11-24-2021 02:10 AM
Didn't use my Canon Powershot SX30is for some year.
It was working fine before, didn't fall, no dust.
Now I just got it out of the drawer to take some photos.
Camera starts up, can playback, all seems to work fine, but shutter stays closed and a dark picture is shown on the display.
If I take a picture, camera focusses and takes a black picture.
CCD seems to work fine as slight straylight reflexes are seen on the dispaly iif I play with a flashlight in front of the camera.
Shutter itself seems to be mechanically OK as during startup the shutter shortly opens.
It seems there is a problem with the illumination measurement ( sensor constantly outputs too high value ? )
Does anyboday have a clue what to do ?
Thanks so much !
11-24-2021 08:07 AM - edited 11-24-2021 08:23 AM
Greetings,
Ensure you are uing a fully charged battery
Reset the camera's settings to defaults
Test with a different SD card of known quality
If none of these help, your camera will need service or replacement. Since it was released in 2009.... probably replacement.
~Rick
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Hi Rick,
thanks for the tips.
Battery is fully charged, I tried with a second fully chraged battery as well -> same.
Also I reset the settings to default -> same.
Tried different SD Cards, also without SD Card -> same.
Wondering what is the problem.
How is the ambient light measured ?
Where is the sensor for it ?
Best Regards,
Nils
11-24-2021 11:46 AM
How is the ambient light measured ?
With the sensor through the lens.
Where is the sensor for it ?
The main sensor.
If charging the camera a few times and power cycling the camera does not bring it back, it will need to be replaced.
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