My canon Ax 10 camcorder does not turn on or charge

my canon xa10 won't charge or turn on. i've only had it for a little over a year, but i haven't used it for about six months. i recently took it out to charge the batteries but, when i plugged it in the charge light came on for a second, and the camera made the power up noise, but then it just shut off and now it won't do anything. i'm hoping it's just a problem with the power cord.