Black Screen (Unable To Take Picture)

Whenever I go to take a picture or video, all I get is a black screen. Pictures refuse to snap, giving an "Unable To Take Picture" error and videos don't record at all.
I've tried resetting, full erase, and Web OS Doctor.
- Henson

Hello ninja and welcome to the forums;
If you've run the webOS Doctor and are still encountering a problem with the camera, I would recommend replacing your device. As you have purchased within the last 30 days, I would refer you back to your original point of sale for a new replacement instead of a reconditioned device.
Life moves fast. Don't miss a thing.
TreoAide

Similar Messages

TS3274 unable to take pictures with my iPad as the camera is not responsive

unable to take pictures with my iPad as the camera is not responsive...please assist

Try a reset. Hold the Sleep and Home button down for about 10 seconds until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the red slider.

I will be using my phone and it will just go to a blank black screen and will take 2 min to come on what's should I do ?

My phone goes out to a blank black screen and then takes 2 mins to come back on and I'll have to turn it off while it's on the black screen and then turn back on

Basics from the manual are restart, reset, restore.
Start there.

My camera is not working, just a black screen, won't take pics please help

WWhy won't my camera take pics..just a black screen ?

CClose the camera app and reset the iPad.
In order to close apps, you have to drag the app up from the multitasking display. Double tap the home button and you will see apps lined up going left to right across the screen. Swipe to get to the app that you want to close and then swipe "up" on the app preview thumbnail to close it.
Next, reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

HT204382 Telestream finds the plugged in HDVR file but will not play..blank black screen no sound or picture. DivX will not download. Error report sent to Apple. Any ideas how to import / play AVI files?

Mac suggestes downloads to open AVI files on HDVR. Telestream finds the plugged in HDVR file but will not play...blank black screen which has no sound or picture. DivX will not download, report sent to Aplle. Any ideas how to play the files?

Thank you, Daniel.....
Downloaded VLC and can play, trying now to edit clip and put it into a keynote presentation. Bought Mac as got fed up with windows but still not got used to it!

Black Screen, Unable to enter sleep...

Well, I read and reread as many of these topics that I can..
So, here's my problem.
I was watching a DVD on my 600mhz iBook last night and then for the first time.. EVERYTHING FROZE. I hit the kill switch and restarted to a black screen. The Apple on the back does not light up, nor does closing the lid cause me to enter sleep mode. I called Apple and as I expected I'm out of warranty and for the logic board repair program I would have to pay nearly $300. Before I do that (and order a new iBook - I'm ready for a new one anyway) I wanted to throw this out there and get some opinions.
Does this sound like the logic board?
Thanks.
Robert

Try starting up in Safe Mode. This will take awhile longer than a normal startup because it does a file check and repair of the hard disk. If it CAN be corrected, maybe this will do it.
It does sound like you may have a logic board problem on your hands.

Boot Camp black screen unable to boot Win7

So I decided to do some tomfoolery with my 2011 27" iMac and installed a SSD alongside the HDD in the computer. The original HDD partition setup was:
HDD
1. Macintosh HD
2. Bootcamp
After installing the SSD I partitioned it into two, copied over the boot camp partition (using clonezilla), deleted all the partitions on the HDD and created a fusion drive with a separate bootcamp partition. Both drives partitioning should be as follows:
SSD
1. Fusion HD SSD portion
2. Bootcamp
HD
1. Fusion HD HDD portion
I think there's a recovery HD partition on the HD, but I don't see it when booting and holding down option.
My issue is windows will not boot any longer. I can see the bootcamp partition and files in Mac OS X Mavericks, I can select bootcamp from startup disk, but when booting all I get is a black screen with a blinking cursor. I've tried multiple things to fix this, but still with no luck. I've run the windows 7 boot disk repair tool, including bootrec and chkdsk.
I do have gdisk installed.
sudo gpt -r -vv show disk0
Password:
gpt show: disk0: mediasize=1000204886016; sectorsize=512; blocks=1953525168
gpt show: disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: disk0: Sec GPT at sector 1953525167
       start        size index contents
           0           1         MBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      409640 1464843752      2 GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
1465253392      262144      3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
1465515536         496
1465516032   488007680      4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
1953523712        1423
1953525135          32         Sec GPT table
1953525167           1         Sec GPT header
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 121601/255/63 [1953525168 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [     start -       size]
1: EE    0   0   2 - 1023 254 63 [         1 - 1465516031] <Unknown ID>
*2: 07 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1465516032 - 488007680] HPFS/QNX/AUX
3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
I have backups of everything.
Am I attempting something currently impossible? It seems odd that I cannot get the installation of windows to become bootable again.
Any help is appreciated.

