Canon 20D What could be the problem?

13 years 6 months ago #4522 by canonextreme
First of all I would like to know if anyone else has experienced the following problem with there Canon 20D? My 20D has died in the creative zone, in fact only the shutter wheel has any input. None of the buttons are working including AF. It will still take pictures in basic mode, and if I remove the lens then the creative zone starts working again. Is my camera a goner or is there something I can do?


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13 years 6 months ago #4929 by Yasko
This could be caused by a few things, some of which can be checked and fixed yourself

1: BENT CONTACT PINS IN YOUR COMPACT FLASH CARD SLOT - All it takes is one bent pin touching another, or not making contact with your CF card to make your camera do weird things. Grab a flashlight, take your CF card out, and carefully check the slot to see if pins are bent or missing. If pins are bent it's likely the problem, and if you're carefull you can bend it back with a jeweler's screwdriver. If not......

2: CLEAN YOUR ELECTRONIC CONTACTS - Dirty or blocked lens/camera body contacts can also make cameras malfunction. Take the lens off, check the electrical contacts on both camera and lens for any blockage, and clean them thoroughly with alcohol. Check with several different lenses. If it only happens with one lens, then the lens is at fault. If it still malfunctions with all lenses......

3: YOUR INTERNAL CAMERA ELECTRONICS ARE MALFUNCTIONING - Going to have to decide at this point if you really want this fixed. It's usually cheaper to get a slightly used 20D than to repair one these days. :(


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