rick_waldroup3 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Hello, I have been using a Canon 300D for about a year. Today, it started doing something I have never seen before. Whenever I take a shot, only the top third of the photo is coming out. The bottom 2/3 is black. It is almost acting the way a film camera does when you have too high of shutter speed for your sync when using flash. This is now the only way it shoots photos. It acts as if you put your hand over the bottom 2/3 of the lens and it is only seeing the top third. Any ideas, or suggestions. As it is, the camera is useless right now. Thanks, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_reed1 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 could be a issue with compact flash card. I've heard of this happening before. Try reformating your card, or try a different one. -ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknagel Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 I saw a thread like this a couple weeks ago. The guy ended up figuring out the problem. He was turning the camera off too early, changing settings, or lenses, or something like that that switched the camera off before the pictures were done saving. Sorry don't remember the details, just the idea. Anyway maybe he'll respond or you might look back a couple weeks for the thread. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstrutz Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Sounds like a bad shutter to me. Going out right on time too. Just as the warranty expires. Hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_waldroup3 Posted January 30, 2005 Author Share Posted January 30, 2005 Thanks Jim, that is exactly what I thought. And guess what, the warranty was up last month. Such is life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeforce Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 is it a perfectly straight line or is it kinda "feathered"? If it looks a bit blurry, or "feathered", it is a bad shutter. If it is a prefect, 1 pixel line, it is the camera, and/or auto-rotation that is screwing up. Does it show this on the LCD after taking the shot or only on the comp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_waldroup3 Posted January 30, 2005 Author Share Posted January 30, 2005 Thanks Jean-Phillipe, it is slightly feathered or soft looking. I also thought about the auto rotation, but I am thinking more and more that it might be a shutter problem. It does show up on the LCD immediatley after I take the shot. Thaks you very much for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 You might drag it over to a Canon Service Center anyway. My EOS 1N LCD died right after the warranty expired and they fixed for free anyway. I also had the command dial on my A2 die after a year and Canon Hawaii fixed it for half price ($60). The Japanese girl that took my order was really cute too, so it was a nice view. Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oistrakh Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Have you tried taking a picture with no lens on, looking into the camera body and seeing what the camera does? You should be able to see exactly what's going on. I had a situation where the mirror on my previous camera was getting stuck and wouldn't go out of the way completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_li Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 I've had a problem with my canon 28-125usm is lens about a year ago. Just as the warranty expired for a little over a month. The zoom was stuck and it wouldn't rotate. I took it canon service center near where I live in Mississauga, ontario. The guy at the front desk looked at it and told me They'll fix it for no charge. I would take it canon service centre and I hope they fix yours for no fee. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awindsor Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Sounds like the shutter is stuck rather than sticking. This will be obvious if you take off the lens and engage the sensor cleaning mode. The mirror will flip up and the shutter should open completely. If it doesn't then that is your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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