When i turn the camera to take a photo, no image appears in the LCD or the eyepiece. this just happened all the sudden. I am able to view pictures that I've already taken in the LCD and the LCD will also give me the menus, picture count, everything that you would expect to see except the image that you want to take a picture of. i tried to take a picture, but the screen was just black as well. any and all help will be appreciated! thanks, mark

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Just this week-end, i experienced something similar with my s5000. the playback function works correctly, however when you switch to'shoot' mode, the lens does not extend & there is no image on the screen. could this be a damaged CCD as well, or possible a lens motor problem?

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There may be two reasons for this problem. 1. may be a defective or broken CCD. 2. the shutter is not working may be due to broken flex circuit cable. in any of the case you have to get it fixed from a professional camera repairer

Posted on Aug 19, 2006

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