S2 IS Canon Powershot Teardown and bsod (black screen of death) repair

[@pokharaaru]

Thanks!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Thank you so much for your generosity!

[@evibes512]

I picked up an S2 from a thrift store this weekend because I enjoy old cameras. It had the shutter problem which led me right to your videos and I was able to fix it thanks to your detailed instructions!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Many many thanks for your contribution and especially for rescuing that S2! Well done also on getting it repaired! This really means a lot to me. :)

[@NewLatitudeGlobal]

Absolutely stellar instructional video (shutter cleaning video too). Precise instruction. It took me nearly 5 hours... but well worth the learning experience and the camera now works. Bravo.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

AWESOME! I love hearing success stories! Thank you for the compliment and great job getting your camera back up and running!

[@manuelyagui1920]

This is by far, the best tutorial to repair the stuck shutter of the early Powershot S series. I took me like 5 hours (including fixing the failing shutter blades which is almost like a torture lol) but finally the S2 IS came to life and now it's working great. Thanks!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I'm so glad to see another camera has been saved from the waste pile! Great job!

[@bartingerglucksritter3244]

Perfect explained video. Serveral years my S2 was laying brocken in a box after a 1 meter fall. Now I got my S2 back in oberation. Thanks a lot and please proceed with providing such helpful videos!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

So glad you are back up and taking pictures and thank you especially for the kind words!

[@LukixV1]

Thanks to you, my Canon came back to life after many years. Thank you very much! 😁

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

That is great news! Great job on the repair!

[@rajeevmulugu473]

Sir, this video must have helped a lot of people and I am one of them. Thanks a lot and keep going. Would never forget this experience and once again thanks a lot.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Thank you so much for your post! This is what I like most about posting how-to videos. Hope you got yours working!

[@GarrettCrosgrove]

got mine for $10 the other day and was disappointed that it was "broken" but this video and the other one about cleaning the shutter totally worked! Thanks a bunch I was about to fix it in about 3 hrs. haha

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You’re welcome! Glad you were able to use the information to fix yours. Great job!

[@cbk882]

Man, you are really a good guy. Listened to you for some hours now, enjoyed your calm and very accurate guidance. And at the end (a short disappointment, when the camera didn't turn on) - after cleaning some corrosion on the battery contacts - a working camera... Thank you a lot. People like you are the reason youtube gets a better place :-)

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

And you are a really good guy for posting your heartfelt comment. You really made my day. This is what drives me to share my knowledge (what little I have) with the world. I'm so happy you got your camera working, even if there was a slight hiccup along the way. Thank you so much for writing, and take many more awesome photos with your renewed camera!

[@stephaniegroslouis3776]

Thank you for such a thorough video. It took me 4 and 1/2 hours following each step including your other video on disassembling the lens and cleaning the shutters. In the end camera is working great.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You are very welcome! So glad to hear you got your camera working again! Great job!

[@86Antooo]

Sir, thank you for this video. I wached it closely and did everything exactly the same and it worked. So Im very glad that there is people like you. Thank you so much.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

It is my pleasure! So happy to hear another success story!

[@user-ex6xc5ox3k]

Greatest tutorial i've ever seen. Hats off to you, sir! And God bless!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Thank you for the compliment! I hope you got yours working again. God bless you too and Happy Easter!

[@franciscosolaq]

hey! im from argentina, i bought my s2 is for 10 bucks, the seller told me that the camera was working properly but the camera don´t turn on, so i check the battery contacts, i cleaned the residues, then, camera started perfectly, but i had this problem of BSOD, then i found your video, took me 4 hours but it worth every second, thank you very much.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Congrats on a successful rescue and thank you for sharing your story!

[@markrutherford7408]

Let me add my thanks to the mountain of praise for posting this painstaking video. In repairing my S2 IS, I coined a few technical terms for the internal components. The first one is the HELL-PIN, which is a small brass, conical-ended pin. the second is the HELL-BALL which is the small ball-bearing that inevitably went flying after the umpteenth attempt to get the lens assembly back in place. And if I have a top tip for people re-seating the cleaned shutter blades, set the aperture manually so that the seating pins are as close together as possible.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

I've come up with terms of my own, but they can't be posted here, lol. Thanks for adding the tips and I hope you got yours fixed!

[@okstuv]

Thanks so much. Can't believe that 2 hours later my s2 is works. Being all thumbs didn't help on my side, but directions were spot on!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

It's always great to hear another camera lives to capture more memories! Great job!

