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My parents have a Canon S1 IS camera. It has recently stopped taking
photos. It acts like it is shooting, but only shoots a black photo.
The screen works fine as I can review older photos. I suspect the
shutter is not opening.

Any idea if I can fix this myself? I suspect Canon's repair service
would cost more than just buying another camera.

On Jun 21, 11:56*pm, "fries...@zoocrewphoto.com"
<fries...@zoocrewphoto.com> wrote:
> My parents have a Canon S1 IS camera. It has recently stopped taking
> photos. It acts like it is shooting, but only shoots a black photo.
> The screen works fine as I can review older photos. I suspect the
> shutter is not opening.
>
> Any idea if I can fix this myself? *I suspect Canon's repair service
> would cost more than just buying another camera.

You should try to slam the camera, with all your might, against a hard
surface like concrete or steel. Again and again and again. Forever.

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