Yep, me too. Tech support told me to find a Mac display to connect to in order to get the Windows disk to boot. They said it's a "chicken and egg thing". The Windows side needs the driver for the non-Mac display in order to boot the disk, but the driver is on the OS X disk which is run AFTER the Windows software is installed. Personally, I think it's false advertising, this no-problem-use-your-existing-peripherals Mac Mini. The Tech guy tried to sell me a new Mac display. At $1000 after tax for the display, suddenly I wondering why I didn't just buy an iMac?

Black Screen, unable to come out of recovery mode, will not restore. Uhh...

Okay. So my phone has a completely black screen, and will not turn on or off. When I connect it to iTunes, it says it has detected an iPhone in recovery mode, and it must be restored. I attempt to restore it, and it goes through the entire restoration process (all the while with a totally black screen), and a window pops up that says that it was successfully restored, and to leave it plugged in, this message will close in 3,2,1.... and as soon as the window disappears, the process starts all over, with iTunes exclaiming that it noticed an iPhone in recovery mode, would I like to restore it?
I've tried basically everything there is to try, about eighteen thousand times a piece. This is really the worst possible time for my phone to break down, as I'm in the middle of a really important internship (which necessitates use of my phone), and I can't really get to an apple store.
HELLLLLLPPPPP MEEEEEEEE.

Did you check your security software settings, to allow iTunes to contact Apple during the process?
Restore loop (being prompted to restore again after a restore successfully completes): This issue is typically caused by out-of-date or incorrectly configured third-party security software. Please followTroubleshooting security software issues if USB troubleshooting does not resolve this issue.
copied from http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694

Unable to take picture with 18-55mm (Canon EOS 550)

Hi hi forum members....
I have canon EOS 550D with standard 18-55mm(stabilizer) lens. Recently I bought 55-250mm (stabilizer) lens. Everytime i remove the 55-250mm and install the old 18-55mm lens i am unablke to take any pictures, the lens freezes and the picture button does not execute. when i remove the (old) 18-55 and re-install the new 55-250 i can take pictures normally !!!
Please can anyone share with me if this happened and how can we fit it ?
thanks

Hi mgm1mgm!
Welcome to The Canon Forums, and thank you for your inquiry! We appreciate your participation, however we need to let you know that your product seems to be a model that is not supported by our team here at Canon USA. The Canon Forum is hosted and moderated within the United States by Canon USA. We are only able to provide support for Canon products manufactured for the US market. If you live outside the United States, please click here and select your country or region for your support needs. Feel free to discuss Canon products sold outside of the United States, but please be aware that you will not receive support directly from Canon USA.

A730 - black screen, unable to turn monitor back on

hey all,
I made an attempt to clean up my monitors screen today, but accidently hit a few of the buttons on the bottom of my screen. One of them was the button to turn the monitor off/on, my screen went black, and now Im unable to turn the monitor back on (using the same button won't do it..)
heres a picture FYI
[img]http://i.imgur.com/p6VP2TS.png[/img]
does anyone have some tips? thanks!

