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Focus

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Feb 3, 2009, 5:06:00 AM2/3/09
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My sister wrote me this:
"I told you it was showing only black with some color streaks in the LCD
monitor. And then, if I took a picture, it would be just like whatever the
monitor showed (no picture).
I put new batteries in, but that didn't help. Every so often the monitor
would suddenly be normal again.

So, I was looking at it one day and began to rub the plastic shield on the
monitor.

Low and behold, the black and streaks disappeared and I could see what my
camera was pointing at.

It's worked fine since (knock on wood).

So how could this happen? What's going on?

Huh? Is it taking the picture from the LCD monitor and not the viewfinder?
That's weird."

The camera is an old Canon Powershot, I believe 4 MP.

Anyone have a clue what this was?


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bugbear

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Feb 3, 2009, 5:37:38 AM2/3/09
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Yeah. Dodgy contact on the CCD. It's a return-to-maker fault.

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&keycode=2112&fcategoryid=221&modelid=8774

BugBear

Focus

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Feb 3, 2009, 6:36:11 AM2/3/09
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"bugbear" <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote in message
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Thanks a lot!
I'll send the link to my sister, she'll be very happy!


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Focus


SS

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Feb 3, 2009, 6:44:03 PM2/3/09
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"Focus" <n...@nowhere.pt> wrote in message
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>I have just had my 4 year old canon repaired for free for the same problem.
I must admit that I never expected it to be done.It was only a couple of
days from being binned.
They will probably ask you to send the camera with a couple of the `bad`
pictures on the memory card and they will advise if its a free fix, if not
then they will send you a quote.
Then its up to you.

Good luck.


C J Campbell

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Feb 4, 2009, 5:49:55 PM2/4/09
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Anyone who watches movies knows that all electronic devices have the
ability to repair themselves, whether they are Terminator robots or
James Bond's invisible car or spacecraft or lasers. So it should be no
surprise that the camera repaired itself. Given time, the thing might
attempt to rewire your whole house!

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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

Paul Furman

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Feb 5, 2009, 12:00:50 AM2/5/09
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Vista does this back & forth all day long <g>.

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