Picture Problem (EOS 350d)

[Red rose]

I'm having an intermittant problem with pictures from my EOS 350d. Sometimes parts of the picture are missing (in bands), sometimes the there are bands of "tinted" colour across the the picture (example below). Other times all is good !

Has anyone had a similar problem ? Any suggestions of where to start loking for a solution welcome !

Thanks
Ian

[Chicken Pox]

when you say "picture is missing in bands" do you mean it is black (unexposed) or white (overexposed)?

How old/any idea how many actuations it has been used for?

Is it the same lens that it does it on?

(I have no idea what the problem is just a bit more clarification may help the gurus)

[Simpo Two]

That image looks like you've put two different exposures together but they aren't even aligned...

At first I thought you'd left it autobracket, but if individual images are 'missing in bands' then it's fked, I'd say.

[Pete Baraka]

Could there be a problem with the Compact Flash memory card?

Pete

[GetCarter]

/\ That's the first thing to chck... change card... most likely that.

[Red rose]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I tried the camera with another lens and obtained similar results (one picture in 6 was corrupted), so then went to try another CF card. Before taking pics onto the other card, I checked the files on the card ... and hurray, they are good !


So ... I deduce that the problem is in the (original Canon) USB cable (or USB ports) used to download from camera to PC. Strange to think that the picture can be corrupted to display so badly - but still have sufficient integrety that the software can open the file. Still, nice (for once) to have a cheap fix !

Cheers
Ian

[Simpo Two]

Bizarre - but glad you fixed it