Why won't the screen on my Canon G12 display an image so I can take a photo??

SOURCE: When i turn on my

Hi judithsunsun,
On the back of the camera, on the lower right, below the round Control Dial, there are two buttons, DISP and MENU.
Turn the camera on, then press the DISP button. Press it once and the camera should display an image of the picture you will be taking. Press it again, and the camera will add some additional information to the image. Press it a third time, and the camera will turn off the display.
I suspect your camera has turned off the display. Try pressing the DISP button a few times, and see if that doesn't fix your problem.
Regards,
-- SalParadise

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• Posted on Nov 29, 2009

SOURCE: in shooting mode lcd displays no image. Happened

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.

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SOURCE: Canon Powershot A60 Digi Cam

your problem isinternal circuit fault the recording section is not working. which is not giving any signal to LCD . you nee dto give itr in service centre. fault may also come in change over switch which is not giving connection to LCD. Sangita

SOURCE: hard reset canon g12 / buttons freeze

To reset the Canon, remove the battery for 15mins then replace the battery and go to the camera's Menu and set the Date & Time.