I think the camera may have fallen off the chair yesterday. Today when taking pictures (with a fully charged battery) I can see all the picture mode displays just fine, but cannot see anything through the view finder (it's totally dark). I continued to take pictures, hoping they were being captured anyway (the flash went off, the camera sounded like it was capturing shots), but when I uploaded, the pictures are there, but all just black.
Am I hosed, or is there a solution? I saw someone suggest the reset all to another poster and so I tried that, among lots of other thing... no luck so far... any advice??
I just recently dropped the camera. Now have the same systems as Jennifer problem. I can go adjust menu but black is all what I see on the LCD screen. I tried taking pics through the eye lens to see if it would take pics but once uploaded to my laptop, it is just black. Help! Anyone with a solution?
Thanks, Hale' [email protected]I just recently dropped the camera. Now have the same systems as Jennifer problem. I can go adjust menu but black is all what I see on the LCD screen. I tried taking pics through the eye lens to see if it would take pics but once uploaded to my laptop, it is just black. Help! Anyone with a solution?
My 4300 works fine until this week. No picture display on the LCD screen. Settings like date, exposure, etc.. are fine on the LCD screen. Able to get into setup mode and the colour menu selection box is fine. This shows that the LCD screen is working fine. Prior to this happening, I notice that when I took pictures in zoom mode, the picture turn out to be orange. I suspect this is caused by electronic failure. Light entering the lens cannot be transmitted to the LCD screen. Some photoelectronic stuff had reached its MTBF (mean time between failure)? Is there a way to save this camera?
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How old are your batteries, and are they Canon brand or a cheap eBay type off brand? Most times we see this the batteries are old and won't hold a full charge or are cheap off-brand ones.
Has the camera been exposed to intense moisture or fallen into water. Water damage can drain a battery quickly.
There is a software adjustment to set the battery inhibit voltage, but you will have to take your camera to Canon as it is proprietary software only they have
The battery might be worn out. Replace it with a new one. If you are using a rechargeable battery, make sure that it is fully charged and the battery can hold that much charge.
Please make sure to check if the battery is fully charged. Second, check the menu option for battery saving mode and turn it off. If the battery is getting old and not charging fully anymore the priority of the camera is the shooting mode.
the only thing to do is emove the battery for about 1 minute. Reinstall it and try to reconfigure the settings, especaiily the color attributes. If it still displays a black screen, send it in to manufacturer's repair facility, Sorry.
I would suggest the first thing do is to replace the batteries with new ones. It sounds as though the batteries are low (perhaps they won't charge fully anymore) and that is why your camera is switching off.
It is always worth trying the simple things first :)
If this doesn't work and your camera still won't switch on please post back.
It may be something more serious, or your new batteries may be defective, but the problem you describe is
frequently due to corrosion on the battery contacts inside the camera.
Remove the batteries and wipe the camera contacts firmly with a clean
cloth (heavy corrosion buildups may require cleaning with a wire brush,
steel wool, or sandpaper). Remove any residue that may have fallen
into the battery compartment, clean the contacts at both ends of the
batteries, and reinstall them in the camera. Assuming that the
batteries are fresh/fully charged, this takes care of about 90% of the
startup problems. I hope it works for you.
i used my camera yesterday and now today i turn the camera on to take pictures and the screen only shows the batter level and it's stuck on the last picture i took.......what do i do? i need to take pictures now!
Thank You :-)
Prynne
did you fully charge the battery before use when you bought the camera? and is it charged now?
most cameras can take photos but not be able to hook up to download. because photos take less energy it may be that it has just enough energy to take a picture, but not quite enough to do anything else.
i don't think your stupid, its just that some people don't think of the little things as be possible.
also could check to see if there is any obstructions. (dirt, little pieces of plastic, etc.) on the main routing items. (memory card, plug-both ends, inside the camera housing itself).
hope i could help
GOOD LUCK!
I just recently dropped the camera. Now have the same systems as Jennifer problem. I can go adjust menu but black is all what I see on the LCD screen. I tried taking pics through the eye lens to see if it would take pics but once uploaded to my laptop, it is just black. Help! Anyone with a solution?
Thanks, Hale' [email protected]
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