07-21-2025 06:06 PM
I just got this camera and no matter what i do to the settings it will not focus at all. Any help?
07-23-2025 09:40 AM
Thanks for posting!
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07-23-2025 12:03 PM
Just got? From where, and was it supposed to be working?
https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/powershot-sd800-is
Start as the Basic user Guide says. Set mode dial on Auto. Go outside and point camera at a distant subject. Pressing shutter button should make it focus, and fully makes it shoot.
Try other distances. If it won't focus at all, you have a cute 19-year-old piece of junk.
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