Canon SD1000 Display and Image Issues

Looks like the display is damaged. Take advantage of their trade in offer.

There are several things to consider...

1. If the camera were working correctly, does it have the features you need, and would it give you the kind of pictures you want?

1. Compared to the cost of a new camera, what would it cost to fix this one? (I suspect Canon has no parts to fix it, and that's why you're being offered a trade-in.)

Might I be blunt? I suspect you have little interest in photography -- there's nothing wrong with that -- and you don't have any real need for this or any other camera. If that's correct, I wouldn't worry about fixing this one or getting another.

there's nothing wrong with that -- and you don't have any real need for this or any other camera. If that's correct, I wouldn't worry about fixing this one or getting another.

You can be blunt but you'd be wrong, also the owner of a Sony A100 DSLR and more Tamron lenses then I really wanted to own, an Olympus Stylus 1050 waterproof camera and one of the new Fuji HS-10 swiss army knife hybrid camera with 30X optical that I have really fallen in love with. Just the Olympus doesn't take decent shots so been looking for small camera to stick in my pocket on business trips. I love the stainless body of the SD1000 and have used one before with very good results.

Yes, it has the features I would like for a shove in my pocket haul around. Not sure what the "repair" cost would be as all I got was trade in cost and that was for the SD1200, They offered repair estimates but I have to ship the camera in to get an estimate. And it's not just the display that's damaged, it's the CCD not capturing correctly either. The cost of the display and CCD might exceed the cost of the replacement. Just didn't know if anyone had torn into one before and found a loose connection or something not seated right or maybe something simple like that.

My understanding is that Canon had problems with a lot of defective sensors -- but whether the SD1000 was one of the cameras, I don't remember. (Probably not.)

This might be of interest...

The SD1000 also has a problem with the lens jamming at full zoom.

The fact that Canon wants to see the camera to give you an estimate does not bode well. There's a number of cameras in this series that aren't horribly expensive.

I'd twist Canon's arm on the SD4000, as it has the /fewest/ pixels (and therefore possibly the lowest noise) in this group.

From what you have found with this camera there are two distinct problems apparent: the sensor to jpeg output system is malfunctioning and the rear LCD display is malfunctioning [no data screens are displayed]. These could be caused by a defective sensor system and a defective LCD driver system or some common defect in the processor board. I have delved into two digital cameras and I found that they are highly modular, but, other than interconnect ribbons, the modules are not repairable. Unfortunately, the interconnecting is mostly by very fine pitch 'flex' circuits with very fragile terminations at the module connections. If you are not really concerned with fixing it, you could certainly try and open it up and examine it for any obvious failures but be warned, they are very easily mechanically damaged beyond repair with one mis-step during disassembly and examination.

Neil S.

First thing I would do is copy a known good *.jpg file to the SD card and rename it to a correct Canon file name (IMG_0002.JPG maybe?). Then put that card back in the camera and see if you can view it. If not, then my guess is that it's the camera's CPU which has gone south.

If you (a) can't get a sensible picture you've taken with the camera out from the SD card, and (b) can't view a known good jpg you've placed on the card, it doesn't look good. Even if you do get a picture of the good jpg on the LCD screen, it still means you have a major problem.

What trade in offer, got a URL?

You can use eBay as a reference to that model's value (working condition or broken ones) and failure rate. With just a quick look at Canon 1000* results, there are used models from $74 and $119, $140 etc.

There are several listed as broken, as-is.. and there are parts from disassembled units (presumably broken/faulty models).

Most cameras and gadgets are throw-away items these days (has been this way for quite some time), and I'm surprised that big corporations even bother with exchanges of single items, as most consumer items have no real value. I suppose that companies figure that offering an end user something as far as exchange/upgrade is good PR, even if it costs them.

-- Cheers, WB .............

infiniteMPG schrieb:

Go to a Canon Service Station, that's a common CCD failure, and Canon mostly will make a guarantee repair even when the regular guarantee time is over. Last known cost free repair had a friend in July this year for his IXUS-400. read more about it:

Jorgen