https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-550D-screen-goes-black-and-won-t-let-me-take-pictures/m-p/456429#M110273 <P>Make sure the camera is not in video mode. &nbsp;A bad memory card can cause wild and weird things to happen to the camera, too, but not like you are describing.</P> Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:09:23 GMT Waddizzle 2024-01-14T13:09:23Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-550D-screen-goes-black-and-won-t-let-me-take-pictures/m-p/456417#M110268 <P>the screen is flashing and goes black, I can’t take any pictures It says EXP. Sim and nothing else and sometimes shows the screen but then periodically goes black, I have a video but I can’t show it because of the subreddit, but I can send it to whoever thinks they can help or has experience with this camera I’ve looked online everywhere and can barely find information on it so anything would be much appreciated</P> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 14:13:09 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-550D-screen-goes-black-and-won-t-let-me-take-pictures/m-p/456417#M110268 lovel 2024-01-16T14:13:09Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-550D-screen-goes-black-and-won-t-let-me-take-pictures/m-p/456429#M110273 <P>Make sure the camera is not in video mode. &nbsp;A bad memory card can cause wild and weird things to happen to the camera, too, but not like you are describing.</P> Sun, 14 Jan 2024 13:09:23 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-550D-screen-goes-black-and-won-t-let-me-take-pictures/m-p/456429#M110273 Waddizzle 2024-01-14T13:09:23Z