CANON IXUS 500 Digital camera (HELP)

[woktheblue]

Can anyone help me with this matter! I have just bought a new CANON IXUS 500 Digital camera. The thing is when I have the camera on for more than 20 minutes it seems to get very warm on the front metal body. I don’t know if this is the norm!!!
I would like to find out before I take it back…
I used to have a FUJI A204 Digital camera and this never overheated. I don’t know if it’s because the CANON has a Lithium-ion battery as the FUJI only had the 2 AA batteries!
Thank you, Mark :?:

[Liang]

It is normal.

Due to the metal body (heat conductor) you may feel warm if compare to other plastic body camera.

[Catpuke]

Hi, I am new to this forum. I just bought the ixus 430 (my first digicam). I am facing the same problem as woktheblue. But I feel that it is not caused by the batt. Coz after i off the cam and took out the battery, there was hardly any warmess (if there is such a word) on the batt while the metal body was really very hot.

That aside. When i half press the shutter button, it makes a really loud whriling noise inside (which happens to be right under where the heat is coming from). It also takes a pretty long time for the green rectangles to appear. As this is my first digicam, I dunno if this is normal. Any advice from the more experienced?

Thanks

[woktheblue]

Thanks LIang!
Does your own camera get warm on the front?

[Saudidave]

I have owned an Ixus 400 for 15 months and that gets hot too.

And it whirrs!

Situation normal. They are superb cameras

Enjoy!


Dave

[Mac22]

Ditto Saudidave EXACTLY in all respects!

Mac22

[Mac22]

Forgot to mention -- turn OFF the AiAf!

Mac22

[Catpuke]

Thanks guys. I spoke to one of the guys at canon when i went to collect my freebies. Feel more assured now. :)

[woktheblue]

Thank you guys for your help!!!!
I feel alot better about my camera now....

[woktheblue]

Whats the AIAF and how do ya turn it off?

[Catpuke]

AiAf is the artificial intelligence auto focus. Supposed to help focus on off centred objects. I think why Mac22 recommended it to be turned off is coz we usually frame a shot with the object in the centre. And i think it will be faster to take a photo because there will be less processing time.

AiAf can be turned off when u press "menu" button in shooting mode.

[Liang]

Thanks LIang!
Does your own camera get warm on the front?

I have a IXUS II and it get warm pretty fast too (front and back).
I think it is cause by the LCD. (I shoot with LCD on all the time)
My 300D LCD screen get warm too when I review my photo.

It should not get warm if you shoot with the LCD off.
(I did not try it before, correct me if I'm wrong)

[woktheblue]

Thanx Liang. Your a good help!!!