donna_s1 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 My Canon A70 has been a wonderful little camera until recently when it suddenly went from taking normal photos to producing streaky pink and purple photos no matter what setting I used. Nothing had happened to the camera previous to this. <a href=" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos22.flickr.com/29035664_b6b8f4388d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="What's happening here?" /></a> <a href=" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos23.flickr.com/29035663_75cf4b0dbe_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="What's happening here?" /></a> These are good examples of what is happening. Any ideas? Should I start saving for a new camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Sorry to say, but your camera is probably bound for the electronics recycling pile. :( You can probably find a replacement A70 on ebay for a really good price, or (probably the better option) look at upgrading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbq Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Looks like a dead sensor. Makes for some interesting abstract pictures, but not necessarily the ones you'd want. Time to get a new camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean_jacques_lemaire Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Did you try another memory card? Yours might be defective... (but unfortunately, I'm more prone to point the camera...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna_s1 Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 I have been wondering if this is a sensor problem. I have already tried swapping around memorycards and reformatting anything that can be reformatted. The camera is only about 2 years old but I did get a lot of use out of it. Next camera I think I might just go for a longer warranty. I'm thinking about a Canon A95 as the successor to this one as I want a point and shoot for things like kid photos to send to the family. But I also like to experiment with the macro function, take photos of food to upload onto my favourite recipe site, try tricks I've seen on Flickr etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conrad_hoffman Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 The situation looks pretty grim, but if there's a reset function anywhere, try that. Maybe remove the batteries for a time, then reinstall 'em. Time to raid the piggy bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byronlawrence Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 hey, since your camera seems to have crapped out I will releive you of it for the price of shipping, I think it would make great digital art. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 You dropped it, didn't you! Come on, we won't tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna_s1 Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 I definitely didn't drop it and the kids hadn't touched it either. It honestly just happened :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_lewis3 Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Happened to the digi cam from my work mate recently as well. Look like the ccd is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis_taylor1 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I have a nikon coolpix 5700, and it recently started doing this exact same thing. It was fine one day and then the next it was taking pictures in the same streaked format as the ones posted above. Have tried resetting everything, tried leaving battery out for about a week and then replacing, I havent dropped it ever and always handle it with care. It displays old pictures on another memory card just fine, but if i try to take new pictures on the old card they only turn out streaked, so it must be internally somewhere. Tomorrow, i am taking it to a professional just to get a diagnosis as to what they think it is since i am out of ideas and now thinking it must be shot only after two years. anyways, if i find out at the shop what it is i'll post it for all to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis_taylor1 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 My follow up to my post just before this one. I took my camera in and they told me that although not known exactly what it is it is probably in the metering, or possibly another internal problem even more difficult to diagnose, and such a thing is pretty much pointless to replace unless im not worried about the money and just worried about keeping the camera. Its basicly like a car, the price of repair would exceed the resale price and i was therefore suggested to invest in a new camera. It took some great pictures, so all in all not a total loss. Think ill save for the digital slr ive been wanting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalman_reti Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 <p>My Canon S1 IS did this for a while intermittently; at first it was just very occasionally, then it slowly became more frequent. Finally it was almost constant. I assumed the camera was toast, but on a hunch I replaced the old three sets of rechargable AA's that I'd been using since I bought the camera (i.e. for years) with a new set, and the camera worked perfectly for about a month. Unfortunately, it is now showing a recurrence of symptoms.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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