If you own a Canon PowerShot A530 or A540 – listen up! Canon has published a safety notice on these cameras here on their website. Apparently, a small number of A530′s and A540′s can overheat around the battery cover due to a design issue with the opening/closing spring on the battery door. Again – this affects a small portion of Canon PowerShot A530 and A540 digital cameras.

To find out if you’re affected by the problem, make sure to check the Canon website for additional information/. Cameras with serial numbers “21″, “22″, “23″, “24″ as the first two numbers from the left should look at their battery cover and check for the hinge part. If their hinge looks like it’s sticking out and you suffer from the following symptoms:

1) The bottom of the camera becomes extremely hot near the battery cover.
2) Batteries that are loaded are depleted quickly.
3) The number of shots that can be taken becomes extremely small.

call up Canon support as soon as possible.

[Check it out via DailyTech]

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