Konica Minolta E500: The LCD screen has gone blank

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Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program.

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.

Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program, such as Picasa ( http://picasa.google.com ).

Hello,
Try to take picture without memory card and observe that still camera goes to Off?

A Generic fault with this model contact
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sorry I have the same problem. It seems like it is a shutter problem...the shutter is locked closed therefore the screen is black.

Try these links: http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~choc/minolta/mirror/ca.konicaminolta.com/support/americas/software/dimage-series/dimage-viewer/software_drivers/index.html http://kmbs.konicaminolta.us/content/support/supporthome.html

I disagree it is a CCD problem. Turn the camera on and observe the diaphram in the lens to see if it opens. If it opens you should see the CCD under a strong light. If not then the problem is with the shutter that allows live view. This model and also Minolta E500 and Vivitar all use the same chassis and all have this shutter problem. I still haven't figured out how to fix it though.

Maybe the CCD imager is dead. Please contact your nearest Sony Service. If you need more info please advice

It is approximately 0 to 40 degrees centigrade in temperature. (30 to 90% in humidity. noncondensing)

The DiMAGE E500 uses Video AF.