Even if i take a picture the review is black. It's like there is a curtain over the lens. I can view all the playback pictures and I can see all my icons on the screen. I can go into all my adjustments and make changes. to my knowledge nothing has changed. I just took two pictures last week and it's been sitting ever since.
A stuck shutter is another common failure mode for digital cameras. The symptoms of a stuck or "sticky" shutter are very similar to CCD image sensor failure. The camera may take black pictures (for shutter stuck closed), or the pictures may be very bright and overexposed, especially when taken outdoors (for shutter stuck open).
To confirm a stuck shutter, put the camera in any mode other than "Auto", and turn the flash OFF (you don't want to blind yourself for the next step). Next look down the lens and take a picture. You should see a tiny flicker in the center of the lens as the shutter opens and closes. If no movement is seen, then you likely have a stuck shutter. If so, please see the following for further info and a simple fix that may help:
The digital screen has these blotches appearing and growing - it's not affecting the pictures, but...
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The digital screen has these blotches appearing and growing - it's not affecting the pictures, but it's obscuring the screen
i dropped my SD870is on a trip, and at first there was a lens error, i was able to fix that but now...
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i dropped my SD870is on a trip, and at first there was a lens error, i was able to fix that but now the shutter in the camera wont open, the camera turns on and takes pictures, but the picture turns out black. im assuming because the shutter is stuck.. anyone know how to fix this!? i love this camera and im not ready to part with it