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louise miller (louise) 1 pts

November 14, 2006 7:13 AM

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white in front of picture

normal picture before you take it then its white in front of picture after taken

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Joe (topfeeg) 14259 pts

November 14, 2006 9:47 AM

Is it possible that your white balance is off or that you have your flash on in already bright areas, or is there anything on your lens? More info is needed to analyse this issue.

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louise miller (louise) 1 pts

November 16, 2006 7:29 PM

Have tried to set white balance manually but it makes no difference. Flash is off. Reset all parameters back to default settings but still the same result. Picture is too bright, almost illegible, and there appears to be lines across the picture.

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Brenda P (BrendaP) 28729 pts

December 21, 2006 7:46 PM

Hi,
Are you still looking for help? If so, I recommend re-submitting your question at http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com so it has a better chance of being noticed. Lately questions are being answered within just one or two days. Good luck!

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t00nz (t00nz) 146 pts

December 15, 2007 2:34 PM

Actually this sounds like a defective CCD imager. The A300 and A310 are notorious for this failure. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. I have both of these models (sorry, but I still like them :), but both have been repaired for free this way. Please check the following two links for more info:

http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/canon-digital-cameras-showing-black.html

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=225&modelid=13390&keycode=2112&id=29819

Applicable cameras include:
A40, A60, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A300, A310, S1 IS, S60, S200, S230, S330, S400, S410, S500, SD100, SD110, IXUS V2/300/400/430/500, IXY Digital 200a/300a/400/450/500

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