I'm using the Canon brand.

I haven't. It's 3/4 full and printing was fine on three prints and then
the fourth showed these vertical white lines in the dark areas.I've not heard of a cartridge going bad but anything can happen.
I will change it, it can't hurt. Thanks for the suggestion.

I posted this on the printer section but have gotten no responses, so I'm re-posting it here, confident that you guys will have the answer.


I have a Pixma i960 that has generally given me beautiful results. All of a sudden I'm getting vertical lines in the black areas of the prints. I removed the print head and thoroughly but carefully cleaned it, reinstalled it and did a head alignment. The test pages show all the colors looking perfect except for the black, still vertical lines in all the settings. Printed a photo and everything looked good except the black areas, still has the vertical lines. Does anyone have a remedy for this? Thanks.

I have a Pixma i960 that has generally given me beautiful results. All of a sudden I'm getting vertical lines in the black areas of the prints. I removed the print head and thoroughly but carefully cleaned it, reinstalled it and did a head alignment. The test pages show all the colors looking perfect except for the black, still vertical lines in all the settings. Printed a photo and everything looked good except the black areas, still has the vertical lines. Does anyone have a remedy for this? Thanks.

[quote=dpullum]CLP1943... outstanding comments and the exceptional pictures I've seen here on UHH, I purchased an SX50. [GOOD MOVE INDEED]
... thumb is activating buttons while I'm trying to focus. [ ADD A RUBBER PAD TO THE THUMB REST TO KEEP THUMB 1/4 INCH OUT FROM THE CAMERA BODY. IF THAT DOES NOT WORK; AMPUTATION !! ;-)

I'm so used to having the camera up to my eye to compose but this viewfinder is quite small; [ ROTATE THE SCREEN PERMANENTLY SHOWING AND USE THE ADDITION I DID FOR MY NO EYE VIEW CAMERA** ... IF YOU CAN NOT USE THE EYE VIEW BECAUSE YOU NOSE IS IN THE WAY ... AGAIN AMPUTATION !! ;-) ]

and how do you keep the camera steady when the lens is racked out, INCREASE ISO... AND SHUTTER SPEED SO VIBRATION REDUCED BY SAMPLING FAST. ALSO USING A TENNIS BALL GRIP WILL GIVE MORE SOLID GRIP AND ADD TO THE INERTIA OF CAMERA]

you're using the LCD screen and holding the camera out in front of you? [NO USE THE MOD SUGGESTED BELOW** OR BETTER YET GET USE TO THE EYE VIEW.

..... you will find that there is noise... my Paintshop Pro X8 noise reduction will take care of that, altho I use Topaz deNoise.

The SX50 is excellent
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Hi dpullum,
I posted here on UHH because so many of the people here have great ideas and answers. Thank you for your suggestions and the links to your homemade solutions, thus "necessity is the mother of invention". I did consider your suggestion of amputations but I would have to sell the camera to pay for the amputations. Then I'd have no thumb, no eye and no camera, so logic tells me to pass on that.
Thanks, Carl.

Thanks Dlevon for your suggestions and the accompanying pictures.I definitely will try both.

Thanks ggttc for the suggestion and the picture of it.

Hi dpullum,
I posted here on UHH because so many of the people here have great ideas and answers. Thank you for your suggestions and the links to your homemade solutions, thus "necessity is the mother of invention". I did consider your suggestion of amputations but I would have to sell the camera to pay for the amputations. Then I'd have no thumb, no eye and no camera, so logic tells me to pass on that.
Thanks, Carl.

Thanks for your response Haydon. I know what you're talking about,this camera is so much smaller than what I am used to.

Beautiful picture Tinplater. It's results like yours that inspired me to buy this camera. I'm hoping to eventually produce shots like that.

Hi Linda. Because of my history with DSLR's I much prefer to use the viewfinder. I'm sure you are right, it will just take time.
By the way, your photos helped influence me to purchase this camera. Carl

Thanks rehess. I have a great tripod but your suggestion of a monopod is a good one. It would be much more convenient.

Hi Bill,
I'm sure you are right. I just need to set the main camera down
and learn this one.

The colors aren't bad but the placement of the shutters is kind of weird.

I've been using SLR's and then DSLR's for 50 years now, ever since my first daughter was born (she's the reason I bought a good camera in the first place). Recently, because of the outstanding comments and the exceptional pictures I've seen here on UHH, I purchased an SX50.
I'm having trouble transitioning. Because it's a smaller body my thumb is activating buttons while I'm trying to focus. I'm so used to having the camera up to my eye to compose but this viewfinder is quite small; and how do you keep the camera steady when the lens is racked out, you're using the LCD screen and holding the camera out in front of you?
Any tips and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.