tiny vertical lines on A70 LCD during night shots

dalividna99 · 1st October 2003

my friend bought a A70 also, he noticed tiny vertical white lines on the LCD screen when taking some night photos with several lightings in the background. but after the transfer the picture to his PC, picture is perfect, it is normal ??

swiftdragon · 1st October 2003

The lines on the LCD is normal. This is one of the inherent "weakness" of the A70. But since it does not affect the picture quality, I don't think there is anything to be worried abt.

dalividna99 · 1st October 2003

oh i see, any other people having the same problem also, it is all batch of A70 are like that, thanks.

onion07 · 1st October 2003

In fact I have the same issue on my Ixus 400 also.

AReality · 1st October 2003

U mean there are vertical lines intersecting the points where the lights are?

The lens may be dirty/oily, causing the lines to appear. Try cleaning the lens.

FujiS2 · 1st October 2003

this is common is all the digital camera, if u point yr camera at sun, then u can see the line, it's called ____ , i forgot what is the technical term :P

cheechee · 1st October 2003

Originally Posted by dalividna99

my friend bought a A70 also, he noticed tiny vertical white lines on the LCD screen when taking some night photos with several lightings in the background. but after the transfer the picture to his PC, picture is perfect, it is normal ??

got two frens who bought A70, one has the same problem as yours,just that hers is more frequent and when taking normal shots indoor will notice it. the other doesn't. Think it is some batch problem, can go to canon centre to fix.

The first person who has the problem as mentioned, now the a70 spoilt liao. Start up then lcd show black screen and the lens doesn't protrude out- it is dead. She just sent it back to canon to service and got to know that the line problem is indeed a problem, normal one wun be so.

junyang · 1st October 2003

My A40 has it

don't worry.

NorthernLights · 1st October 2003

Originally Posted by junyang

My A40 has it don't worry.

Junyang is right. I got vertical lines but they originate from strong lighting from the background, albeit they are orange and only occur in movie recordings.

I brought it down to Canon and they have confirmed that it is ok.

dalividna99 · 2nd October 2003

yes when to Canon Showroom at Funan yesterday 6pm, confirm with the staff there, they said is normal even for other higher end model, he showed me the display sets OF A70 also got this problem , later he again convinced me by showing me the highend DSLR 300D also same problem.

He explained to me it is due the line passing into the ... can;t really remember what he said, very technical. well, however I am convinced now. Heard it also happens to other brand too.

Matrix · 2nd October 2003

Originally Posted by dalividna99

yes when to Canon Showroom at Funan yesterday 6pm, confirm with the staff there, they said is normal even for other higher end model, he showed me the display sets OF A70 also got this problem , later he again convinced me by showing me the highend DSLR 300D also same problem.

He explained to me it is due the line passing into the ... can;t really remember what he said, very technical. well, however I am convinced now. Heard it also happens to other brand too.

DSLR 300D can use LCD to compose the shot?

dalividna99 · 2nd October 2003

To Matriz:
I am a newbie, correct me if I am wrong, it is the display set opposite A70, not too sure of the model, but I guess it is 300D, else it will be G???, but defintely the set is not small. The salesman told me that is a better set as compared to A70 but price also much higher. do not know why also got the same problem.

To non Canon Users:
does this happens to other brand like Minolta, Nikon, Olmpus etc, heard it happens to most model and most brand. do not know how true those salesman said.

Dom7 · 2nd October 2003

My A70 also has vertical lines, but pics turn out fine, so didnt bothered with it.

OzOn3 · 2nd October 2003

From what i gathered in another forum (hardwarezone.com), the lines are caused because the LCD refresh rate not fast enough. Heh.. Don't worry, my A70 also like that.. Just that more obvious when battery low.. Great indicator for battery life i'd say!!

Jer76 · 2nd October 2003

aiya canon cameras like dat one.. coz at nite the sensitivity of the LCD is turned up dat's y you get the noise. this is to provide "instant realtime" image on the LCD wherever you point the camera.. notice on sony cams the LCD at nite is nosie free but there is a lag like slow motion image when you point the camera around. Any comments?

OzOn3 · 2nd October 2003

That's probably because sony cameras got slower processing speed? Or they perhaps process more tings..

1st October 2003	#1
dalividna99 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 81	tiny vertical lines on A70 LCD during night shots my friend bought a A70 also, he noticed tiny vertical white lines on the LCD screen when taking some night photos with several lightings in the background. but after the transfer the picture to his PC, picture is perfect, it is normal ??

1st October 2003	#2
swiftdragon Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 235	The lines on the LCD is normal. This is one of the inherent "weakness" of the A70. But since it does not affect the picture quality, I don't think there is anything to be worried abt.

1st October 2003	#4
onion07 New Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 16	In fact I have the same issue on my Ixus 400 also.

1st October 2003	#5
AReality Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,407	U mean there are vertical lines intersecting the points where the lights are? The lens may be dirty/oily, causing the lines to appear. Try cleaning the lens.

1st October 2003	#6
FujiS2 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 482	this is common is all the digital camera, if u point yr camera at sun, then u can see the line, it's called ____ , i forgot what is the technical term :P

1st October 2003	#8
junyang Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 412	My A40 has it don't worry.

2nd October 2003	#10
dalividna99 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 81	yes when to Canon Showroom at Funan yesterday 6pm, confirm with the staff there, they said is normal even for other higher end model, he showed me the display sets OF A70 also got this problem , later he again convinced me by showing me the highend DSLR 300D also same problem. He explained to me it is due the line passing into the ... can;t really remember what he said, very technical. well, however I am convinced now. Heard it also happens to other brand too.

2nd October 2003	#13
Dom7 New Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 44	My A70 also has vertical lines, but pics turn out fine, so didnt bothered with it.

2nd October 2003	#14
OzOn3 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,103	From what i gathered in another forum (hardwarezone.com), the lines are caused because the LCD refresh rate not fast enough. Heh.. Don't worry, my A70 also like that.. Just that more obvious when battery low.. Great indicator for battery life i'd say!!

2nd October 2003	#15
Jer76 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Posts: 1,109	aiya canon cameras like dat one.. coz at nite the sensitivity of the LCD is turned up dat's y you get the noise. this is to provide "instant realtime" image on the LCD wherever you point the camera.. notice on sony cams the LCD at nite is nosie free but there is a lag like slow motion image when you point the camera around. Any comments?