The lcd screen just has lines...one time I used it & the next time it has lines. the camera does take a picture you just can't see what you are taking a picture of or view pictures taken....what happened?? it wasn't dropped or anything.

If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Line faults & possible causes to LCD & Plasma screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent. Faults to all LCD & Plasma screen are similar, irrespective of its brand and screen size.

If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts.
http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/
Line faults & possible causes to LCD & Plasma screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent. Faults to all LCD & Plasma screen are similar, irrespective of its brand and screen size.

The LCD screens are quite delicate. Chances are high that the screen has been damaged. Replacing the screen is not an easy task. Your best bet is a professional repair, or camera replacement, if the lines in the screen are too annoying.

If the pictures are OK when uploaded, then it may be worth putting up with the problem if you want to avoid the expense.

Good luck!

Hi,
See your photo on computer. you may not get lines. On primary instance it seems that due that **** your LCD screen has been stop working properly, I such case your photo will not be affected at all. Changing the LCD screen will solve your problem..
If your photo has line.. then sorry you have to get it serviced and this will cost you a lot....
Hope this has helped you. Please rate the answer.. Thanks....

This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check this link for more info.
Applicable cameras include:
A40, A60, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A300, A310, S1 IS, S60, S200, S230, S330, S400, S410, S500, SD100, SD110, IXUS V2/V3/300/400/430/500/II/IIs, IXY Digital 200a/300a/320/400/450/500/30/30a

Either your lcd or the circuitary related to lcd is faulty. Please take it to a service center.

A stuck shutter is another common failure mode for digital cameras. The symptoms of a stuck or "sticky" shutter are very similar to CCD image sensor failure. The camera may take black pictures (for shutter stuck closed), or the pictures may be very bright and overexposed, especially when taken outdoors (for shutter stuck open).

To confirm a stuck shutter, put the camera in any mode other than "Auto", and turn the flash OFF (you don't want to blind yourself for the next step). Next look down the lens and take a picture. You should see a tiny flicker in the center of the lens as the shutter opens and closes. If no movement is seen, then you likely have a stuck shutter. If so, please see this link for further info and a simple fix that may help.

Note that your camera will not be able to take 15 second exposures, as per the above "fix". Instead, place the camera in manual mode, turn off the flash, and take the exposures in a darkened room. This should give you a couple seconds, just enough time to open the battery door while the red and yellow lights are flashing.

your screen has a small crack inside, but the screen is not used to take your pictures, so the pictures turn out fine.

My AIPTEK 1080p was powering on but the screen was turning off within one second of turning the unit on. I verified that the camera was still working and just the output onto the screen failed. I was able to resolve this by hooking the camcorder up to the TV and viewing the menus on the TV and then turning the camcorder off with the power button. I think this problem happened because I didn't do a "clean" shutdown the last time I had my aiptek hooked up to the TV. It is now working perfectly!

It sounds like a bad connection on the ribbon cable of the LCD screen to the camera's motherboard. The fact that when you physically move the camera around and you can get the screen to then work, tells me something is loose inside.

Good luck!

- Jim