No picture coming thru on lcd monitor or viewfinder. Lenscap-on advisory is displayed tho lenscap is not on. All camera setting dispays on monitor are OK. Screen just blank with power on auto or manual. On two occasions it has turned on normally but reverts to the blank screen.

Most screens can be turned off for low battery usage. Check battery with tester or have it tested or replace battery and check menu and see if review screen is turned off. Rich

Hi,

You will have to change the CCD

Sounds like your iris is shut. Try giving the camera a good smack with the palm of your hand near the lens. That should free up the iris. Can you view previously recorded tapes??? If so your video board might be bad. Hope this helps.

The CCD sensor has failed and canon issued a service advisory on that issue and will repair it at no cost. www.canonusa.com

You have to check the shutter of the lense is opening or not if it is opening u have to change CCD base assy on the optical block

is your lenscap still on? duh

oops might have left the lenscap on.. Is the battery charged? usually the viefinder goes dark when the battery is dead/drained.

Had the same problem with my polarizing filter. The Sony lenscap was not a snug fit onto the polarizer. Solved the problem by purchasing a cheap third party 58mm lenscap at a retail photography shop. Cost under $5.00.

This same thing happend to me awhile back. Camera seem to be dead for several weeks until one day I tried turning on and then off the night vision. The was the usual click inside the camera and all was well after that. I still use the camera.

If you turn on the back LCD, the electronic viewfinder will remain on while in a shooting mode. There is no setting on the camera to use only the back LCD monitor while shooting. If you playback images in the Play mode, only the LCD monitor will turn on. However, if you press the Monitor button while in the Play mode, than the back LCD monitor will turn off. The image will display only in the viewfinder LCD.