canon powershot a40- screen half pink/half white?

[metalbabe]

Hi guys,
I turn the camera on and instead of being able to see the image on the viewing screen, i am now suddenly met with a lovely pink and white half screen? All other functions work, except for taking pictures. The image , after i click the shutter( and which i can't see through the screen to focus on anyway) comes out black?? I have run through the menu and all the display options, but no luck in fixing it. Is this a shutter problem? Or am I just stupid and have I changed a setting I didn't know existed? I have taken about 2000 pictures over the past year without any problem. Could this be the date battery? cheers and Happy Thursday everyone!

[EoSD30fReAk]

do you dare opening it up? :wink:

you probably bumped it? :?

behind the rear cover is a connector that probably got open by bumping the cam.
this connector is from your ccd, so if you open it up and close the connector it should work again :wink:

there are some posts here on opening up an A40 so good luck :P

[EoSD30fReAk]

here is one link :wink:

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=31325

[metalbabe]

thanks Dutch dude. I am not that technically minded however. It is still under warrenty so I guess i have to take it in and wait 2 months to get it back! I was hoping .I may have just set a wrong menu or something, but it doesnt sound like it.

[EoSD30fReAk]

warrenty, yes i would send it in then.

always happy to help :wink: