Editing Canon Digital IXUS (section)

==Known problems==
A firmware bug exists that can cause the IXUS 400 (and possibly other cameras with the same firmware) to display a "Memory card error" message after the camera has been in use for some time. Contrary to the message, there may not actually be anything wrong with the memory card. Descriptions of the fix recommend simultaneously removing the internal and external batteries to reset the camera.<ref>[http://willj.net/blog/2006/02/12/fixing-the-memory-card-error-on-the-canon-ixus-400s3/ Fixing the 'Memory card error' on the Canon IXUS 400/S3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202013241/http://willj.net/blog/2006/02/12/fixing-the-memory-card-error-on-the-canon-ixus-400s3/ |date=2 February 2007 }} ''Will's Web Miscellany''</ref> Canon has acknowledged this issue and formerly repaired it free of charge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer?pageKeyCode=prdAdvDetail&docId=0901e0248004ccbf|title=Canon U.S.A., Inc. &#124; Official Canon Service and Support, Canon drivers, Canon tech support and Canon warranty information.|access-date=18 October 2013|archive-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019073023/http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer?pageKeyCode=prdAdvDetail&docId=0901e0248004ccbf|url-status=live}}</ref>

A number of camera models across several manufacturers used a Sony CCD that was prone to failure. Canon put out a general recall in late 2005 on affected models and serial numbers.<ref>[http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8651.html Faulty Sony CCDs Fail in Dozens of Cameras?] (Geoff Duncan, ''Digital Trends'', 27 October 2005) {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.canon-asia.com/index.jsp?fuseaction=image-phenomena_notice About images on LCD (revised)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013231528/http://www.canon-asia.com/index.jsp?fuseaction=image-phenomena_notice |date=13 October 2007 }} (Canon in South & Southeast Asia official notice)</ref> Models from the IXUS range are the v<sup>3</sup>, II, and IIs.  Canon has issued a support advisory stating it will repair affected cameras free of charge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=225&modelid=13390&keycode=2112&id=29819 |title=Support - Service Notices - Canon USA Consumer Products |publisher=Usa.canon.com |access-date=2010-04-07 |archive-date=5 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205102138/http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=225&modelid=13390&keycode=2112&id=29819 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/canon-digital-cameras-showing-black.html |title=Do It Yourself Digital Camera Repair: Canon Digital Cameras Showing Black Images or Distorted Images |publisher=Camerarepair.blogspot.com |date=2007-11-13 |access-date=2010-04-07 |archive-date=11 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811032422/http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/canon-digital-cameras-showing-black.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This free repair service for Canon cameras with defective CCD image sensors is gradually being phased out; in the UK, the free service end date for IXUS II cameras was 31 January 2011.

Like all compacts with a [[zoom lens]], cameras in the IXUS range are susceptible to the "lens error" message if the lens is physically unable to zoom in or out. On Canon cameras, this manifests as the [[E18 error]] or the message "Lens error, restart camera" on more recent models.