I found the problem in the end but delayed giving the news in case things went wrong again. However since Rosemary has been functioning normally for a week I think it is probably safe to now explain: unlike the SX50 the SX60 has an external micropho...
I like the exorcist idea! It seems there were no firmware upgrades for the sx60. I was unable to find the original version either, so not sure what you are supposed to do if your firmware corrupts itself. So I guess I just have to hope either the c...
As the camera is second hand and outside guarantee (so I have nothing really to lose), I opened it up (taking appropriate anti-static precautions) and carefully disconnected the ribbon cable that connects the switch to the motherboard. It still swit...
I think the card is good because it was happy to do a factory reset, and it takes photos fine. But the factory reset didn't help the problem of it turning itself on and sticking at either the busy screen or the no memory card screen.
