oh no.. i just found out bout this thread.. recently i bought a powershot a60 from another forumer.its in good working condition at the time i bought it. i then poslaju that camera to my parents and when they received and tested it, the problems as mentioned occured. so i act macgyver trying to pry open the camera to see whats wrong with it without knowing that canon actually announce users of the same model to get a foc repair for that matter..
so, if i were to send the camera to claim that foc repair, do u guys think they'll accept it? since there has been some scracth marks at the camera due to my "macgyver-wannabe" acts...afraid if they say cannot bcos the camera has been "violated" by non-certified technician.. (ME)

Hi bro. thanks for the advise.
yup, actually i might have lost 1-2 xtra screws when i'm putting it back together again.. haha.. but nvr touch anything tho..just open and look inside.
will do as advised. cross my fingers tho.. Thanks very much.

Hi bro.. mine is EXACTLY like urs..
Just send it to canon service center (paremba square).
Give the a call/email and they will reply u asap. u dont have to go there. Just poslaju/courier to them and they will courier the dc back to u once finished repairing.
I've solve the problem wit my a60 in less than 2 weeks. good job canon!