I have a black screen with download in red on it.

replace the battery or ensure that it is correctly placed.

Usually fuse near cord interior in case. Teardown. Careful..VOLTAGE danger even unplugged. Touch nothing else.

Just got one of these cameras from a charity shop and after only a short use same problem.
Try connecting camera to PC as an external drive and delete (all) files..... This, too, may not work, in which case reformat the whole drive representing the camera - quick format will probably do.
Once you take a photo the directory path: DCIM/100IMAGE will be recreated.
I'd recommend reformatting quite regularly - after each time you download the photos off the camera.

Can 't go to settings I don't have a screen on. And I won,t, it won't even right up. I can,t even tell if the battery is charged. Its just dead in the water as they say. Anyt thoughts or. Am I going to have to send it back for repair?????

Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.


The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.


Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as iPhoto.

Unfortunately, batteries have a shelf life. If the player sat for three years without being charged, the battery is probably bad. The chemical reactions inside the battery continue, even when it's not charged.

My advice is to replace the battery if possible.

Good luck!

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goodluck! Maybe a new charging cable or the battery or battery port in the phone is going bad.

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Again install the operating system

You can re-charge your battery fully by the provide electrical charger for 6 hr , then you can try and send me status.

Thee battery is fully discharged. It may take an hour on the charger before this goes away.