How to Fix your DSLR's SD Card Slot
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2016
- Here's a quick simple solution to fixing your SD Card Slot when it gets jammed, preventing you from inserting your memory card. This video will show you a simple solution that will save you hundreds of dollars in repairs. While there are other videos showing you how to unjam your SD Card Slot, this video will show you how to do it without risking further damage to your digital camera.
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I am so glad I decided to look up this issue! Didn't even notice the card had a tiny fragment missing, followed your steps and out it fell. So quick and easy to fix something that has been bugging me for months, so thanks!
I literally did exactly what you said to do on this video and it fixed my issue... thanks a lot you save me some money.
Perfect! Happy I could help.
I can’t tell you how delighted I am to have seen this! Last night I was sure my camera was broken. Found your video this morning and turned my camera over and out fell the culprit. So simple. Thank you so much. I would never have thought of doing that. My card still works though 🥳
That's awesome!
Same thing happened to me. Thanks so much!
OMG - I have to admit, I was VERY skeptical, that something so bad could be so simple to fix. You just saved me a ton of money, I did EXACTLY what you suggested, and sure enough, a piece of plastic (probably from a cheap sd card) dropped out, in fact, it almost fell straight into my eye. I tested out my card slot right after, and I am in business again ! Thank you
That's so good to hear. Happy it worked for you.
Hey! I just want to let you know that I had been sweating for over an hour trying to fix the same issue until I saw this vid of yours. I got that broken piece out of may camera card slot in less than 5 minutes. Phew! Thank you so much. This is really easy and HELPFUL! 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks a lot for sharing! I was desperate that the camera was not reading my card. Removing the plastic piece was also for me the solution. Happy Sunday.
Awesome! Happy it helped.
Just had the same problem with my 7D MII, Luckely found your video within 5 mins.Hold it upside down and already something fell out.
It works again!! Thank for this golden tip !
That's fantastic. You're welcome!
I have been struggling for days for the same issue!!! Thank you so much! you saved my camera!! 👍 what a tip!! 👏
You bet.
OMG thank you so much. I almost ordered a new camera and came across this video. This fixed the problem. You saved me $$$! THANK YOU!
Hello, my cannon camera is having some similar issues but I cant find anything online; with my battery alone in the camera it can turn on but when I add the SD card the camera suddenly is unable to turn on? and when I take the sd card out again it can turn back on? Do you have an idea of what this could be?
Stay blessed buddy. You saved me a lot of time and money with this simple video. I have been trying to get this issue fixed for so damn long but I was not making progress. You sir are amazing. ♥️
Is it safe to take cards in and out after shoots?
Or should i Transfer files using a AV cable
Oh my GOD: that's brilliant!! i've been waiting for science to catch up with the state of my memory card so that I didn't ruin my camera in a fit of "repair rage".
so I just decided to look it up again this morning ((because it's been about six months since I tried)). I already feel like this is going to be exactly what I needed to do. I'll let you know how it works out ! thank you so much !! CHEERS! Sixstringspaceboy 🤘🏻👽👍🏻
THANK YOU JASON! I'm doing my shooting on a shoestring budget. Thinking the only camera I have, an M50, was toast, and how will I afford a costly repair? Gave my camera a shake and out it came! Dude, you killed it. many thanks!
That's so awesome. Happy shooting!
The piece came out but its now not recognizing my card :( bummer. Thanks for the help!
I have spent more than 3 years with the card stuck inside the camera for fear of breaking it. Thanks to your video I was encouraged and fixed it. Thank you!!!. I am crying with joy.
Glad it helped!
I am so grateful and appreciative. Similar thing happened to me yesterday. Thanks to your video, I have fixed my Mark III camera today. I really owe you a great debt of gratitude.
Awesome! Happy I could help.
OMG!!! This solved my memory card issues temporarily it only works with a little cardboard in there but hey it works!!! Thank you so much you are camera saver! Literally!
You bet! Happy you got it to work.
Thanks for this man!!
I have a cannon 800 D and my sd card broke while in the camera as well but the piece came out already however my camera still isn't reading the new sd cards I bought for it. When I turn my camera on without an sd Card in it works perfectly fine however when I insert the sd card the screen goes completely black and turn it on and off with no solution. Any tips?
Brilliant thanks you made my weekend!
I had exactly the same issue! Even before putting the camera on the tripod, the small plastic corner that broke off fell out! I only have ordered new SD card to replace the broken one.
