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LED screen My LED screen won't work when I'm taking a picture, but works when I'm reviewing images. Help! It happened once before and spontaneously started working again, but i need it to work now.

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Try pressing the "DISP" button. Your camera might be set to use the view finder instead of the LCD screen. Also, your camera will automatically turn off the LCD screen after one minute, just any button other than OFF to restore. Also, check to see if the LCD screen is firmly pressed back into the camera; you should hear a slight click or snap noise when it is done correctly. Good luck.

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From your description, it sounds to me like the image sensor within the camera went bad.
This can happen from a few things:

Camera dropped
Moisture
Rattling around in a bag or suitcase
Knocking into things while in the pocket
Leaving it powered on in the pocket
Prolonged exposure to bright lights

Try taking a picture while the camera is in picture mode even if you can't see what it is of, then either review the pictures to see if what you just took shows up without issues or transfer it to your computer.
If you can see a picture afterwards when reviewing your images, then it sounds like the firmware may have gotten corrupted. In this case, you should update the cameras firmware using this LINK.
If you cannot see the image you just took, or it has those same purple lines, then it is a hardware problem and can only be fixed by replacing the camera or by sending it in for repair.
Even if you cannot see the image you just took, I would suggest going ahead with the firmware update to see if it works.

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The problem is due to CCD/CMOS (the chip that physically captures light and creates the digital image) has broken. If this is the case , a repair would cost approximately $80-$130. This is the most common problem for a camera that takes blank/lines in images but where the menu display functions and old photo's display normally.Please confirm that these stripes are normally behind the menu's. Check to see if the new images are downloaded correctly and if the video function works normally. If this does not work, it supports the idea that the chip has gone.Take it to a repair,if the CCD has to be replaced then a new or refurbished camera would cost only slightly more.

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Nonononooooo fotomohamed, he can review just taken pictures on the LCD. The screen is working.

Actually, it sounds like you just accidentally pressed the DISPLAY button on the back of your camera. This manually turns the screen on and off in picture taking mode to save batteries (you would then use optical viewfinder). Just press it once and it should turn back on.

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