the more i watch electronics repair videos the more i'm astonished that so many defects are either spottable with the eye or "simple" power supply issues. Gives me hope for the next decades that the repair culture can come back.
I'd totally agree power supply issues are very common, I've brought a number of camera gimbals for next to nothing where the users have let the batteries get discharged enough to cause the battery to go into a fault state and not charge and they've just given up and sold the whole thing off without even trying a new battery. I usually re-cell the battery pack and then reset the chip rather than wasting money on a new one.
Where do you find these great digital cams deals??? I never find that great a deal or ever..and I'd be interested in buying one of your dig cams. I'm getting into dslr photograph. Great viddie sir keep up great vids.
None, the board and the shutter are calibrated together, so when the board goes bad it requires a shutter calibration after replacement. That costs about $400.
Hi all, I've been using EOS 1100D for almost 4 years without any issues. A couple of days back I shot a few pictures, and took the memory card out of the camera to copy the photos in my laptop. On putting the card back in the camera, the LCD did not power up. But I am able to view settings like shutter speed, aperture, ISO from the viewfinder. So, I tried to take a picture with it. On this point, the camera takes the mirror up, waits a while, and then the viewfinder shows a blinking "err" message. No error codes shown. Just a blinking "err" message in the viewfinder. Also, LCD does not power up. No matter what I do. Here is the complete list of issues: 1. LCD does not power up. 2. Camera lets me shoot only one picture. But the mirror locks up for a while, and viewfinder shows blinking err 3. Memory card has no pictures after taking the photo. 4. Autofocus is working. Able to pop the built-in flash with the button. 5. Once the "err" starts blinking, nothing works. Not even autofocus. 6. Only way to stop "err" message is to remove the battery and reinsert once again. Here's what I did till now in order to get it working (but didn't solve the issue): 1. Take the battery out. Charge it completely. Reinsert it. 2. Take the memory card out. Format it from laptop. Reinsert it. 3. Start the camera without memory card. Still the LCD doesn't power up. Doesn't solve the blinking err message. 4. Cleaned the Lens and Camera contact points with a cloth. No help. 5. Tried a different lens (Sigma 70-300mm / Canon 18-55mm). No help. 6. Tried powering up the camera without lens. Still no luck. 7. Tried a battery from same camera model (borrowed from my friend). No luck. Does any one encounter issue like this with Canon? Does anyone know how to solve this issue? Any help appreciated. Thanks!
thanks! nice video. i try to revive a 400 D i bought yesterday. it wont power up. i opened the cam, checked the switches at the battery compartment and card reader but still nothing. second battery, good known cf card... do you have any advice? how to check the power on button (slider) ? how would you check this camera?
Check for signs of rust anywhere, especially under the connector covers on the left side. It's also possible the CF card pins have been bent and mashed down, causing a no-power scenario. Water damage and CF card pin damage are the 2 primary causes I've seen, the cameras are pretty robust. The plastic covers on a 400D should come off pretty easily with a #00 philips, I don't recall needing to remove any rubber grips, that said, there should be disassembly videos available for a similar mode.
@@eformance thanks for responding. i opened it up, checked all switches and put it back together. i didnt see any corosion or rust. all pins are ok. i dont know why my battery drained from 7v to 3.4 v while checking the switches. now i charge the batteries and have to wait .. sorry for my bad english, im from germany
@@davidmskiba Are you sure this is a good battery? I had a similar Canon battery that was bad and the camera wouldn't turn on. If the battery is a brand new and went to 3.4v then that means the camera has a short, probably liquid damage. Those batteries are 2 cells at 3.2v each, so if it went to 3.4v it could mean that one of the cells is bad.
hi i have a can a canon elph 3500is not made in japan needs the lock fer the sd card repaired . the sd cards won,t lock in . what do i do n. here in canada theyre goin fer 250$USED
@@boomer3305 I would look for a parts camera and swap the board the SD card slot is on. SD card sockets are cheap, so repairing the existing board should be doable with hobbyist soldering skills. Barring that, try using a piece of tape, or jamming a thin piece of cardboard in the slot next to the SD card to wedge it in place.
My 3rd pogo pin stuck under and not coming out. Don’t have a blade but tried so many things to pop it out. I have 5dii and autofocus doesn’t work on it either.
