Canon Power Shot is one of the most powerful cameras available in the market right now and yet; it has not been able to escape from errors. While some errors can be easily resolved with troubleshooting, others can take a lot of time. To help you fix all the errors, we have compiled together the list of some of the most common errors in the camera

 1: No Memory Card

This error means that the Memory Card or the Storage Card is not getting detected by Canon Power Shot. This usually happens when the memory card is inserted in the wrong direction. Take out the memory card from your camera and insert it back again properly to see if the problem is getting resolved.

 2: Card is Locked

Another error that might give you a small headache is “Memory Card is locked” error. Check whether the Memory Card is locked, and unlock it. And if you can’t find the lock switch, and then insert it into a Card Reader/ Adapter that has a switch and try inserting it back again. The lock switch is present in the left side of the SD card. You can unlock it by sliding it up.

 3: No Images

This happens when your camera or system does not detect images. And the panic starts when you realize you forgot to backup all the pictures.

Data can get corrupted or sometimes, RAW images refuse to get detected by the camera or the system. But, you have to remember not to overwrite the memory card, or you would not be able to retrieve the pictures. We would recommend using a professional tool like Stellar Photo Recovery tool to recover lost, corrupted or deleted files.

 4: Images are protected

If the images in the camera are protected, you can’t read or write that image. Obviously, you have to remove the protection. You can follow the steps below to remove protection:

1. Press Playback button. Turn power on
2. Press Menu> Playback>Protect>Select
3. Select the image/images from which you want to remove protection
4. Press Set Function button

Error 5: Incompatible Image/ JPEG/ Unidentified Image/ Cannot Playback

You can try to connect the card in some other device. By this way, you can verify to see if the card is corrupt or not. For fixing corruption you can try to format your card if possible. Otherwise, to fix this Canon Power Shot error message, you need to scan the Memory Card using a recovery tool. These errors occur when the files are altered, shot using a different camera, or are corrupted. You can recover the photos or media files using Stellar Photo Recovery Tool as it recovers media files directly from a camera, external drives, and even memory cards. All latest types of media files such as BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF,  JP2, PCT, PBM Paint Shop Pro Image File (PSP), Picture File (PCT), Adobe EPS (Windows), MOS, MEF, PSP, DJVU, TGA, PGM, DNG, PNG, PSD, INDD, and more are supported by it.

You may get error message with codes that are totally unrecognizable. These are the common error codes of Canon Power shot Series. We have listed them out below for your reference.

Err 01

What it means: Communication between camera and lens is malfunctioning.

Clean the electrical lens and contacts very carefully using a dry and clean cloth. Do not use a wet cloth or don’t touch directly with hands.

Err 02

What it means: Memory Card can’t be accessed.

This can be due to improper insertion of Memory Card. Remove and insert it properly. If the error persists, format the card. You can use recovery tools like Stellar Photo Recovery software to recover your photos, music or video files.

Err 03

What this means: Too many folders in the card/ not enough Space.

You pretty much know how to fix this error. Simply erase the data to make space.

Err 04

What this means: Due to full memory card, images cannot be saved further.

Either erase the memory card to make space or format your memory card

Err 05

What this means: built-in flash could not be raised.

You can restart your camera again to check if the error is resolved or not.

Err 06

What this means: sensor cleaning is not possible

Use the same solution as in ERR E05

Err 10

What this means: memory card files malfunction

Restart your camera again to check if the error is resolved or not, and also do not forget to reinstall your battery.

Err 20

What this means: mechanical malfunction detected

Use the same solution as in err 10

Err 30

What this means: shutter malfunction detected

Use the same solution as in err 10

Err 40

What this means: Power source malfunction

Use the same solution as in err 10

Err 50

What this means: Electric control malfunction

Use the same solution as in err 10

Err 60

What this means: Malfunction in lens movement

Recheck the lens fitment

Err 70

What this means: Malfunction in images

Use the same solution as in err 10

Err 80

What this means: Malfunction in electric control or images

Use the same solution as in err 10

Err 99

Among all these, Err 99 is the most dreaded one and Canon is famous for this error. All most all Canons at some point have this error. It’s a general error and happens due to error in lens communication. There are four possible solutions for this one:

1. Clean the lens properly
2. Reboot the camera
3. Perform a completer power cycle
4. Troubleshoot your Memory card

Whatever may be the reason for these errors, they can mostly be fixed with little patience and skills. It’s mostly dealing with lens or Memory card. And you can easily fix these Canon Power shot error messages by cleaning the contact lens of the camera or formatting your Memory Card. Cleaning requires few precautions and formatting your card can corrupt your photos or other media files. Hence, it’s better to first run a scan using Stellar Photo Recovery tool and then format the card to save your data from any damage or loss. Even after formatting the card, if you can’t fix those dreaded errors, then try using the lens or Memory Card on some other camera to test whether the lens/card is faulty or some other problems persist.

Note: And if none of them works for you, Canon Technical Support team is there to help you.