[@pierrebinet9118]

YES !!! Mon appareil est revenu à la vie. Il était mort depuis très longtemps. Ça été long mais ça en vaut la peine. Très bonne vidéo, super bien fait, bravooooooo !!!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

C'est génial à entendre! Je suis tellement contente que la vidéo ait pu aider! (J'espère que google a traduit ce commentaire correctement!) :)

[@johannreyneke3295]

Camera and I survived! Thank you so much!!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Awesome! So glad you are back to shooting!

[@kananah1]

Thank you so much for this detailed vedio, I was able to fix my camera canon S2 that I had since 2005, but it has been off for almost two years, and now its working just fine as it was before, again thanks to you for this great job

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You are welcome! So sorry for the late reply. :(

[@pulsar7314]

Thank you for this videos, I successfully repaired my camera ;)

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Great job!

[@wyattl7845]

Great video included every detail you could need and i got my camera working again 👍

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Such great news! Great job and thank you for commenting!

[@tocococa7353]

Excellent video! Helped me fix my sister's Caon S2 IS, thank you!

[@francisbarbara5401]

Merci beaucoup mon Canon PowerShot S2 IS est réparé grace à ces deux tuto.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Vous êtes les bienvenus! Je suis ravi que votre appareil fonctionne à nouveau!

[@unknownx9256]

Man, 1st of all thank you for the video. I had this camera and i wasn't using it for years, cause it had memory card error issue that was not caused by memory card. So i opened up thanks to your video, however i had to do memory card slot repair on my own, and it worked, there was a piece of paper stuck between some things in there, very small piece. I have 5 screws left, i forgot to screw something inside, even though i followed the steps. Hopefully that wont cause any issues. Thanks again :)

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Glad to hear you got it going! Only 5 screws left isn't too bad! :) As long as the important ones for the main board grounding are in, you should be ok. Keep those screws in a safe place in case you start to have intermittent issues from missing ground screws. Great job finding that SD card fault!

[@chrisgranger6242]

Wow - my S2 had been in the loft for 5 years - after losing the ball twice, I finally got it all back together with no parts left over! And now it works again! Thanks for such a detailed and patient pair of videos.

[@rajanluthra6243]

Thanks so much for this video. I tried it out after gathering courage for it now and it worked. I did got a small metal plate out which I couldn’t figure out where to place but I closed it anyways and it worked 🙏🙏. Only issue the clicking sound of shutter is not coming so I guess the part was related ..

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Sorry for the late reply...yes, that plate is needed. It is a stop to let the camera know the lens is at full travel. It goes into the back of the lens unit. See here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqPUpGCVfs93Y5Y

[@suzanneryan3782]

Hello We followed your video very carefully and were going well . We cleaned the blades but when it came to putting the lens back together The two optical parts did not slot together into the tracks. We seem unable to go forward or backward - unable to turn the outer lens. Any advice would be gratefully received!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

What has likely happened is that the inner lens (the one that has the ball and spring) has a guide pin on it that can lift out of place and block the parts from moving. It's a gray colored metal piece as seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYixiaBsZduVrZosi=fWGz6EZYp0HC1lnl&t=2316 If you can somehow see this part, press it back in to see if that frees things up. Comment back if that fixes it or not.

[@anandkachale5187]

verrrrrryyyyyyyy helpful video thank you so much

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You are very welcome!

[@justinm2037]

i got to the part where you pull the lens and i screwed up and launched the shaft bearing so i bagged it and binned it thanks for the fun video i was going to throw the camera away anyhoo its just neat to see the confirmation of the oil on the shutter though it was completely coated no wonder thej basic tricks wouln't work

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hope you get yours working again! Did you find the spring too or just the ball? If you lose either one, you can still reassemble the camera without them. You might notice the lens is a very tiny bit looser and noisy without those parts but it will still work.

