LED display went dark after iSight picture taken...

Hi there,
Strangest thing just happened. I took a photo from the iSight camera on my MBP and immediately after the flash, the LED screen went dark. I could still (barely) see what was on the screen, at least enough to shut it down, and then when I started it back up, it was fine. Has anyone else heard of this happening?
Thanks!

Yeah, that happened to me tonight too (MBP, about a month old). I rebooted, did again, and no issues. Quirk of somekind I guess.

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