THANK YOU! Just fixed my issue and made my day! Still can't believe it was that easy. Thanks for saving me the repair money.
You are welcome!
Hi, any idea how to fix the problem/ error "card's write protection is set to lock" none of the memory cards I used works. Even it is set to unlock . It maybe has something to do with the card's slot . Hope u could help :) thank you!
Brill - putting the camera on a tripod worked a treat (plus some rigerous shaking) - thanks for taking the time to post!
Shaking is the key
This really helped me! Thanks!
Awesome. Happy it helped.
Mate! Awesome video. This worked straight away! Thanks so much!
You're welcome. Happy it helped.
OH MY GOD! Thank you! I had a card slot that was working but would stop recording saying the card was too slow. I did research of all kinds of see if the card was defective, even thought about sending the NEW camera in to be fixed. Came across your video, and sure enough A TINY PIECE OF THE SD CARD HAD BROKEN AND WAS BLOCKING A PIN! Works perfect again! Thank you!
Awesome! Happy to help.
The only video that helped me!! Thank you so much. You saved me an unnecessary trip to the repair shop.
Such a good video a lot more help was given here than contacted canon themselves
You saved my year (whatever that means). Thank you so much. I haven’t been using the camera (Nikon by the way) for such a long time. Just grateful!
Alternative to the tripod, just lay down on a bed/sofa and grab your flashlight with teeth (I just used my phone’s light put laid in my lips).
THANKS AGAIN AND AGAIN.
Awesome! Happy you figured it out.
THANK YOU! You are a TRUE life saver. I am forever grateful!!! Such an easy fix for such a common problem that has the potential to be extremely expensive.
You're very welcome. Happy it helped.
You are a life saver!!!!
This was such a great video! I thought it was broken and I don't think I would have noticed that little piece missing if you hadn't mentioned it! Now my card slot works again! Thanks :)
You're very welcome
Thanks a lot,after this problem i was not using my camera for last three months and it just took 30 sec to take out the piece, and after that same sd card is again working fine. My broken piece was really really tiny but was preventing the memory card to reinsert.
Thanks a lot again
Same as everyone else, I didn't realize there was a piece stuck in there until I watched this video. Unfortunately, my won't come out with the method suggested. It seems stuck. Should I use a paper clip? Will that damage my camera?
It has worked for me 💯. Thanks
Thanks so much did the trick!
Thank you so much. Your tip worked perfectly. I just bought a EOS Mark 111. I had it for 2 days then my card would not go in all the way. I wanted to cry. Then I saw your tip and tried it. After about a 15 min set up. 5 mins later It worked. I saved the card and the broken piece. You are the man. Thanks, I love you.
Glad it helped!
You saved me Bro. This lil tip worked for me. I was about to put my canon in the shop until I found your vid. I fixed my camera in like 3 mins. Thanks for the help.
So Awesome! Go have a drink on me with the money you saved. LOL
This worked great. I didn't realize thre was something in the slot till I saw your video. I was looking up "sd card slot not working" . Soon as I saw what you did, I got a flash light and sure enough there was part of a broken sd card in there. I put it on my tripod and got it out pretty easy. Thanks.
That's Awesome! Happy it worked out for you. 🙂
Perfect! I turned my camera upside down and out fell the plastic piece...no digging around in the slot. Thank you!
Wow! Cool! Happy it was so easy for you.
You are a Life Saver. Had this Issue but your tip was so helpful. All sorted now.
Great to hear!
Thank you for sharing this video. It saved me!
Good deal. Happy it helped.
So it turns out that there was a small piece stuck inside my slot as well, finally got it removed but unfortunately even after the piece has been removed it's still saying it cannot read my card. I was hoping maybe you knew of an alternate reason as to why this could be the case? thanks
thank u broi... its very helpful for me
Thanks a bunch, which is what you saved me.
Yep, exactly what happened to my SanDisk card I've used for several years. Broken chip fell out with a little encouragement. Thanks so much!
Absolutely fantastic, fixed it !. Thanks so much
You are welcome
my camera's card slot is in permanent locked position. every card I put in the camera will say the card is locked. i even bought new ones and its the same problem. any help would be aprecciated.
It did work for me, thanks for the tip!
Awesome!
thanks a lot for this video I followed the steps and Fixed the issue :D
Glad I could help.
Worked perfectly...thank you
My sd card gold part (1:25) got stuck and when I took out the actual card it didn't have the gold part, so when I try put back the card I'm unable too because part of it is stuck in the camera card slot? I have a Canon too. Help🙏🏾
I would try doing what I did in the video. If it doesn't just fall out, shake it or make it vibrate, which may dislodge that piece. Do Not go digging in there for it or you may bend or break one of the pins and that would require a major costly fix.