[@MB-ur4yq]

Wow! That is exactly where it was...in the main outer barrel! Thank you so very much. Would you recommend my removing it from that barrel prior to reinserting it or should I just move forward with it the way it is? I need to go back to your other video to see how you proceed with the part. You might laugh but when you offered to look for the “missing” piece, I told my husband, “I was going to offer to send him ALL the pieces from this camera for spares he could send to someone else”! I’ll confess to being frustrated but truly once I managed to repair both the iris AND the aperture I thought maybe I really could do this! :-). It is too dark to work on it now, I’ll start again tomorrow, but again, thank you!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

So glad you found it! I always remove it during the re-assembly phase. That is awesome you got through the iris repair...that's a tough one to do! Thank you for thinking of me for the parts, but it looks like you're on the road to having a successful repair...You've got this! :)

[@fritzkuhn7437]

my S2IS took overexposed pictures in bright light conditions. needed cleaning of the shutter. thanks a lot for your video.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You are welcome! Hope it went well. :)

[@sibyjoseph1391]

My S1 IS lens is stucked outwrads What should I do Whenever I put new batteries camera drains all the power

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

The S1 is very similar in construction to the S2. If you follow the video, it should get you down to the lens assembly. Are you getting a lens error? You could have a bad ultrasonic motor, or the lens could be jammed due to sand or dust, or if it was dropped while extended, could be off track. Do the lens barrel sections look nice and straight?

[@pokharaaru]

I fixed my black screen of death issue, but my video recording mic audio just sounds like static noise. I had a second S2 camera with same BSOD issue, and tried swapping out the microphone, but the same issue persists. Any idea what's going on? Did I wire something backwards/incorrectly?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Sorry to hear you're having issues. So there is ONLY static, or static over normal recorded audio? If you swapped mics and problem still persists, you could try to swap the main board from the second camera. Before that, though, try to unplug the mic and record and see if the static is still there.

[@pokharaaru]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance I swapped out the main board from the 2nd camera and it worked thankfully! thanks so much for the tutorial. It was very helpful 🥰

[@pokharaaru]

For anyone else who might run into this issue, it was only static. No recorded audio. But if I took a picture, the capture sound output would be present along with the static in the recorded file.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Awesome! Great work! Out of curiosity, what was wrong with the 2nd camera? Also, check to make sure your pictures are looking good (focus-wise). There is some calibration data that might be slightly different that could cause blurry pictures.@@pokharaaru

[@pokharaaru]

I'm actually not sure what the issue with the second camera was? Maybe the mic was not working from the beginning and I didn't notice. I only checked for BSOD issue initially. I'll check out the focus, thanks!@@AlsAutoandAppliance

[@michaelrhoades236]

How import is that little spring that goes on the back side of the lens assembly and the chassis frame? mine decided to shoot across my room

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

The camera will still function without the spring. I think it's purpose is to direct static electricity build-up away from the image sensor.

[@Renvaar1989]

GF just got one of these, doesn't have the shutter issue, but the screen shuts off when pressed against the camera, guessing it's a worn ribbon cable? No idea if anything can be done though...

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

What has very likely happened here is the screen is only supposed to rotate so far in one direction or the other, and sometimes folks spin it too far and goes past the stop point. Once this happens, the screen winds up being in the wrong position in relation to the switch that causes the screen to shut off, which normally happens when the screen is turned to the closed position and switches to viewfinder mode. This also allows the cables to get twisted around and around like a pretzel until they wind up breaking or pulling out of their connectors. So, when you experience this issue, do you notice the viewfinder screen turn on when you press the screen to the camera?

[@Renvaar1989]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance When taken out of its closed position, rotated 180 and pressed back into the camera it flickers/goes black, if I pull it back out just a little it tends to be okay

[@GeekDomTheOneToRuleThemAll]

lock pinning tweezer make it super easy to pull those little connectors out.

[@michaelomodele1240]

I have the S1 version and it is different from the other versions. It does not have any screw in the hdmi port area for instance. I can't get to take the back off even though I've taken out all the screws I could find. I'd appreciate if anyone has a suggestions.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hello. It's been ages since I've had an S1 apart, and I don't have one to look at to be able to help you. I will say this, though, that the S1 black pictures issue is with the CCD (image sensor) and not the shutter. Canon offered a free repair for this issue since it was such a widespread problem. The notice now says the service has ended, but it wouldn't hurt to try. Here is the link: support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART161310

[@michaelomodele1240]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance Thanks for your help. I'm assuming the S1 is same as Canon SX1 IS. That is the full path name of my camera. Just want to make sure before it takes a trip to the dumpster, as taking it to a service center is out of the question at my location.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

@@michaelomodele1240 No, those are two very different cameras. The S1iS is the version that had the recall and is a very early model. The XS1 is the newer model, but disassembles in a similar way. The back cover might possibly have snaps where it meets the sides of the body that's making it difficult to separate. I am really surprised there aren't any good disassembly videos for that model. :(

[@michaelomodele1240]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance Okay. I'll give it a little bit of tug and see. Got nothing to lose as the alternative is to toss it anyway. I'll let you know how it goes.

