digiteye
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Please help me. After a shooting session I offed the camera, took out the SD card and battery for charging, then inserted another battery. Instead of the camera powering up and running, an empty battery icon in the bottom right corner of the top LCD is blinking otherwise my camera is dead.
I have browsed the net for solution, some advised on placing the cam into freezer, etc. I didint freeze the cam anyways. Then one guy suggested that the cam has to be left alone for a week without battery and lens, this would drain out the electric from the capacitor that in this model is responsible for date and time power supply, then the camera will be functioning again.
I does not.
In the meantime (by reading various sites) I realized this problem occurs to many users, could be a design flaw or such. I contacted Canon service center (I stay in Asia now) in Malaysia and Singapore - they want the body there and I worry they going to replace something major inside and rip me off big time for something that could be reset if one knows how to do.
I had an Error 70 with my 5DMkII, found a fix in the net that worked - the service center wanted my cam there also but I refused. I guess there will be a solution for this one also.
Please those 60D users who had the same issue, post here their experience, how the SAME problem occurred and what was the fix.
Pls refrain from posting other issues or solution for those...I really need to get this fixed.
One more thing: I have a gut feeling that this issue is related to Canon's original batteries, I use those and the two erros occurred same time after I inserted one of my batteries which charges fine and otherwise I cant see any problem with it. But I know Canon placed some firmware in them to avoid their cameras working with generic batteries... I think that firmware screwed up my cameras (and now I may need 2 main boards to pay for - as thats what Canon going to replace in such cases even if not necessary - according to some users online)
Thanks a bunch!!
I have browsed the net for solution, some advised on placing the cam into freezer, etc. I didint freeze the cam anyways. Then one guy suggested that the cam has to be left alone for a week without battery and lens, this would drain out the electric from the capacitor that in this model is responsible for date and time power supply, then the camera will be functioning again.
I does not.
In the meantime (by reading various sites) I realized this problem occurs to many users, could be a design flaw or such. I contacted Canon service center (I stay in Asia now) in Malaysia and Singapore - they want the body there and I worry they going to replace something major inside and rip me off big time for something that could be reset if one knows how to do.
I had an Error 70 with my 5DMkII, found a fix in the net that worked - the service center wanted my cam there also but I refused. I guess there will be a solution for this one also.
Please those 60D users who had the same issue, post here their experience, how the SAME problem occurred and what was the fix.
Pls refrain from posting other issues or solution for those...I really need to get this fixed.
One more thing: I have a gut feeling that this issue is related to Canon's original batteries, I use those and the two erros occurred same time after I inserted one of my batteries which charges fine and otherwise I cant see any problem with it. But I know Canon placed some firmware in them to avoid their cameras working with generic batteries... I think that firmware screwed up my cameras (and now I may need 2 main boards to pay for - as thats what Canon going to replace in such cases even if not necessary - according to some users online)
Thanks a bunch!!