Canon EOS 550D shows white images with black vertical stripes and Err 70

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My Canon EOS 550D intermittently shows only a mostly white image with black vertical stripes on the LCD, and the same corrupted image is saved to the SD card. In movie mode it sometimes displays Err 70, and trying to collect Dust Delete Data fails with “Could not obtain the data. Try again.” After repeated power cycles, the camera may start working normally again.

What likely causes this pattern, and is there anything useful I can do to diagnose or fix it?

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This points to a hardware/electronics fault, not a settings issue. Because the corruption appears on both the LCD preview and the saved files, the problem is likely in the image sensor readout path or the camera’s main/logic board rather than just the screen.

The vertical striping, Dust Delete Data failure, and Err 70 all fit an intermittent internal connection or failing component. A common explanation is a bad solder joint, ribbon/bus connection, or other board-level fault that temporarily works again as the camera warms up or after power cycling.

If it has recovered for now, that suggests an intermittent fault rather than a one-time software glitch. Unfortunately there’s usually no reliable user fix beyond basic checks like reseating the battery/card and observing whether temperature, movement, or time affects it. If the issue returns, it will likely become more frequent or eventually permanent.

Practical advice: back up images promptly, test the camera regularly, and plan for professional service or replacement if it recurs.

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Electronics get smaller and smaller. I am thinking that when it warms up the buss makes the proper connection due to shrink and expansion. The solder leads must have been manufactured cheep. But this is just a guessing game for me. Same thing has been happening with mac book pros when they warm up they are fine. The electronics warms up and it is ok. But just be ready that after a while the break will be or may be permanent. Something in the video signaling is going bad on the logic board or the main board of your camera. All electronic devices have this so called logic board which is just the mother board everything sits on.

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