shutter release not working S100

[sandysorlien]

Hello,

I am suddenly having problems with my S100. It will not take the picture when I press the shutter release. In case I had accidentally changed something, I did a Reset to Defaults. Then it worked, briefly, before returning to not working. It also would not let me change My Colors.  Everything else seems to be working fine.  Any ideas?

[tronnebonne]

I LOL-ed so hard at your post. Nice fix name 🙂

[ianyoung]

My S100 stopped working again. But after a quick puff, it's now operational again. I guess this is one of those "one weird tricks" the interwebs is always talking about

[John_]

lets see if Canon posts this fix a the "solution" !!  lol

[tronnebonne]

John - would it be something like this?

Fellow S100 owners,

we have found a temporary fix to the "shutter release" problem that many of you have discovered. While we currently do not have a program to enable repairs free of charge, we do have a solution that is. Simply blow into your camera and your S100 will be working like new.

I think whoever will write this if they ever, will have quite a lot of fun.

[John_]

LOL maybe they will suplly free lipstick to enhance the fix !!!

[tronnebonne]

Would you use it if they supplied free lipstick?

[socaljd]

Let me see if I've got this straight... tronnebonne's driving down the street and this motorcycle cop sees him weaving a tad while he's is blowing on the side of his tiny little camera til his face is red. Is that the picture? He explains he is giving a "BJ' to his Canon. The officer of the law starts laughing so hard he cannot administer a field sobriety test and tronnbonne walks! What ever you do, tronnebonne, do not tell anyone it was my crazy idea! However, over 2 weeks and 753 pictures with NO PROBLEMS! Only one clearing out the S100's sinuses. Life be good!
socaljd

[tronnebonne]

SocalJd - I will SO tell the officer it was your idea. 🙂

SoclaJD, single-handedly responsible for "curious" behaviors between human life form and S100.

[tronnebonne]

Hey Ian, so if I'm understanding this correctly, you already gave it a quick "puff" and it was working. Then you left it alone for a few hours and your S100 *wasn't* operational right?

Not until you give it a hard "puff" then it is operational again?

Because this is the exact situation I'm in.

[ianyoung]

Correct Tronnebonne: A couple of big puffs fogged up the dead camera, but after it de-fogged it was perfectly operational for a couple days. I tried it again this morning and it would not take photos. I gave it another puff and voila. Working again.