Sony Cyber Shot White
Elenio Guardado
There is a modification required to the camera cabinet that will resolve this problem. Given the nature of the repair and the sensitivity of the components within the camera, I would suggest that this camera be brought to an authorized Sony repair center. They have access to the modification procedure.
I don't know how long you have had the camera, so I'm guessing that it has exceeded the waranty period. There is a whole discussion about the cost of repair and whether or not anything is worth repairs costs. For my money, I look at the cost of the repair compared to the replacement cost and factor in the expected lifetime of the unit after repair. Since the modification for the camera will fix the problem, I suspect that the repair cost will be significantly less than a replacement. I have been and on occassion still work for an authorized repair center. I have access to the modification information. Unfortunately, I am restricted by contract from deseminating too many details. I can state though, that the modification should resolve the problem and that the expected lifetime of the camera should be long. I would call a center and ask for the cost of the modification.
Actually, I figured out how to fix the problem. I opened the back of the camera up with a tiny screwdriver (like the ones found in eyeglass repair kits) and inside there is flat circuitry (for lack of a better word) that inserts into the screen. When I wiggled this the picture came back. I guess it just got loose. Anytime the screen starts to go blank again I just do the same thing. It works everytime. Thanks for all of your input.
me too, ive tried them all and still no result! i cant afford to pay for repairs at the mo so any other ideas will be much appreciated. in fact pressing the screen may have done more damage as there is now a strange grey streak moving up diagonally from the bottom right corner with an orange glow around it! heeeelp
ugh ive tried all the suggestions on here. none of them worked for my camera. i can hear the buttons work and everything! the flash even works! so wen i take a pic i dont get to see it until i plug my camera to my computer. but i would appreciate the help?! its got a wird half butterfly black mark on the white screen! please help! my cameras my life!!!
Pressing the Sony logo is only a temporary fix and sometimes it takes sustained pressure from fingers stronger than mine. The problem with the casing of the camera creates strange images on the screen. I'm already shopping for a replacement.
Amazing! Thank you, my white screen problem was resolved by pressing on the bottom right while turning on the camera. Not sure how you figured it out but I am glad you did, I was ready to go buy a new camera.
Relsx, folks. The 'pressing on bottom right' fix only works temporarily. After mashing that spot for several weeks, the white screen wouldn't go a way, finally. I have abandoned that camera. It DID work for 3 years.
I have to warn you....do it at your own risk.
There are some, no, all parts are so small, you need a good magnifier to see them, a nice easy-steady hand and a good solder-iron with a very tiny tip.
And of course if you have 30 years experience in electronics (as I do) = much better.
The knuckle solution works like a charm. I had this problem and was wondering if i shud discard the camera and buy a new one. And then just googled and found the tapping solution. David/Gary you are geniuses. Thanks a lot, you saved me a few hundred bucks at the minimum.
hi i have sony dsc h-55 and after it's falt on the ground the camera screans started to display wtih black and white some times its just white and i can't see any thing through it but i still could take pictures and upload them to my pc
please help me how to fix it .thanks
I have had this Sony Cybershot DSC- S40 since January 2006, havent had any problems with it what so ever. Last night I used it and took pictures of my new puppy, uploaded them to my computer through the card and everything was great. Today I went to turn it on and the screen was white, no pictures. I turned it off and back on, still white, I replaced the batteries, still white. I even tried turning it on without the memory stick inserted but still nothing. I can take pictures and upload them to the computer via the cable but I want to see the pictures after I take them. Because that is why I bought a camera with a BIG LCD screen. Does anyone have any thoughts? or Will sony fix this since it seems to be the same thing that happpened with the other cameras they recalled.
What happened is the lcd ribbon has loosed up or came off altogether. Try this;turn camera on,squeeze case between your fingers,where sony logo is,if ribbon is just loose the lcd should come back on. If this doesn't work,take it to a local camera shop and have them fix it,it's a very simple fix.
We had the same problem with the white screen. I purchased the camera in June '06. I returned it under warranty and was told it was water damaged and would cost $359 to repair. I know that the camera did not have water damage. This was Sony's way of getting out of fixing it under warranty. I did not pay over $200 for the camera and the printer that came along with it. At this point I see that Sony warranties are not worth the paper they are written on.
