topic Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen? in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

Vetteran — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:04:29 GMT

There is a faint image on my screen of things like the battery level and flash indicator. Not in viewfinder not are files affected.

Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

smack53 — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:04:22 GMT

Which camera model are you having the problem with?

Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

Vetteran — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:56:45 GMT

SX50 HS

Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

John_ — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:37:53 GMT

If you press the display button does it go away ?

Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

Vetteran — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:06:39 GMT

The screen goes black when the evf is in use. This is a snap of a ceiling and appears like this on the screen. The actual file is plain on a pc viewer. Tried reverting to factory settings.

Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

John_ — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:13:51 GMT

I think your going to need to send it in for repairs, at least speak to Canon about it. If you can return and replace it ?

It looks like there is some internal leakage in the LCD panel causing some of the segments to faintly light up.

Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

Vetteran — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:40:09 GMT

I had hoped there would be software update file available!

If it is the screen, then that would not work.

One estimate - not quote - is for £75 plus carriage.

At that price I'll live with it for while until I get fed up with it.

My sis lives 2 miles from a repair centre, will take when I visit.

Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

John_ — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:01:30 GMT

I do not think there any firmware/software updates that address your issue. If it is under warranty I would think it would be free service from a Canon authorized repair place...but then there's that tricky fine print. Have you spoke directly to Canon about this on the tele ?

Also you can try adjusting the display brightness through the settings and at the very least it might make it easier to live with in the meantime

Re: Has anyone had a persistent ghost image on their camera screen?

Vetteran — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 05:45:18 GMT

Sure, it's on max brightness. Out of warranty.

Bought off eBay for £134 + £8,50 carriage so not a bad deal

as it included a Neoprene strap and a 16gb card.