From: dansabrservices@yahoo.com   
      
   On Friday, February 3, 2023 at 12:42:42 AM UTC-5, Fred wrote:   
   > This camera has one of those rotating displays so you can see it from the   
   > front of the camera. The display was working fine, then just died. No   
   > light at all. I tried the flashlight test to see if it was just the   
   > backlight, but there's nothing visible. However, the camera seems to boot   
   > up, and if I connect an HDMI cable, I get video. So apparently the camera   
   > is still working ok except for the LCD display.   
   >   
   > I found a couple disassembly videos on Youtube, and thought I would take it   
   > apart to see if perhaps a ribbon cable has come loose, or if the switch   
   > that tells the camera that the display door is open isn't working. But   
   > before undertaking that, I wanted to see if anyone here has a suggestion   
   > for a simpler solution. I guess the problem could also be in the pivot   
   > connections, but if that's the case there's nothing I could fix there.   
   You have identified the two most common failures for these units.  The ribbon   
   cable is the more likely.   
   Being a Canon, you are not likely to find a replacement cable.   
      
   Dan   
      
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