Blurry LCD and Viewfinder - Canno Powershot S1 IS

[dlatin]

Went to take a picture this morning and the LCD was very blurry/distorted. I switched the view to the viewfinder and it was the same image. I focused and took the picture anyway thinkng maybe it was just the LCD and uploaded the picture and it was the same as what I was seeing in the LCD and view finder. The camera was working fine a couple of days ago.

Any help is much appreciated!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...e183Medium.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...e182Medium.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...e181Medium.jpg
-D

[readingr]

Is the lens in manual mode? instead of AF?

Had this yesterday with my 5D

Roger

[SmartWombat]

The smeary appearance, and the top few lines OK then it gets worse lower down.
That's not focus, it looks like a faulty sensor, or electronics reading the sensor.

Try this:
http://www.canon-asia.com/index.jsp?...enomena_notice

Additional camera models
PowerShot A40
PowerShot A80
PowerShot A85
PowerShot A95
PowerShot S1 IS
PowerShot S60 Digital IXUS V2
Digital IXUS 330
Digital IXUS 400
Digital IXUS 430
Digital IXUS 500

Phenomenon
It has been confirmed that the connecting parts of the internal wiring of the CCD used in affected products may become disconnected, especially if the affected products are stored or used in high-temperature and high-humidity environments. If this occurs, the signal is not output from the CCD normally in Shooting Mode, which causes malfunctions such as the image being distorted or not appearing at all. This phenomenon can be confirmed on the LCD monitor display. The same phenomenon also appears on the recorded image.

Canon’s Response
Affected products that exhibit this phenomenon will be repaired free of charge, regardless of the warranty status, if disconnection of the internal wiring of the CCD is confirmed.