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Blank LCD screen on shooting mode, but does show settings. Will not take pictures. Replaying mode works, shows pictures taken before screen went blank. New batteries. What is going on??? Is it fixable? I bought the Canon PowerShot A570 IS. I don't know if it is me or the camera but my LCD screen doesn't stay on. I can take a phote, the photo will then display on the LCD for 2 seconds BUT then the LCD goes blank, all i can see are the menu options. If I take a pic while LCD is blank my pic's come out black. However, if I press the "disp." (display) button 3 times, the LCD screen comes back for another shot before going back to blank. Is it me or my camera????

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Anonymous Mar 18, 2008

I had that same problem withe LCD screen being blank/black and when I took a picture it would not display. I too just bought my camera recently (2 months) ago. I finally realized after trying everything. By pressing "DISP" button (i.e. the LCD) my display returned and I could review the pictures once again. If I want to set the camara back to the original settings what do I select?
nweakland Apr 08, 2008

I have the exact same problem.
The tiny little shutter (if that is what it is called) shuts after I take the first pic. If I look in the lens I can see it is closed. It is about the size of a ballpoint pen tip. Cycling the DISP button 3 times opens it and I can take the next pic. I can also flip it to "picture view mode" and back to "take a picture mode" to reset the little shutter thing.
Fish434 Apr 30, 2008

I have the same problem as well. The LCD is working (displays all the settings), but it shows only black, and takes only black pictures. The display button does not solve this problem, nor do any other tweaks or button pushing. The camera is six months old -- I suppose I'll return it for warranty repair.
redhead575 May 08, 2008

I have the same problem. I lost my instruction manual on top of it. I'm about to chuck this thing and never buy a canon again. My last canon was easy to use but this one is a nightmare.
Anonymous Aug 27, 2008

Screen is blank when taking a picture but I can call it up on the monitor after the picture is taken. My camera is only 2 months old. (I have a SD850 IS) Couldn't find a problem site for this camera. I've done nothing.
Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

eos 5D lcd screen stays black when power is turned on. It will show menu and review photos taken but otherwise remains black

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The Display button manually turns the LCD display on or off to save batteries. If you accidentally had turned the LCD off, It should only take one press of the button to turn it back on and leave it that way. As such, it's not you but the camera. The A570 IS is relatively new. Your camera is likely still under warranty. If so, contact Canon for warranty repair (see the following link):

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&keycode=2113&fcategoryid=221&modelid=14905

CameraR Mar 24, 2008

This comment is in response to "Guest's" question. To reset your camera back to factory settings, turn it on and press/hold the menu button for five seconds. Then follow the onscreen prompts to reset.

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