Cannot get a full screen view when trying to take a photo. Just a line that shows what I want to photo and the rest of the area is dark

SOURCE: reddish vertical lines on LCD & view finder

There is a CCD service advisory for the F717. They will repair it free of charge. Go here for more details: http://www.imaging-resource.com/badccds.html

Widespread CCD problems in consumer imaging products

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CameraR

• 4738 Answers
• Posted on Jan 10, 2008

SOURCE: no picture on view screen of my ixus 400 cannon

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 the following two links for more info:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/canon-digital-cameras-showing-black.html

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=225&modelid=13390&keycode=2112&id=29819

Applicable cameras include:
A40, A60, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A300, A310, S1 IS, S60, S200, S230, S330, S400, S410, S500, SD100, SD110, IXUS V2/300/400/430/500, IXY Digital 200a/300a/400/450/500

CameraR

• 4738 Answers
• Posted on Apr 21, 2008

SOURCE: cannot take pictures

Sounds like you might be in luck. These symptoms sound very much 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 the following two links for more info:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/canon-digital-cameras-showing-black.html

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=225&modelid=13390&keycode=2112&id=29819

Applicable cameras include:
A40, A60, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A300, A310, S1 IS, S60, S200, S230, S330, S400, S410, S500, SD100, SD110, IXUS V2/300/400/430/500, IXY Digital 200a/300a/400/450/500

Shoaib Rais

• 1223 Answers
• Posted on Mar 27, 2009

SOURCE: LCD screen is black with horizont lines when trying to take photo

U ARE LUCKY !

it is CCD PROBLEM
thousands facing the same see the link but the best part is u can get it repaired free of Cost bcoz it is a manufacturing fault

see the link

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/news-item.pl?mdl=DSCT1&news_id=161

Pls rate me FIXYA for help

SOURCE: When i take photo on any of the settings the photo

Your Camera CCD is bad, need to replaced CCD