[@MB-ur4yq]

I have reassembled both the iris and shutter assembly and am now attempting to put everything back together. I have gotten to the part where I am to slide the lens assembly back into the barrel......I don’t have the lens assembly part that looks like yours. Is it possible that MY lens assembly came a part when I was tearing down the camera??? I DO have the spring and ball but not the “arm that slides into the telephoto lens. Help!! I have come sooooooo far and don’t want to just chuck everything. Thanks

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hi. Sorry to hear you are having issues. Are you talking about the plastic arm or the metal guide? If it's the metal guide rod, it's very possible it was broken free from the outer lens barrel and is lying at your feet or elsewhere. It will not work well at all without that. There should be two metal rods attached inside the barrel. If those aren't the parts you mean, let me know at what point in the videos the part shows and we'll go from there. Don't give up yet! :)

[@MB-ur4yq]

Thank you for responding. On your video that is over an hour long (S3IS Cannon Teardown and bod) that shows the actual iris and aperture repair, I cannot locate the part at 1:02:15 into the video, My lens assembly doesn’t look like yours. The metal rods in the barrel are there, so I’m thinking it is the plastic arm. IF it fell out, there is no way for me to find it as I have been working on the camera in several locations in m y home over several weeks....too tedious to have done at one sitting!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

@@MB-ur4yq Ok, so you are missing the piece that the ball and spring go into. The camera definitely won't work without that part. Is it possible it is slid all the way into the main outer barrel? If it is indeed missing completely, I might have a spare one I could send to you.

[@CV-cv3wu]

Good evening. I think I replied yesterday in an other video. I finished the reassembly, put the batteries and the screen said: replace the batteries. So this problem began 13 years ago. I switched between camera and play button and it worked for a short time 😃, I made 2 pictures, but after that the same message on the screen, replace your batteries (they are new).

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

The only fix I've come across for this error is repairing or replacing the power board. Sometimes, if batteries ever leaked in the camera, the electrolyte from the leak gets on the circuitry and cleaning the mess off the board might fix the issue. This can also happen if water ever got into the camera. Sometimes the board just goes bad. It's a two-sided board, so it has to be removed to really take a look at it. You do have to do some un-soldering to get the board off, but it's not too bad of a job. It's the connection from the battery compartment to the board. Glad you got your shutter issue fixed, though.

[@CV-cv3wu]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance Thank you for your reply. Is there a video about fixing the board?😬🙈 An update: By the way, right now it works fine 🤷‍♀️

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

@@CV-cv3wu Well, I haven't done a video on this, but there might be others that show a complete teardown. As for it working now...GREAT JOB! :) Maybe it just needed a little warming up. :D

[@CV-cv3wu]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance Yes, I think so... it is still working. And thank you for the video! You are a very good teacher. It took me about 2 weeks because I can't concentrate for a long time but I enjoyed doing the repair. I made drawings of the camera on paper and pinned in the screws at the right place and put some tape over it so I didn't loose a srew. But during reassembly 3 things happened, I broke the end of a cable but luckily 'this' was holding the cable at place. Second you say when you put the cable back on the little brown board: do this VERY carefully (shutting the blue lid over the cable). I understand why you said VERY after doing this repair a 1000 times, mine blue lid broke off and last.. the second spring... was there a second spring?!😄🤔 I didn't tape one on the paper. But anyway, IT WORKS! Thank you very much!!!

[@envelopiya]

I’d like to ask where the motor of the camera is so I can fix it myself, and save money. Whenever I power on my Canon Powershot S2 IS the screen only shows “E18”.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You will need to perform the steps through about 14:20 in the video. That will get you to the motor. Other issues can cause E18, though. Debris in the lens or gears, broken components in the lens, or misalignment of lens parts. The replacement motor can only be found used and usually only on eBay. Canon no longer makes this part.

[@Dennis-nm1jm]

I have an S2 and s1 power shot cameras they both come up with the same error no images. I used a new compact flash for the S2 I used a new SD card for s1 and new batteries all the functions work and I still get no images please help

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hello. So, you say you can see the subject you’re shooting in the screen but the images aren’t saving? There are very specific cards those cameras will accept. It can only be a non SDHC card. Modern cards will not work in it.

