Not able anymore to show PowerShot S30 photos on TV

[Suzi]

From yesterday I am not able to show material recorded on my PowerShot S30 on TV. Electrician checked v/a cable and cable is fine. Electrician checked camera and it seams that circuit board needs to be replaced with the new one. I called Canon service and they can not sell only circuit board. Is there any suggestion what should I do? Maybe someone had the same problem? :?[b]

[stopbath]

What's happening? No image at all, or is it garbage?

If it's garbage, perhaps the NTSC/PAL option is set wrong. You could also try resetting the entire camera to default.

If it's no image at all, check to see if the output port is loose. It might have gotten jarred and the solder joint may have worked loose. Try moving the plug jack and see if it makes connection. If so, it's a simple solder of a joint. (Opening your camera to do this may very well destroy something else, so be very, very careful, and know what to do...)

If it is the circuit board, check again with the parts department of Canon. They may not sell THAT circuit board singly, it may be a module. Again, simply opening up the camera may destroy something else. Do this only if you MUST have the TV option, and you don't want it repaired by an authorized technician...

Last option is to send it in for repair.

[Suzi]

Thank you for your reply! To answer you:

There is no image at all! If I try to move around with the jack, I get some signals for a second but still no image. If I connect through VCR I get audio but still no image.

[stopbath]

Sounds like a connection is no longer being made. By wiggling the jack, the connection is temporarily connected, but not enough to garner a full image. What connection is broken is hard to tell. Would need to open it up to tell if it's the jack (likely if the cord was yanked) or the circuit (could be if the camera was dropped and the circuit or it's traces cracked) Could also be a component on the board.

Good luck on getting it fixed... Is it under warranty?