My camera takes black pictures. How do I fix it?

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Canon Powershot S3 IS

Canon's third iteration of their long-lens point-and-shoot camera design. Originally released in February of 2006.

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Rinkal Shah @rinkalshah

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My camera takes black pictures. How do I fix it?

I have a Powershot S3 IS. Its has been a very good camera for me.

Yesterday I was talking some pictures in a museum and the camera suddenly starting taking black pictures. In all conditions and settings camera is taking black pictures. I am not able to see the actual scene that I want to capture. Camera shows it black. But capturing pictures is working normal and capturing black pictures. I can see all the graphics and setting numbers on LCD and View finder. I can also see previously captured pictures and videos without any problem.

Please guide me how can I fix this problem.

Yes by blinking I mean moving parts. Whenever I clicked a pictures there use to be a blink in the lens. I don't see that blink since the camera has stopped working.

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I have this exact same problem.

The shutter iris doesn't open on power up on my S3. I held the telescoping lens in place on power up (forcing it to stay down). This opened it a couple times, but on power down and up, same problem.

Does anyone have steps to opening the lens to fix it?

Brett 의 2011년 1월 24일

Hi! I have the same problem with my Nikon P900. It was fine yesterday, but when I opened it again, all I see is black, when I take pictures, Its black.

Please help me fix this.

Thanks!!!

Paul 의 2018년 4월 21일

I have the same problem .. Plz help me

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Nibir 의 2019년 1월 3일

Take the lense cap off

Archie Smitham 의 2019년 2월 15일

Hi, are you here Camera Repair, or anyone?

I have a similar problem, my camera only takes black pictures and the screen is black and flickers with horizontal lines when i turn it on. The shutter opens, I did the check you suggested above and could see the shutter blinking when i took a picture, so it isn't that. Could it be the sensor, as you suggested regarding the initial question on this post? Do you know how i could check, and how to fix it??

Thank you so much, it would be great to hear from somebody. Thank you!

Dane

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Sounds like your sensor stopped working or the shutter stopped working....

Do you see anything via live view?

Assuming thats what you meant when you said "not able to see the actual scene that I want to capture" the it could be the sensor or the shutter, assuming there is one. Do you see the aperture blades when you take a picture?

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Set the camera to manual and overexpose by as much as possible and set the F stop to like ƒ/8 or something high so you can actually see the aperture blades if/when they engage

Gabe 의 2010년 11월 22일

There is no blinking in the camera lens when I try to click a picture. That is really strange. Previously when the camera was working, out of curiosity I had observed a blink in the lens when I try to click a picture.

Please guide me what to do next.

Rinkal Shah 의 2010년 11월 23일

A blink could mean shutter or aperture actually... what kind of blink? do you see moving parts?

Gabe 의 2010년 11월 24일

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I have this exact same problem.

The shutter iris doesn't open on power up on my S3. I held the telescoping lens in place on power up (forcing it to stay down). This opened it a couple times, but on power down and up, same problem.

Does anyone have steps to opening the lens to fix it? — Brett
Hi! I have the same problem with my Nikon P900. It was fine yesterday, but when I opened it again, all I see is black, when I take pictures, Its black.

Please help me fix this.

Thanks!!! — Paul
Hi, are you here Camera Repair, or anyone?

I have a similar problem, my camera only takes black pictures and the screen is black and flickers with horizontal lines when i turn it on. The shutter opens, I did the check you suggested above and could see the shutter blinking when i took a picture, so it isn't that. Could it be the sensor, as you suggested regarding the initial question on this post? Do you know how i could check, and how to fix it??

Thank you so much, it would be great to hear from somebody. Thank you!

Dane — Dane
Set the camera to manual and overexpose by as much as possible and set the F stop to like ƒ/8 or something high so you can actually see the aperture blades if/when they engage — Gabe
There is no blinking in the camera lens when I try to click a picture. That is really strange. Previously when the camera was working, out of curiosity I had observed a blink in the lens when I try to click a picture.

Please guide me what to do next. — Rinkal Shah
A blink could mean shutter or aperture actually... what kind of blink? do you see moving parts? — Gabe

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Know this is an old post, but this is a very common problem for the Canon S2 and S3 IS series cameras, and there are likely others reading this with the same problem. But happily, it's easily fixed without even putting a screwdriver to the camera. A stuck shutter is a common failure mode for digital cameras. The symptoms of a stuck or "sticky" shutter are very similar to CCD image sensor failure. The camera may take black pictures (for shutter stuck closed), or the pictures may be very bright and overexposed, sometimes with lines, especially when taken outdoors (for shutter stuck open).

To confirm a stuck shutter, put the camera in any mode other than "Auto", and turn the flash OFF (you don't want to blind yourself for the next step). Next look down the lens and take a picture. You should see a tiny flicker in the center of the lens as the shutter opens and closes. If no movement is seen, then you likely have a stuck shutter. If so, please see this link for further info and simple troubleshooting steps to correct the problem.

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Wonderful , Thanks

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Sounds like the shutter is stuck closed. I've seen this several times on the S2 IS. Usually there is an oily substance on the shutter blades.

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Hi

We are repairing this model.

The camera lens apart and clean and the iris blades

Also cleaning the shutter. Since the iris blades from sticking together through a substance, the dark picture. After assembling the camera works properly again.

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I recently replaced the CCD sensor on my old S1 IS and now it works great. I was getting the black picture problem. Overall, replacing the CCD was a medium difficulty repair, with the hardest part removing the glue that was placed around the screws holding in the CCD and finding the correct bit (T4) to remove those screws. Overall, it took me about 1-2 hours to repair. I found the replacement CCD chip on ebay for $10.

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