it forgot the time and date, the "preview photos" button (icon below) has also stopped working and I cannot view photos taken on the camera. I was wondering if there was any way to fix these issues, every time I turn on the camera it requires me to put in the time and date and I haven't found a way to view the photos taken on the camera without removing the SD card and exporting them. Thank you.<BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="bad button.png" style="width: 75px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/53551i8AE1BF56F03E85C2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="bad button.png" alt="bad button.png" /></span>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 29 May 2024 14:51:48 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/479979#M18648 mateomcalli 2024-05-29T14:51:48Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480307#M18652 <P>This is a fourteen year-old camera. It has an internal, not-replaceable, battery that maintains&nbsp; the clock settings when the main battery is removed. Once the battery gives up the ghost (as yours has), you have to reset the date/time every time you turn the camera off and on.&nbsp;</P><P>I don't know if previewing photos has any connection to the clock, or why it would. Perhaps your camera is just plain failing and it's time to replace it.</P> Fri, 31 May 2024 05:13:56 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480307#M18652 normadel 2024-05-31T05:13:56Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480321#M18653 <P>Does the lens extend when you power it on? Do the blades protecting the front element open full if it does?</P><P>Can you take a photo of the "4 bright dots" so we know exactly what it is you're seeing?</P> Fri, 31 May 2024 06:59:10 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480321#M18653 kumarash2 2024-05-31T06:59:10Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480340#M18654 <P>Greetings,</P><P>Due to its age, it may very well be time to retire this camera.</P><P>You can remove the memory card and use a card reader to get your images.&nbsp; As far as a permanent solution goes, replacement sounds like the best option as the cost to repair will likely exceed the cost to replace in this case.&nbsp; &nbsp;</P> Fri, 31 May 2024 13:55:56 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480340#M18654 shadowsports 2024-05-31T13:55:56Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480371#M18655 <P>As others mentioned the camera has an internal battery to keep the time and date. It is designed to be recharged from the main battery so I would try putting the fully charged main battery for the camera inside and leaving it 24 hours to see if it tops up the time and date backup battery.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 31 May 2024 15:48:05 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480371#M18655 p4pictures 2024-05-31T15:48:05Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480523#M18658 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/239979">@kumarash2</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /><P>Does the lens extend when you power it on? Do the blades protecting the front element open full if it does?&nbsp;<SPAN><A class="" href="https://routerlogin.uno/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://routerlogin.uno/</A></SPAN> &nbsp;</P><P>Can you take a photo of the "4 bright dots" so we know exactly what it is you're seeing?</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I got this,...</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2024 14:37:24 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-A3100-IS-asking-for-date-and-time-unable-to-playback/m-p/480523#M18658 kumarash2 2024-06-01T14:37:24Z