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Canon PowerShot G3
Canon PowerShot G3
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Jon S (VikingPix) 0 pts

LCD completely blank on power-up

My G3's LCD suddenly stopped displaying. It had been working fine -- never been dropped, exposed to water, etc. I took several photos, removed the CF card and viewed them on my PC, but the display is totally blank.
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Aditya D (Adhere) 7462 pts
October 9, 2008 12:40 PM
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It's possible that either the connection to the LCD got severed, or that the backlight for the LCD went out. Shine a flash light into the LCD and see if you can see any text; if you can, then its the backlight. If not, there's either a problem with the connection, or LCD failure in general. Are the pictures coming out fine? If so, then its an LCD problem, if not, its probably a processor problem. Let us know, and we can further help you.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58446 pts
October 9, 2008 4:47 PM
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First thing I would do is reset the camera. This is a fairly easy procedure which involves either going into your setup menu and choosing "reset" (or intialize), holding down the menu key for 5 seconds, or, removing the batteries for a few minutes. It may be that the firmware loading got corrupted and the camera just needs to be "rebooted," which is something that turning it on/off won't accomplish. But after which, you should have the camera reset to factory default settings.

Another tip is to go to Canon's website and look for firmware updates. Download and install them.

Also, make sure you have fresh high capacity (mAh) batteries in it. Often undercharged or depleted batteries can easily affect camera performance.

But let's face it, the camera is 5 years old. That's like 45 years old in human years these days. And at 4mp. I think it's time to upgrade.
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Jon S (VikingPix) 0 pts
October 10, 2008 1:51 PM
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Thanks for both replies! I tried the hard reset to no avail. There is some dimly viewable text, but the display just won't respond. You're right -- it's 5 years old, although I liked it for its compact size which was nice when I travel. The 4MP was no problem, as I was able to get nice 13" x 19"s , but I just bit the bullet and got a new Canon SX10IS, 10MP. So far, I like it.
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