when i turn it on i cant see the picture im going to take, its just a black screen. it takes the picture, but i cant see what im taking a picture of until i see it on the camera after its taken.
whats wrong with it?!
2007-03-21 15:04:53 · 7 answers · asked by . 7 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Theres probably a 'Display' button on the back somewhere you need to push either once or twice to take it off its energy saving mode (ie. no display while not being used)
2007-03-21 15:08:35 · answer #1 · answered by wesley j 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First of all, what is the brand and model? It's hard to figure out what might be wrong without information about the camera itself.
Does it have an on/off display button? Check your manual.
How old is the camera? Maybe the screen has "burned" out.
Have you drop the camera? There are a lot of electronics in a digital camera that can break. The screen will probably be the first thing to actually malfunction.
2007-03-22 03:30:46 · answer #2 · answered by Patricia B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most all digital cameras that have a separate view finder have a menu setting option to turn the screen off or on so as to conserve battery usage. My Pentax DSLR even has a 1 sec. view setting just after taking a photo.
2007-03-22 01:03:02 · answer #3 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of cameras have a setting where you can make the screen go black enabling you to use the viewfinder instead, play around with the buttons you should be able to figure it out
2007-03-21 22:08:52 · answer #4 · answered by Robert 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is a button on the back of the camera
to turn on the lcd
2007-03-22 09:13:56 · answer #5 · answered by Elvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have your LED screen off
Look for a button that resembles this [=].
Something close to that.
Good luck
2007-03-21 22:08:47 · answer #6 · answered by jenimiper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either your LCD screen is off or your cams LCD is broken....
sorry dudette....
2007-03-22 04:28:28 · answer #7 · answered by iamcool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