When I take a picture the screen is black and pictures otherwise camera appers fine, never used unederwater.

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• Posted on Aug 26, 2007

SOURCE: pictures appearing black- olympus FE 170

You checked the obvious, lens cover? (sorry had to ask) any grinding noises when you take a picture or focus\zoom?

SOURCE: BLACK SCREEN, OLYMPUS FE210

You must go to a camera technician. There are some parts inside that already been loosen. That's what happened to my camera before.

SOURCE: lcd screen is black

you have to disamled your camera and reconnect the LCD it happens when the cable of the LCD is half out

SOURCE: Black Screen

repair

SOURCE: camera takes black photos

The problem you are describing is a problem with one of the chips in the camera that controls image processing. It seems to have failed and needs to be replaced. Following are the instructions to send your camera to Olympus for service.

http://olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_servicerepair.asp

Olympus will charge a flat rate repair fee for this product if beyond the one year factory warranty or the warranty is voided. The cost is $103.85 plus your local sales tax. This covers parts and labor, factory cleaning and diagnostic check, 6 month warranty and the cost of shipping the product back to you is all included in that price.