| The following messages may appear on the LCD monitor during shooting or playback. |
| No memory card | The memory card is not installed in the correct direction. Install the memory card in the correct direction |
| Card locked! | The SD memory card or SDHC memory card's write protect tab is set to "Lock". Unlock the write protect tab. |
| Cannot record! | You attempted to shoot an image without the a memory card, or with a memory card installed incorrectly. Install the memory card in the correct direction when shooting. |
| Memory card error | The memory card may be malfunctioning. You may be able to solve this problem by formatting the memory card (low level formatting).
Formatting (initializing) memory cards
- PowerShot SX200 IS
- PowerShot SD780 IS / DIGITAL IXUS 100 IS
If the problem cannot be solved even after you formatted the memory card, the camera may be malfunctioning, so please contact the service centers. |
| Memory card full | There is not enough free space on the memory card to shoot or edit images. Erase the images to open space for new images, or insert an empty memory card. |
| Change the battery pack | Battery charge is insufficient to operate the camera. Replace it at once with a charged one or recharge the battery. |
| No image. | There are no images recorded on the memory card that can be displayed. |
| Protected! | The image is protected. Follow the procedures below to remove the protection.
- Press the <Playback> () button, and then turn the power on. Select the <MENU> () button > the [Playback] () tab > [Protect] > [Select], and then select the image for which you want to remove protection. Next, press the <FUNC./SET> () button to remove [Protect] (). |
Unidentified Image
Incompatible JPEG
Image too large.
RAW | - Unsupported images or data, or corrupted image data cannot be displayed.
- Images manipulated on a computer, that have had their file name changed, or have been taken with a different camera may not display. |
Cannot magnify!
Cannot rotate
Cannot modify image
Cannot register this image!
Cannot modify
Cannot assign to category | - Incompatible images cannot be magnified, rotated, edited, registered to the start-up screen, categorized, or added to a print list.
- Images manipulated on a computer, that have had their file name changed, or have been taken with a different camera may not be magnified, rotated, edited, registered to the start-up screen, categorized, or added to a print list.
- Movies cannot be magnified, edited, added to a print list, or registered to the start-up screen. |
| Cannot select! | - When selecting the selection range, you tried to select a starting image that was after the last image or you tried to select an ending image that was before the starting image.
- You tried to select more than 501 images. |
| Too many marks. | You selected more than 998 images to send in print settings. Select less than 998 images. |
| Cannot complete! | Print settings could not be saved correctly. Reduce the number of settings and try again. |
| Naming error! | The file name could not be created because there is an image with the same name as the folder that the camera is attempting to create, or the highest possible file number has already been reached.
Press the <MENU> () button, and then select the [Settings] () tab to change [Image Number] to [Auto reset], or format the memory card. |
| Communication error | Images could not be transferred to the computer or printed due to the large amount of images (approx. 1000) stored on the memory card. Use a commercially available USB card reader to transfer the images. Insert the memory card into the printer's card slot to print. |
| Lens error, restart camera | - A lens error was detected. Press the power button to turn the camera off and back on. If this error message continues to display, contact your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may be a problem with the lens.
- This error can occur if you hold the lens while it is in motion or when using it in a location with excessive dust or sand in the air. |
| Exx (xx: number) | - A camera error was detected. Press the power button to turn the camera off and back on.
- If an error code displays directly after taking a picture, the shot may not have been recorded. Check image in playback mode.
- If this error code reappears, note the number and contact your Canon Customer Support Help Desk as there may be a problem with the camera. |