[@MoreAmoxx]

I have same problem with black screen in my camera. I disasemble and reasemble but my camera can't turn on after that? any advice?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Almost always this is a case of one of the ribbon cables not being fully inserted into their connector. Most likely it's the one that goes from the top button panel to the mainboard. You should only need to remove the back cover to check everything out. You've done a great job so far!

[@MoreAmoxx]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance oh thank you, I have to reinsert the keypad board flex cable and it work okay.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

@@MoreAmoxx So glad you got it working! Thank you for the update. :)

[@jxwol]

how do you remove the sticker of the lens to clean of dirt or fungus

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Do you mean the very front of the outside that shows the size and range of the lens?

[@jxwol]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance yes

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

@@jxwol First, my disclaimer: Do not attempt to remove the lens in this manner to clean behind the lens! If you decide to keep trying, that ring is glued in place. You can pry it off but it will get bent up in the process. The lens assembly is glued in also. You can pry it out but you will also pull out the guide rods that are part of that lens. When you pull the guide rods, there will be a ball and spring that pop out and you will not be able to get those back in without taking the camera apart anyways. However, if you DO get it out and back together without taking the camera apart, please report back to us how it went. :) Good luck either way.

[@jxwol]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance you know what gave me enough motivation to not to try and fuck this up, thanks for answering my question and good luck on your future endeavors.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

@@jxwol If you follow the video, it's really not that bad. If you only need to clean the lens, that's even better because you won't have to take it all the way down to get to the shutters.

[@chaselombard2953]

Hi, my S2 IS Canon Powershot camera lens is stuck extended, any idea how I am able to fix it?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

When you power the camera on, does the lens move a tiny bit (like in and out) then get lens error or does it go immediately to lens error? Was the camera dropped (the lens might look a little crooked)?

[@kuzenlerslimedunyas5222]

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[@isabellaparra1507]

Men donde es tu local help me please

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

I would recommend locating an electronics repair facility and tell them about my video. Have you tried this yourself yet? If you are stuck, please comment and I will try to help you out. Good luck!

[@rtljaja]

Hi :) I want to buy a Pro1 with the black screen problem. Do you think it's a good idea? Thanks.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

The pro-1 is not known to have the black pictures problem. Many models offered around the time of the pro-1 release did have issues with bad CCD (image sensor) that canon offered to repair back in the day. With that said, it could be a stuck shutter, or it could be a bad sensor. Are you able to see this camera in person or is it on the internet? Have the seller see if the shutter is operating or not. If it does operate, it's most likely a bad CCD. Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any other questions.

[@rtljaja]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance Apparently the shutter is stuck. The seller is asking like $10, I can buy the camera and then go to his house. But my biggest fear is a broken ribbon cable haha :( I asked the seller if the shutter does something when he takes pictures. Based on his answer, I'll make a choice. Thank you.

[@teslamr7333]

@ the 18.04 mark that light blue piece came off, is the camera toast? Also, do you repair the camera if I am having difficulties?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Did the blue piece break or just come off the board? If it didn't break, it can be snapped back on. Even if it is broken, you can insert the cable then wedge the pieces back in and that is usually a good working fix. I don't have spare S2is parts, so would not be able to repair that part, unfortunately. You can also try a very slim piece of plastic container material and use that as a wedge as well. Give it a try and let us know how it goes...good luck! You can do this. 😎

[@peterkristensen4811]

Thank you so very much successful repair.

[@BillyLapTop]

Fascinating video. I have a Canon S1 IS camera and now and then I search KZbin for any related content for it. I have had it for 15 years now. The only issue I ever had was after 2 years of ownership, the CCD failed. I thought that was the end of the road for the unit. Put it on the shelf and a year later did a Google search for it and found out there was a bad batch of image sensors installed in many of the S1's. I sent Canon support an image from the camera that was all orange looking with many lines running through it. They contacted me and told me despite being out of warranty they would repair the camera for free. I sent it to them and within 10 days I had it back and it worked perfectly. It is my understanding at that time they intended to fix any of the S1's with that issue, even if if was years down the road if the CCD's were still available. I'm curious though if any of the later generation PowerShots had this CCD issue? If so, the same recourse I had may still be available. I love my S1 and am glad I was able to get it fixed. Thank you for this video because it shows what they did to mine, to take it apart. Simply amazing technology.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hello, and thank you for visiting! Yes, the S1 cameras were notorious for CCD failures. The generations following the S1 were not prone to the CCD issue. The manufacturer of the CCDs had a bad batch which affected other camera models that used the same CCD as the S1. Of all the repairs I have made on the S series of cameras, I can't remember ever coming across one that had a bad CCD. I'm glad to hear you are still enjoying your S1 and also thank you for the compliment!

