PiCam Not Working (At All)

Question

As I recently bought the Picam, I tried capturing an image with :

raspistill -v -o file.jpg

But I got this error :

"No data received from sensor. Check all connections, including the Sunny one on the camera board"

I already tried disconnecting Flex cables, Sunny connector and plugging them back, updating my system, rebooting...

But I still get the same error...

What should I do to fix it ? Do you think my camera module is probably broken ?

I've seen these error messages quite a few times here. First of all, see if any of these search results or these answer your question. — jDo, Apr 11 '16 at 13:58
Yes, the Red Led lights on, so there IS actually a hardware contact. — Ramanewbie, Apr 14 '16 at 19:48
Does this answer your question? Do I Need To Replace My Raspberry Pi Camera? — Dmitry Grigoryev, Apr 21 '20 at 14:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 12 '16 at 22:03

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Have you made sure that your ribbon cable on the PI is connected in the right direction? And by that I mean, did you look at the CSI connector and make sure you're matching the pins up with the contacts on the ribbon? I only say this because when I first bought mine I was not completely sure which way it was supposed to go. lol

If they are indeed inserted correctly I would bet that the camera is broken... But that's just my two cents

answered Apr 12 '16 at 22:03

Myg0t

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I guess I plugged all correctly. Would it harm if I try the other way ? – Ramanewbie Apr 13 '16 at 10:43
I do not believe it would harm anything. – Myg0t Apr 13 '16 at 15:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 14 '16 at 06:18

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This happened to me and I had to buy a new module since I couldn't find any solution to fix it. Turns out the camera is a delicate module so it breaks easily.

answered Apr 14 '16 at 06:18

DorianT

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Indeed, I was aware of that, but I was very careful, so I think I got it already broken... -_- – Ramanewbie Apr 14 '16 at 19:47

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 19 '17 at 22:01

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Run

sudo raspi-config

in terminal to enable the camera and then try again.

edited Apr 19 '17 at 22:01

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answered Apr 12 '16 at 06:11

Alok Naushad

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You probably mean "raspi-config" ? I already enabled it, that's not the source of the problem. – Ramanewbie Apr 12 '16 at 11:24

PiCam Not Working (At All)

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