I just saw this forum/link....I have a SONY Cybershot, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar, Optical Zoom 3X, Model No. DSC-S40. Gift from Hubby...only have had it 1 1/2 years. Screen started doing lots of static like lines across it - Picture view in screen was void of color, [difficult to view what you were shooting] however pictures still came out okay. Has been doing it for about past 3-4 months...now screen totally white. Anyone else had this problem with this model? Did they fix it for free? I have been instructed by Sony Customer Service, to call Sony Technical Service at 1-866-357-6230...however only open M-F from 7:30AM to 4:30PM Central Time...so I [Eastern Time Zone] got them when closed today [April 12/2007]. Thank you.
You will not believe this...I happened on [the "Re: Sony DSC-S40 white LCD screen problem" link above] and found the following remedy that was shared by a Bob Allen of Allentown, Pennsylvania....ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!...MY CAMERA WORKS PERFECTLY AS LIKE NEW!!!
It fixed several other people's same model cameras too! Here's the remedy!
If you indeed have the white/blank LCD problem, save your money and try this first:
1. Hold camera firmly in left hand.
2. Smartly rap front of camera with knuckles of right hand on the "Cyber-shot" logo.
Think of the thousands of Shutter-Bugs this is going to help especially from otherwise paying for unnecessary repair bills.
And then the White Screen of Death appeared. I've got a Sony camcorder as well, and when an odd errorcode came up, the Net told me how to fix it (hit it!). I thought maybe there was something similar.
If you indeed have the white/blank LCD problem, save your money and try this first:
1. Hold camera firmly in left hand.
2. Smartly rap front of camera with knuckles of right hand on the "Cyber-shot" logo.
I had another Sony that was about 2 1/2 years old when it just didn't work any longer. I took it in for repair and was told that all digital cameras have a life span and that when you have taken "X" number of photos it simply dies. Is this true or was this another way of getting us to purchase another?
1. hidupkan Camera, pastikan pada menu untuk memotret (tombol slide diatas layar berada pada posisi tengah/camera foto)
2. simpan ibu jari anda tepat di sebelah kanan layar LCD dan telunjuk anda pada casing bagian depan, lalu tekan ibu jari anda pelan-pelan dan cukup satu kali saja .............. dan kelaurlah gambar pada layar camera anda. Kalau belum coba dengan menambah tekanan pada ibu jari anda, sampai keluar gambar.
The extreme tonal range of this image makes it a tough shot for manydigicams, which is precisely why I set it up this way, and why I shootit with no fill flash or reflector to open the shadows. The object isto hold both highlight and shadow detail without producing a "flat"picture with muddy colors, and the DSC-P93 did a pretty good job, butits contrast was very high, even with its contrast control at its "-"setting.
The shot at right was taken with a +0.3EV exposure compensation adjustment, which resulted in somewhat darkmidtones, but less loss of detail in the highlights than at the +0.7EV setting. I shot the main series with Autowhite balance setting, though the Daylightsetting resulted in nearly identical color.
Marti's skin tones are pretty good here, although a little on the pinkishside, but the blue flowers in the bouquet are slightly dark, and quitepurplish. (Many digicams have trouble with this blue, the P93 falls aboutinto the middle of the pack, not doing as good a job as the P73 did withthis subject.) The strong reds and greens in the flower bouquet look aboutright, though the red flowers are slightly oversaturated. Resolution ishigh, and detail is strong in the flower bouquet, house siding, and inMarti's features. Details are slightly soft, however, and there's someevidence of over-aggressive noise-suppression, particularly in some areasof Marti's hair. Shadow detail is average, but with lower than averagenoise.
To view the entire exposure series from -0.3 to +1.3 EV, see files P93OUTAM1.HTMthrough P93OUTAP4.HTM on the thumbnail index page.
As was the case with the P73, I guessed wrong about the exposure compensationsetting for the saturation and contrast series below, and never got achance to get back to reshoot the images before I had to ship the cameraback to Sony. (We've had unrelenting rainy weather here the last 3 weeks.)See the Far Field and DaveBox shots below for better-exposed examplesof the functioning of these two controls
Saturation Series:
Overall results are similar to the wider shot above,in terms of color and exposure, and the DSC-P93's 3x optical zoom lenshelps prevent any geometric distortion of Marti's features. The shot atright was taken with a +0.3 EV exposure compensation adjustment. Midtoneshere are bright, but the highlights are a little blown out. For some reasonthough, the shot with 0 EV of exposure adjustmentwas a lot darker, really too dark to be usable. (The idealexposure would have been somewhere in between the two.)Resolution is higher in this close-up shot, with more visible fine detailin Marti's hair, face, and on the house siding in the background.
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