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Canon USA products company reported that the most likely problems are often encountered users in the PowerShot series is about the battery and terminals. This problem allows the camera's power consumption is reduced.
Quoted from DPReview, Monday (01/19/2015), Canon USA informed that there are some obstacles encountered them in the family of products PowerShot series. The problem such as reduced electrical power supply which is likely to come from the battery and terminals. Some of these series are ELPH 135 ELPH 150 IS, ELPH 340 HS, SX280 HS, S120, and ELPH 140 IS.
However, it does not mean that all the series are also experiencing a lot of the same problems. This problem was also informed in the usa.canon.com site revealed that the problems faced by relying on the camera serial number.
That is, the numbers after the first six digits of the alphabet that most left on the camera is as identification that the series has a different constraints. As with the number '0' in all probability, the camera does have the same problem regarding the battery.
In addition to the information series, Canon also put a mark on a series of products that have this problem. As well as the 'bolt' different is placed on the hinge cover or camera angle is claimed is a product that has been handled and did not experience the same problem.