⟐ Answer edited March 23, 2015 at 11:54 MST

Thanks

⟐ Commented November 05, 2019 at 1:06 MST

When you turn the camera on you see a blank screen with the setting information displayed. Now, for some reason when you press down on the back middle of the camera the display lights up with an image. So clearly the LCD screen isn’t broken. I have managed to take a picture while pressing down and without pressing down. In playback mode the picture I took without pressing down shows up as a completely black image whereas the picture I took while pressing down shows up regularly even if I’m not pressing down on the camera.

I would be really grateful if someone could help me identify the component that is malfunctioning and/or provide any insight on how to fix this problem

Edit: can someone help me identify the type of screw used here. It looks like a mix between a Philips and a Robinson but It doesn’t really looks like either. Using just a Philips heads doesn’t work (I tried).

⟐ Commented September 13, 2025 at 13:30 MST

My trusty Powershot G9 is no longer zooming correctly in or out... I mean it still works intermittent, from full zoom-out to full zoom-in or vice versa... but I cannot zoom-in or zoom-out in stages anymore.

Does anyone have a similar issue and maybe a way to remedy the issue?

Thanks.

⟐ Answer edited November 19, 2014 at 17:22 MST

After following Tyler Koski's excellent dismantling guide in order to replace a broken screen and clean a gritty lens (fell off the Kilimanjaro, literally) and reassembling the whole thing, I found that my camera no longer turns on (it worked before, albeit the LCD was broken and the images dirty). I tried :

• Using the "Power On" and "View pictures" buttons (all buttons click correctly, but no results)
• Checking if my battery is charged (it is)
• Re-dissassembled it, checking for any damage to any component or connector (nothing visible)
• Reassembled it, wiping each connector with a clean cloth and blowing compressed air in/on any connector and component as I went.

After all this, no result.

Does anyone have any suggestions ? I'm quite attached to it...

Thanks in advance,

Alexander

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⟐ Commented June 13, 2024 at 6:25 MST

⟐ Answered April 05, 2023 at 18:59 MST

Does anyone know what the issue is? Tried looking online but, I didn’t find any explanation as to what component need to be replaced (eg: main board, CCD, display board). I can find any part replacement online but, I don’t want to play trial and error as it may end up costing me more than just buying a used one. I just feel it’s a waist to throw away a perfectly good camera for an LCD issue, especially after spending so much for it back in the day.

See the video below which is what my LCD fault looks like. Thank all you! Patrick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNPFuxK...

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⟐ Commented November 18, 2020 at 9:18 MST

Anyway if it is trash I might as well take a stab at cleaning it. Is there a manual that will guide me though the inner world of this cube packed with technology with a hope of being able to reassemble it?

Ed

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⟐ Answer accepted May 16, 2017 at 5:14 MST

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⟐ Answered November 01, 2025 at 8:32 MST

Lens Error - Will shutdown automatically - Restart camera

The lenses stay down and in place.

⟐ Answered November 02, 2024 at 8:58 MST

I have a canon G7x mark 2 that was working perfectly fine today for about 2 mins before it went to !&&*. I turned the camera on and it was fine before the camera seemingly “turned off”. When I pressed the power button to turn it back on the camera powered up as usually but the screen was completely black. There was no indication that the screen was even connected to a power source. The LCD screen looks as it would if the camera is off. No background glow, no error message displayed. Just a black screen. Everything else works, sounds, buttons, battery is fully charged. I do not understand what caused this as I said the camera was completely fine before it randomly went into this mode. The battery is new so it can’t be this. I already opened a support ticket but I just want to see if anyone has any advice here before I ship my camera off. My birthday is on Saturday and I’m going away on a trip which I expected I’d have a camera with me for. Any suggestions are appreciated! Thanks in advance.

⟐ Answered July 05, 2024 at 8:35 MST