Thank you so much!
Dude thank you so much for this video, I was so scared when my SD card wasn't going in, I checked the slot and there was tiny bit of plastic stuck inside, I just turned the camera upside down and viola it came out! You're a saviour 🤟🤟🤟🤟
That's awesome! Happy I could help.
This man need a trophy 🏆
I was soo frustrated 🔥
Thanks a lot, God bless!
Saved me a lot of money thank you!!
You bet. Happy it did.
Thanks millions time.... Saved my canon 6d.. Just 4 mo. Of use... U can imagine... I went to sleep watching ur video... Yeah I fall asleep..after I learned what to do.. Hubby helped me.. We saved some hundreds$$... Blessings .. Always...!!! Maria.. Happy photographer...!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
So Awesome you didn't have to spend $$$ getting it fixed. Happy Photographing!
Mine is not broken but the sd card looks worn on the logo side, manage to get it working but if I pull it out it might take me a few tries to get it working so I compromised and now use my camera with the USB cable
Pretty slick. I had the same issue. Your advice kept me from going crazy as tho why SD Cards wouldn't go in and out easily into my brand new camera!
Sweet! Happy it helped.
@@Photillustrator UPDATE: so the card goes in easily now. however, when I turned the camera on, I got the notification that "Card's lock activated" - My lock was off, I tried 2 cards. So, I had to go back in. Using a tiny Allen Wrench turned upside down, I "scrubbed" at the area where the lock detect is located. BAM! That worked. So not only did the card insert and exit difficulties get fixed, the issue with fake lock detection got fixed too. Don't ask me how one was related to the other, I never had gotten the lock card notification, until I got that little piece out of the bottom. Strange huh?
thank you so much. same problem. same fix, though I did need to poke around first before it tumbled down...
Glad it helped.
This was the easiest and best fix of all of them that I looked at your 1 tip was amazing have a photoshoot tomorrow and thought I was doomed. Thank you so much for posting this tip.
Thank you! Saved me so much messing around!
Glad I could help!
Hi Pixels and Grain !I have problem with my Dslr card slot...if i put the card in it,i will not lock it in place,the card pops again back,any ideas what i can do ? :(((
Brother you are too good !! Thankyou
You're welcome!
It worked thanks so much!
Who would have thought this would save someone's life four yrs later ....I love you man you the best...this actually saved my life am greatful 🤗God bless
I LOVE YOU!!! ...Same issue & I was ready to spend time, $$ & lots of energy to ship it off to Canon in Eastern Canada...I stopped & prayed to God & then got the idea to find a RUclips video... & in the 1st video this guy took a part his camera which discouraged me even more, as NO way I was going to attempt that!
But then I saw you here with even the SAME 6D camera as I have & so I did exactly what you said; except that I fiddled around with the paper-clip & then gave it a hard tap while upside down on the tripod (as you suggested); & sure enough something fell out!
I said out loud "NO WAY!!!" & now it's working thanks God & for you!!! :) :) THANKS AGAIN FOR POSTING THIS!!! - Darren
Unreal. You just saved me... at least $500. Thought for sure a pin was bent or something. Just a tiny shard of an SD card. THANKS!
Happy I could help.
Thanks, mate! This worked!
Awesome!
A few moments ago was going to start a photoshoot with my wife when I realized that the same thing got stuck on the card slot cause card won't insert. Thank you for this. Thank you this much!
You're very welcome!
Thank you very much! I had same problem. I turned card slot toward ground and after some shaking and hiting camera a small piece of plastic came out.
Good Deal. Happy it worked out for you.
In my case removing the stuck card bent a pin :(
After opening the camera i see that the sd-slot is like covered with a metal plate. No way to reach that pin in the back. Damn.
The SD card in my 5D Mark III wouldn't eject. After watching your video I found a minute piece of plastic (probably a piece from another card) jamming the release mechanism. Once I located it, it came out quite easily and everything is working fine now. THANK YOU VERY MUCH for saving me a lot of frustration and tons of momey. From far away...South Africa :)
Thank you so much for this, saved me a lot of messing about with insurance arranging a repair! 😊
Happy it helped.
Thank you very much your video has helped me. I have not seen the broken piece of the card come out ??
