Viewfinder Blank I have a Nikon D50 that was working fine. After a couple days I turned it on and the viewfinder is totally black. It will take pics and I'm able to review photos, pull up all the menus, etc. but when it's in picture taking mode the viewfinder is black. I've checked the lens and it is not the problem. Any suggestions?? Camera is less than a year old.

Viewfinder, screen and pictures are blank / black - Nikon ...

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iFixitMay 4, 2015 - When I look through the viewfinder or at the lcd it is blank / black. Also when I take a picture and view it on my computer, the picture is blank ...

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Dec 8, 2015 - There is no picture or a black screen appears in the viewfinder or LCDwhen attempting to ... Look to see if an image can be seen in the viewfinder or LCD. IMPORTANT: Some camcorders have both a viewfinder and LCD.

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Try adjusting the viewfinder diopter. There's a little dial just to the right of the viewfinder. Turn it while looking through the viewfinder. You want to be looking at an unfocused view or a blank wall. Turn the dial until the focus brackets are sharp. Make sure you do this with your shooting eye.

You don't. The D50 does not have the ability to display grid lines in the viewfinder.

Is the mirror stuck in the up position?

two things here, have you checked to see if the location to store the pics if it is placed to the intenal memory and the memory is full

also pls try to take a pic with another SD card may be that this card is either corrupted or damaged

Press the down arrow on the navigation dial until it disappears. You may go through a couple of other on-screen indicators until you get back to where you want to be. The down arrow just scrolls through the various on-screen features (histogram, high light areas etc.).

NatD, The D50 and indeed most SLR digital cameras [ I have a D40 ] does not allow you to take pictures using the LCD display ... this is by design, you are meant to use the viewfinder and the image you see through it is straight through the lens via a mirror block [ called a reflex pentamirror or prism ]. When the mirror is down such that you can see the image in the viewfinder it is obscuring the sensor [ the bit that takes the picture ] and when you take a shot the mirror lifts and the picture is recorded. Its this reason that DSLR's dont use the LCD to shoot, however there are a few now available that do let you do this, such as olympus, new panasonic one and higher end Nikon and Canon cameras. Hope this explains it without getting too detailed!

This is a known problem with the CCD - Nikon will replace at no charge. Go here: http://www.imaging-resource.com/badccds.html