Canon 400d / Digital Rebel XTI Black Photo Problem

Hi,

This is my first time posting on the forum but it seems as though there are a lot of experts here that might be able to help, as I have tried scouring the internet for my problem and cannot find an answer.

I have a Canon 400d and it has been working fine up until recently. No matter which lens I use (default 18-55mm lens or my other Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8 II Lens), my pictures seem to only take a third of an image. The rest is faded out black, as you can see here:

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I currently have a SanDisk 4GB Extreme III CompactFlash Card in the camera, and wonder if it is this that is faulty - or something more simple?

I have tried factory resetting back to default settings and both AF and manual mode, so I am not exactly sure what the problem could be?

Note: One other thing I noticed recently, before I made the factory reset, is that the camera often gave the 'busy' message a lot in AF mode even when I wasn't shooting continuously and tried all the standard troubleshooting - such as standing further back, waiting for a period of time for flash to recharge etc.

That is why I was wondering if a faulty card could cause this black fade problem?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Ben

Looks to me like you have a shutter problem. Probably need to send it off to Canon for repair.

Dan

Thanks for the reply - although that was not the answer I was hoping for!

It is out of warranty, so I might have a look at the shutter/mirror to see if I can locate the exact problem. Failing that, as you mention, I might have to send it away for repair.