Thank you for you tip. Using the tripod gave me the precise angle and elevation to remove the pieces that jammed the slot. I let gravity do the work as you suggested, but did require some finagling to get the piece to drop. The pins or contacts are very delicate so it requires a delicate touch so as not to damage them, but I did find there is adequate space below the pins that the pieces will fall between. For larger or longer pieces, they can slide diagonally between the pins. You may have to learn to become a contortionist as you adjust your body’s orientation to the job. Most important is patience and care. Don’t rush the job. I used a sewing needle, a pen light and the tripod to do the job. Would prefer micro tweezers and lighted magnification, but had to do with what I had. Anyway, my comment was to thank you for the tripod tip, but I hope my tips can help someone else. Cheers.
Thank you dude, it works perfectly!
At first I was a bit skeptical, on the verge to send it to back to be repaired. Then looking closely into the it, I saw a small piece of a blue sd card that was stuck at the bottom of the slot.
Really, the key thing is GRAVITY!
I was lying down on the floor and from beneath the slot, I pushed the blue small piece with a small screwdriver and miraculously the next moment the tiny blue piece of sd card, suddenly fall out! :)
Thank you for making this video. I just bought this camera not too long ago and this happened to me. at first it didnt go in either and i keep forcing it and blowing on in. It came in and the camera couldn't read the card. I found this video and i realized that the card broked off and stuck in the card slot. Got it out using your method, but the camera still couldnt read the card still. I looks closer to the prongs inside the slot and found one that is pushing down due to the broken piece of the card. I took a small paper clip, bend the tip of it half way and use a steady hand to bend it back up. Thanks goodness it work again!
That's awesome! Happy you got it working. Happy shooting.
WOW! I thought my much-loved 8 year old Panasonic point-and-shoot was going to be forever limited to ~70MB of memory! I didn't have a paper clip handy, so used a small plastic zip tie...just wailed it around inside the downward-facing slot. I wasn't aware of anything coming out, but lo and behold the SD card snicked back in like "What's the worry, bro?" Thank you so much!
Does this work for Rebel T7?
Thank you very much for this! I was going nuts, almost crying on the money I was about to get out to fix this😂... I put my camera upside down on my tripod and used the blade of a tiny knife to get that piece out!
Thanks chap. Exact same problem, now fixed :)
Happy it worked for you.
Well, well, well …. I had this exact problem and your fix worked!!! Thank you 🙏 A tiny fragment of black plastic dropped out and, on closer inspection, I noticed a small chip on the corner of the SD card. The slot now works perfectly and I’ll be ordering new cards today 😉
That was exactly my experience too. Happy it helped
Wow - what an easy fix...! Thanks...!
I love you bro. You've just fixed my new camera whose sd card slot was broken
Thank you! That was exactly what happened to me too! What a relief!!!!
Happy it helped.
bro you saved my life ! i had the same issue with my Canon C70, thank you very much !
Glad it helped!
I’m so glad I decided to search RUclips one more time before taking my Canon 80D to the shop for this same reason and sure enough I had a piece of SD card stuck inside the slot and I wiggled a paper clip inside and the piece fell right out and fixed the issue!! So THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Glad I could help!
Yo! It was a bit more tricky with my Sony a7iii but hell yeah this video made me look and whip out a paperclip and it worked. Thanks man!
that actually worked. Thank you so much... that was the exact problem I had...
Happy it helped
Hello for my camera sd card slot inside pins bend and not working is there any solution for this
You can try bending them back out but you risk breaking them off. I would leave that to the pros to take care of.
Thanks for your advice, when I looked at my SD card it didn't occur to me that the small piece missing was still in the SD slot... I tipped my camera upside down and it fell out. SD card is clicking in normally again! Thanks
THANK YOU! IT WORKED!
Awesome!
Thank you for this sir. Didn't notice that small pice, that tiny fragment messed up my shoot yesterday,
Thank you!!
Thank you so much , at first I didn’t believe that it chipped but it did chip on the other end of the SD card which got stuck into the slot !! Make sure you guys double check everything , the piece that’s in the slot can blend into it so make sure you have a flashlight and something to pick it out
IT'S VERY HELPFUL, THANKS
You're very welcome.
Thank you! I hadn't even noticed a piece came off my SD card
Happy it helped
The top comment alone helped me with the issue. Just needed to lightly tap my camera with it upside down with the slot open, and nothing came out but it still worked!
As long as it works, right?
wow, you just fixed my 90D...where do I send the check...
Happy it worked for you 😉
Great great great...
Thank you so so much.
I literally did the same and it worked...😍