Wrong subforum. You ll have better luck if you post in correct subforum.
Moderator comment: Moved. Thanks!
Disclaimer: While I do work for Lenovo Partner, all my contributions are my personal, non-official and not that of Lenovo or my employer.

Black screen, No view

I have a black screen, will not take picture.

Hi nomad4342!
To have a better understanding of your issue, please let everyone know what model PowerShot camera you have. That way, community will be able to assist you with suggestions appropriate for your product.
If this is an urgent support need, please CLICK HERE to reach our friendly Technical Support Team.

No camera to take pictures from locked screen

Unable to takes pictures from locked screen?

Camera Shortcut
On the Lock Screen...
Double tap the home button to make the camera icon appear.
To take advantage of the New Features in iOS 5 See Here
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

Black screen, powers up without hitting power button

After 6 months my iMac G5 20" rev. B working fine (other than failing to sleep automatically - will sleep display but hard drive does not power down) I'm having problems. The screen goes black and I cannot re-boot: I get power but the screen either stays black or, sometimes, freezes at gray. I have repeatedly tried resetting PRAM and PMS.
After 1.5 hours with an AppleCare rep, with no success starting the machine, I took it to my local Apple Store and (of course) they were unable to replicate the problem, although they did run Techtool on it all day and found no problems with either the hard drive or the memory. (I'm a little ticked that they didn't even bother to read the notes from the AppleCare rep - the attitude seemed to be that neither the AppleCare rep nor I knew what the heck we were talking about.)
So I took it back home and lo and behold it did start up normally. So (after backing up my files) I did a complete erase with only stock Apple programs reinstalled. It worked fine for a few hours but then the exact same thing happened: black screen, unable to start up although I get power (the screen stays frozen at black for about 60 seconds, and then the fans come on full speed which I understand is because there's no OS running to regulate them). Only now there's one new development: whenever I plug the iMac back in - whether by pulling the plug out of the back of the unit, or unplugging the cord at its far end - the computer automatically powers up without my pressing the power button. That happens even after I've used the power button to turn it off. That seems weird as well as potentially a safety issue.
I have it in for servicing again - this time, to the local reseller I bought it from, because they don't require an appointment and force you to wait around for hours merely watching them run Techtool - after another hour-long session with an AppleCare rep was unable to get it working and the rep said it was "definitely" a hardware problem. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had similar issues: especially the "powers on without pushing the power button" phenomenon.
I have 2G aftermarket RAM but don't think that's the problem because the same issues occur regardless which RAM stick is in the machine, even after resetting PRAM and PMS and doing the system erase and install. Also, the Apple Store did test the memory with Techtool and said it was fine.

After again experiencing problems I took the iMac back to the reseller where I bought it. They were able to replicate the defect and I received a new logic board. The invoiced cost (covered by warranty, luckily!) was $1,067 for the logic board and $85 for labor. The hard drive was erased but OSX Tiger was pre-installed when I picked up the computer. (BTW, Backup 3 is a very nice backup utility!) Now my iMac seems to be working perfectly, and the energy saver/sleep function works normally again.

When I open my photos app on my brand new iPhone 4S it's just a black screen. Why is this happening? Can someone please help?

The picture app won't open and when it does it's just a black screen. I have pictures saved buy I can't view them. Please help.

Try to Reset your device.
Press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears (ignore the Slide to Power Off option that shows up first).
Web links to the user guide came with the iPhone.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
You can also download it as a free iBook.

TS1411 black screen start up noise won't start

Black screen unable to start my other imac, can someone please help? thank you Jayne92

Boot up holding command-r keys into your Recovery Volume.
The screen should give you these choices...
Restore from TM backup
Reinstall Mac OS X
Get help online
Disk Utility
First run Disk Utility > Repair Disk and see what it reports... if there are problems run until repaired or states it cannot be repaired. Then,
choose Reinstall OS X. This will be an install in place and won't affect any of your own data.

Black Screen (Unable To Take Picture)

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for