Canon Sure Shot AF-7 only takes one photo after loading film
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My Canon Sure Shot AF-7 seems to work normally with no film loaded: the shutter fires and the flash works. But once I load film, it will only let me take one photo. If I remove and reinstall the batteries, I can take another shot, then it stops again.
I’m using two AA rechargeable batteries rather than the originally recommended AA Ni-Cd cells. Could the batteries be causing this, or is the camera failing to advance the film?
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It sounds like the film is not automatically advancing as it should. If you are using rechargeable NiCad or Li-Ion batteries, they output a lower nominal voltage than the recommended alkaline batteries. This may or may not be the source of the failure to advance the film.
When you take out and replace the batteries, does the film advance when you put the batteries back in? If not, then you are repeatedly exposing the same frame of film with each exposure. The manual for the Sure Shot AF-8 mentions on page 22 that if the batteries are replaced after the film is loaded, the user needs to press the shutter button until "1" is displayed in the film counter window.
The film counter window on the top of the camera, just to the left of the shutter button, should move each time the film advances. If it does not move, then the film is not advancing.
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This most likely points to a film-advance problem rather than the shutter itself. With no film loaded, the camera can appear to work normally, but once film is in place it has to advance the roll after each shot.
A likely cause is battery type/voltage. Rechargeable AA cells can have a lower nominal voltage than standard alkaline batteries, and that may not provide enough power for the motorized film advance.
Check the frame counter: it should advance after each exposure. Also note that if you remove and reinstall the batteries with film loaded, some Canon Sure Shot models require you to press the shutter until the counter returns to “1.” If the film is not advancing when power is restored, you may be exposing the same frame repeatedly.
Try a fresh set of the correct battery type first. If the frame counter still does not advance and the film won’t wind properly, the camera likely has a film transport fault.
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