[@COCOLLLLINO]

Thank you nice video!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Thank you for the nice comment! Hope it was helpful. :)

[@andywolf2171]

Great, very detailed video. unfortunately, after cleaning the shutter blades (which were so dirty, that they stuck to the cover!), and putting everything back together, I am now getting an E18 lens error. Any idea, where I went wrong?

[@andywolf2171]

Took it apart again. It appears that I had not put the gears in carefully enough. After putting it back together, everything is back in working order. Thanks again. Great video. Even a non-technically person can follow these instructions, and repair her/his camera!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

So glad to hear you got it going and thank you so much for the compliment! It's so rewarding knowing this video is helping so many folks out. :)

[@newton6664272]

Hello sir. My S2 shows a battery low message even with completely new ones. Do you know how to fix that problem? I would like to introduce my child into photography and I cannot think a better camera to do that other than my old powershot. Thanks in advance for any guidance solving this issue. Best regards.

[@francisco3466]

did u find a solution

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Unfortunately, this could be many things like bad main board or something causing a large load on the power circuits. Could try going through the disassembly anyways which would in essence be re-seating all connectors which sometimes can come loose over time.

[@bethwarmath7045]

Grreeeat tutorial video

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Thank you so much! I hope you were successful with your repair. :)

[@peterstone46proto]

canon powershot S3 Thanks for quick respond . I would like to give you more information so you could understand better my problem . On LCD am getting this (E24 )not the words (Lens error )where in the camera lense would fully comes out and just goes in . is and I Another interesting thing I observed is when the LCD is on and I am in the image display mode (That is browsing the existing images) then there is no problem if the LCD panel is open or closed the camera just seem to respond normally, only when I change to the shooting mode the camera lense would come out and go in with the camera shutting down. what is problem with my camera? I used New Batteries for camera but the proplem still remains same. Thanks Peter

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Ok. My mistake. I believe that error is related to the display screen. It's possible the cable has come loose (there are two) or the stops that prevent the screen from being rotated too far has broken and the wires have twisted too tight and broken. You only need to remove the back of the camera to check on the cables and possibly take the screen frame apart (4 screws) to look for damage.

[@peterstone46proto]

Thanks for very nice video . And I have same camera error E 24 .the reply works fine but cannot shot picture would not stay on .Can you tell me what is the problem? Thanks .

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hello. If I remember right, E24 is "Lens Error". Did you see that on the display? If it is a lens error, either your lens motor is going bad, there is debris in the transmission, or the lens was damaged from dropping, improper storage, etc. A single tiny particle of sand is all it takes to stop the motor and lens from working. If you take your camera apart, use a magnifying glass to inspect the gears around the lens, the gears inside the transmission, and the gears on the motor. Also check all of the areas where the lens assembly slides into one another. Usually, if it is a debris issue, the lens will try to open, hits a bad spot, then immediately faults. If it is a bad motor, the lens will hunt back and forth in either small or large movement or a combination of both. The motor is not available as a new part and you will have to find a used one to replace it, unfortunately. I hope this has helped somewhat, and please feel free to ask more questions if needed.

[@orange-bz5un]

Thanks !

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You are welcome!

[@evetheriault5418]

It worked! there was obvious contamination when I opened the camera, just like you showed in your video! The camera now works well inside, but everything is overexposed outside... Did I do something wrong?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Glad to hear you got it cleaned up! Sorry to hear it's overexposed, though. The most common cause of this after cleaning the shutter blades is the aperture blades coming partially or fully apart. Turn the camera on and zoom all the way in, then shine a flashlight into and out of the lens while observing the aperture. It should close down when you shine light into it and open when you move the light away, sort of like how a doctor might test your pupils to make sure they are functioning. You should also be able to clearly see if the aperture blades are all symmetrical and move in unison. If they look mis-aligned, you'll have to take it back apart again and follow my aperture rebuild video. If everything looks to be working properly, the shutter blades could still be sticking somewhat as well. Snap a few pictures while looking into the front of the lens to see if they are working as well. If all looks good there, it's possible you will need to reseat your connections. It's also possible one of the ribbon cables were damaged during the work. Keep us posted on what you find...and good luck!

