Flickering Screen Lumix DMC-ZS1

For months now, the LCD screen on this camera often flickers, and is next to impossible to use
in sunlight. It doesn't seem to matter what temperature or humidity, or whether the camera is
in picture-taking mode, or picture viewing mode, or just showing the various menus.

Intensional, gentle bumps haven't helped (don't seem to make any difference), and it seems to
be slowly getting worse--at times down-right difficult to use the camera.

I'm wondering if this is a common problem with digital cameras, and if someone knows of a trick
to fix.

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croy

In article , croy
wrote:

For months now, the LCD screen on this camera often flickers, and is next to
impossible to use
in sunlight. It doesn't seem to matter what temperature or humidity, or
whether the camera is
in picture-taking mode, or picture viewing mode, or just showing the various
menus.

Intensional, gentle bumps haven't helped (don't seem to make any difference),
and it seems to
be slowly getting worse--at times down-right difficult to use the camera.

I'm wondering if this is a common problem with digital cameras, and if
someone knows of a trick to fix.

it's not common. your camera is defective. replace it (it's not worth
repairing).

On Mar 26, 2019, croy wrote
(in ):

For months now, the LCD screen on this camera often flickers, and is next to
impossible to use
in sunlight. It doesn't seem to matter what temperature or humidity, or
whether the camera is
in picture-taking mode, or picture viewing mode, or just showing the various
menus.

Intensional, gentle bumps haven't helped (don't seem to make any difference),
and it seems to
be slowly getting worse--at times down-right difficult to use the camera.

I'm wondering if this is a common problem with digital cameras, and if
someone knows of a trick
to fix.

Whatever the cause of your LCD problem, this is a dying 11 year old camera,
and it would not be cost effective to repair given a current value of $10-$50
depending on condition and/or seller. You might be able to fine a used
replacement, but that is not my recommendation.

You would be better off buying a new budget compact camera, or settling on a
current smartphone camera, which today will out perform your ailing DMC-ZS1.

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Regards,
Savageduck

In article
.com,
says...
smartphone camera, which today will out perform your ailing DMC-ZS1

Except for the zoom. The ZS1 has a 12x zoom.
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Alfred Molon

Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at
https://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

On Mar 26, 2019, Alfred Molon wrote
(in om):

In article
.com,
says...
smartphone camera, which today will out perform your ailing DMC-ZS1

Except for the zoom. The ZS1 has a 12x zoom.

....and it is still an outdated compact with, for the OP, a faulty LCD (or
some other problem) which is not cost effective to repair. The time has come
to retire the ZS1, and consider other options which might include a newer
compact, or a smartphone depending on the OP’s needs. I suspect that if the
OP has been happy with the ZS1 he should be happy with one of the current
compact offerings from any of the usual manufacturers.

I could be wrong, but I don’t think that this OP is a candidate for an
advanced M4/3, APS-C, or FF system.

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:22:01 -0700, Savageduck wrote:

I could be wrong, but I don’t think that this OP is a candidate for an
advanced M4/3, APS-C, or FF system.

You are not wrong. This is my backpacking camera. It is wonderfully small and light, two
things that a backpacker would be enamored with.

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts.

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croy

On 3/26/2019 4:11 PM, Savageduck wrote:


You might be able to fine a used
replacement, but that is not my recommendation.


Remnants of your career.


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PeterN

On Apr 1, 2019, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 3/26/2019 4:11 PM, Savageduck wrote:

You might be able to fine a used
replacement, but that is not my recommendation.

Remnants of your career.

If you mean that trying to resurrect that compact dinosaur would be criminal,
perhaps. Otherwise what would you suggest?

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Regards,
Savageduck

On Apr 1, 2019, Bill W wrote
(in ):

On Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:11:49 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On Apr 1, 2019, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 3/26/2019 4:11 PM, Savageduck wrote:

You might be able to fine a used
replacement, but that is not my recommendation.

Remnants of your career.

If you mean that trying to resurrect that compact dinosaur would be
criminal, perhaps. Otherwise what would you suggest?

It was a spelling check...

OK! Fine! Fine! Fine! ...but the OP still has an 11 year old compact which is
going through its death convulsions.

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Regards,
Savageduck

On 4/1/2019 7:11 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Apr 1, 2019, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 3/26/2019 4:11 PM, Savageduck wrote:

You might be able to fine a used
replacement, but that is not my recommendation.

Remnants of your career.

If you mean that trying to resurrect that compact dinosaur would be criminal,
perhaps. Otherwise what would you suggest?



Typo! ;-)

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PeterN