My camera takes black pictures. How do I fix it?

"Sounds like your sensor stopped working or the shutter stopped working....

Do you see anything via live view?

Assuming thats what you meant when you said ""not able to see the actual scene that I want to capture"" the it could be the sensor or the shutter, assuming there is one. Do you see the aperture blades when you take a picture?"

"Know this is an old post, but this is a very common problem for the Canon S2 and S3 IS series cameras, and there are likely others reading this with the same problem. But happily, it's easily fixed without even putting a screwdriver to the camera. A stuck shutter is a common failure mode for digital cameras. The symptoms of a stuck or ""sticky"" shutter are very similar to CCD image sensor failure. The camera may take black pictures (for shutter stuck closed), or the pictures may be very bright and overexposed, sometimes with lines, especially when taken outdoors (for shutter stuck open).

To confirm a stuck shutter, put the camera in any mode other than ""Auto"", and turn the flash OFF (you don't want to blind yourself for the next step). Next look down the lens and take a picture. You should see a tiny flicker in the center of the lens as the shutter opens and closes. If no movement is seen, then you likely have a stuck shutter. If so, please see this link for further info and simple troubleshooting steps to correct the problem."

Sounds like the shutter is stuck closed. I've seen this several times on the S2 IS. Usually there is an oily substance on the shutter blades.

"Hi

We are repairing this model.

The camera lens apart and clean and the iris blades

Also cleaning the shutter. Since the iris blades from sticking together through a substance, the dark picture. After assembling the camera works properly again."

I recently replaced the CCD sensor on my old S1 IS and now it works great. I was getting the black picture problem. Overall, replacing the CCD was a medium difficulty repair, with the hardest part removing the glue that was placed around the screws holding in the CCD and finding the correct bit (T4) to remove those screws. Overall, it took me about 1-2 hours to repair. I found the replacement CCD chip on ebay for $10.

I am facing the same problem with my canon 1500d what can be done and how much will it cost for the repairs