[@evetheriault5418]

yep, you are right, one of the blades is not in sync with the other ones :-( I guess if I can take the camera apart once, I can do it again! There was contamination on those blades too, should I clean them too?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

@@evetheriault5418 I will tell you, you're in for a real treat! If you have somewhat steady hands, good eyes, and lots of patience, it can be done! Here is the video to help you on your journey: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpvdeHRjZ7iHea8

[@susu-y1s5r]

will this help solve E18?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

It's possible. There can be debris in the gears causing the lens unit to jam. You would need to clean the geared parts once it is disassembled. This can also be a faulty motor. If the motor is bad, there are no replacements available. You would have to get one from another unit. The motor is the same for the S1, S2, S3 and S5.

[@tersiatrollope1572]

Hi, your video is spot-on. I did the whole operation twice, pausing the video to keep up,. Unfortunately it did not sort my S2IS's illness out. I could not see any contamination on the blades. Even though the E18 persisted I was impressed with myself as it did exactly as it did before the op. The camera started malfunctioning only sometinmes with the lens stuck in various positions, and it would come right by itself, then one day it just gave me E18. You did mention that the untrasonic motors also has a tendency to go bad, could theat be the problem with my camera? IShould I attempt dismantling the motor? Thank you for your tutorials, the best ever.;)

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

That motor is not very easy to dismantle. I have tried reconditioning them before, but the fix only lasts a short time. The best thing you can do is buy a used one off ebay. Just make sure they have a good return policy. Sorry for the late response, and good luck!

[@jelinkollannoor4231]

Thank you so much

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You are very welcome!

[@anonymoushuman7794]

Fantastic instructional video and thanks for putting the time into helping others. I followed the video with my son as a project and managed to fix the black screen problem, however, upon reassembly, we found that the flash doesn't work. We took the back off again and found that the flash connector was installed, even pulled it off and reseated it. Any hints?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hello! Glad you got your shutter fixed but sorry about your flash. Do you know if it worked before disassembling? If you are sure it worked before, and that you don't have the flash disabled in the settings, then it definitely sounds like there is a connection issue. The flat cable that goes to the flash is actually for the tiny lcd display inside the viewfinder. The yellow colored connector next to the flat cable should be the the control signal from the main board. Make sure that is in well and make sure all of the wires are still attached. Also check the wires that go from the flash to the flash circuit board and be sure none of those broke loose. There is also a switch in the flash to detect if it's raised or not that could prevent it from working. Usually, if this is the case, you will see a message "please raise the flash". Lastly, the flash its self could be faulty, which I've seen happen as well. I know none of this really helps answer your question, but you have some things to at least try. Please let me know if you get it figured out. Good luck!

[@anonymoushuman7794]

We were able to fix the camera, the problem was a red wire connected to a yellow connector being pinched by a metal plate held by a screw. Thanks again for posting the video and using your time to help others.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Canucks Fan that’s great news! It’s always a pleasure to help out! 👍

[@mikegross1810]

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[@hamedjabarian1155]

Hey. Thanks for great instruction, sadly though I followed all steps one by one after all the cam still stuck in dark visor. By the way down & left arrow of joystick don't function. What do you think, did I do something wrong or whatever?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hi Hamed. Sorry to hear your camera is not functioning. Did your function buttons work before performing the repair? If so, it's probably just the cable needs to be rechecked or reseated. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqPUpGCVfs93Y5Y If you try to reseat the connector, you can power the camera on with the back cover off and try pressing the buttons directly on the button board to check their function. As for the shutter, did the blades operate freely after putting the shutter blade cover back on? Something I have had happen before is sealant accidentally got on the blades which caused them to fail after reassembly. It possibly could be the lens assembly cable needs to also be reseated kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqPUpGCVfs93Y5Y Have you tried taking pictures since the repair? Sometimes the display screen is actually black and the camera will still take pictures. Hope this helps!

[@hamedjabarian1155]

alsautoandappliance Thanks for prompt reply. Okay i will remove the back cover , it is probable I hurt the button board connector. How about the black screen should I replace the CCD or repeat your instruction because I hadn't alcohol so I cleaned without that

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Hamed, go to www.bsodpowershotrepair.com and there will be instructions to determine if the problem is with your shutter or the CCD. If you did get all of the oil off the blades, it should work. Let me know what you find!

