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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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Woohoo! Thanks for the solution. I was so bummed...I thought I was going to have to send my camera back, and it's almost vacation time! Thanks!

Posted on Jun 19, 2007

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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.

Posted on Jun 13, 2007

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