[@rajanluthra6243]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance I watched this video more than 2 years ago and today gathered courage to do it. I managed to put everything back but one metal plate came out while taking out a part which I forgot where to put in. Can I somehow send u a pic of it and you can kindly guide me on that .. thanks

[@ЕгорКартин]

Привет из России)) Спасибо за видео! Получилось починить S2IS с такой же проблемой.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Добро пожаловать! Я так рада, что камера снова заработала! Мои извинения, если Google неправильно перевел этот ответ. :)

[@Jessica-es2vv]

im about to do this to my camera that my sister gifted to me the other day. Im a little scared of doing this , ngl.. wish me luck.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Jessica Galarza you’ve got this! Just pay close attention to the video and be prepared for the ball and spring that could fly out. Let us know how it goes and feel free to ask any questions you have along the way.

[@Jessica-es2vv]

alsautoandappliance yea the spring with tiny ball actually flew out a few times before it finally stayed, miraculously I was able to find it lol.. using the powershot s3i repair video and this video I followed every single step which was very detailed and now I have a working camera thanks to you! 😀

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

@@Jessica-es2vv Great job! So glad to hear you got it fixed. :)

[@tiendafarandula]

Thank you so much

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

You are very welcome!

[@itsafjalalam]

my canon S3IS suddenly dead What to do

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Did this happen after taking the camera apart?

[@mikegross1810]

i think its better to buy new camera-- great Vedeo

[@mikegross1810]

how come you never shower how to clean it

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Good question! It is covered in my other repair video for the S3IS camera. I thought it would keep the video shorter so I just mentioned in the video where to go for the cleaning. Sorry about that.

[@mentalidadespurpura9654]

My camara is done no working u.u

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Did you already take it apart and reassemble? If it doesn't work, you might need to recheck your ribbon cables.

[@juanmanueltrevejogomezl8987]

Lastima que estes tan lejos,de no ser así te la mandaría para reparar 🙂

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Si no se siente cómodo probándolo usted mismo, puede pedirle a un taller de reparación local que vea este video e intente arreglarlo. Mis disculpas si Google no tradujo tan bien. ¡Buena suerte!

[@jorgepais2876]

Greetings! 29:40 err... What WOULD happen if I WOULD lose the spring?... :D EDIT: After moving some furniture from its place and ducking with a flash light I finally found it!!!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

So glad you found it! In case you didn't find it, the camera will work fine without the ball and spring but the lens assembly will rattle a little bit and make more noise.

[@scottcarson1973]

camera that old probably not worth the headache

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

All of the other commenters would say otherwise. ;)

[@Thebetter_Kroskly]

Welp a lot of crying to lead to my grandmas camera DESTROYED!!! Thanks alot youtube.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Sorry to hear. What happened specifically?

[@mikegross1810]

Well i took my camera apart it was 15 years old i made a mass with it GARBAGE BUYING A NEW ONE

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

So sorry it didn't work out. If you have it and still have questions not covered by the videos, please let me know.

[@pblnlpalu]

Mmmm, repairing a camera with worth of max 10 euro in 2018? Why?

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

One would think with the decent quality pictures cell phones take, who would ever need a point and shoot. To me, the great thing about point and shoot cameras, in general, are the large optics and the ability to optically zoom. In addition to this, the photographer has much more control over shutter and aperture settings, and these cameras produce images that don't suffer from edge/corner distortion, otherwise known as the "fish-eye" effect. The flash on these cameras are also much more effective than the tiny LED "flash" cellular phones possess. There are other reasons for sure, but the aforementioned are why I choose to carry my trusty old camera with me. :)

[@pblnlpalu]

alsautoandappliance Ok! Good point. I myself also use old cameras, mostly canon gear. For instance Canon A1 film, powershots with better optics.

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

Very cool! I, too, have a Canon A1, although the last time it was used was probably over 20 years ago!

[@pblnlpalu]

alsautoandappliance its fun with the A1. I bought it mint and unused few years ago forfew euros.

[@KG-wh8yv]

Thanks!

[@KG-wh8yv]

Thanks!

[@AlsAutoandAppliance]

By the way...a very heartfelt THANK YOU for your contribution. You are the very first viewer, EVER, to support me and my channel. Congratulations! :)

[@KG-wh8yv]

@@AlsAutoandAppliance WELCOME ! Thanks for such a DETAILED post. Never would have been fixed without it and all of the tips included.