My camera was indirectly been wet since it was in a bag while in a shoot, at first the LCD stopped working but it is still clicking, after a few days I've been to another shoot and again the camera was caught in the rain indirectly since it was in a bag. Now it is not turning on, but I have dried the camera since. Is this an easy fix or do I need to go to a service center? I'm a cheapskate so DIY is my first choice if process is not too gruesome. What can you tell about this? Please help.
The LCD not working suggests water got in through the back first. Canon cameras such as this 20D are Magnesium bodies, which corrodes when it gets wet. You'll find a white powder around the buttons and joystick. It's not a good sign when things stop working, it suggests that water got into the camera enough to corrode the connections to the boards. Water damage varies from slight to serious, it often will short out chips on the board so cleaning doesn't always fix the problem. You didn't say what model you had, but changing out the main board also requires recalibrating the shutter on a Canon, I would expect a several hundred dollar repair.
@@eformance I have the eos 100d / kiss x7 / SL1. I buried it in rice after the shoot. Others said that raw rice creates a super dry place that sucks misture. That was the first step I did but now, is it possible for me to crack it open, I have some expertise in servicing laptops and phones, does it go with cameras too?
@@drrrw If it failed even after putting it in rice, there is a good chance the board and/or chips are damaged. I'm sure there are some YT videos on tearing down this camera, but in general you need to peel the grips off and remove all of the screws while carefully tracking exactly where each screw went. Usually the back comes off with half a dozen screws, with one under the thumb grip cover. Once the back is loose, you have to remove a couple flat flex cables that connect the LCD and back switches to the main board. Removing the main board requires disconnecting the sensor and about half a dozen other flat flex cables, then it can be removed. You need to look for green crusty stuff on the board and white powdery stuff inside the case. Canon's weather sealing is really more of a dust seal with labyrinth sealing on the back cover. Isopropyl alcohol and a toothbrush are a good place to start. Rinse, scrub, rinse. If you aren't finding green crusty stuff, you aren't finding the problem. I did revive a water damage Rebel board once, but it didn't work 100% reliably. Check all the flex connectors for corrosion and around the chips, the water most likely got in around the bottom or connector end of the board.
@@eformance Thank you, the rubber grips were already peeled cause of my sweaty hands so all the screws are already exposed. Even the one that my thumb rest on. That part has a hold that a ribbon could go cause there's a port-kind of connection. Anyways. Thanks bruh.
That 20D is "worth" ~$20 to a new buyer, but it's way more than a $20 camera. There are far less capable point-and-shoot cameras out there selling for 3-5 times that simply because they're small, cute, and trendy. So, it's not a good candidate for selling. It's a good candidate for gifting to someone who wants to learn photography but can't afford to buy a more modern camera, or for keeping as a working spare.
I agree wholeheartedly, it's a better camera than many out there. However, everyone carries a mediocre camera with them that has a very powerful post-processing engine to turn what would be a mediocre picture into something with wide range, vibrance, and sharpness. The difference is that with a DSLR you have to do all that post work in a computer, but at least you have a good RAW starting point. My take on the 20D is that it lacks dynamic range in the highlights, but is an otherwise decent camera. You can put just about any lens on this because of its resolution. If you can get your exposure right, it'll produce nice pictures, even for a "starter" camera.
@@eformance All true. But most people who use a phone camera, even a really good one, either do no post processing or do something purely comical. Shooting RAW with a 20D can teach principles that are needed to truly engage with the art. You don't need to know anything about photography to get decent pictures with a good phone camera. But what would a bride think if she hired a photographer and he or she showed up on the big day with nothing but an iPhone?
@@rangersmith4652 Yeah, that would be an awkward sight, but I guarantee you that it's happened already. People inducted into the cult of iPhone because "shot on iPhone" by an award winning acclaimed director and DP. Most of my photos are mildly post-processed, getting the exposure, composition, and lighting right in-camera are the most important factors.
A warning to photographers needing conversions (to infra-red, astro, etc.) or camera repair: Stay away from Spencer’s Camera in Utah, which bills itself as doing work for NASA; they have photographers recommending them on YT videos and so on. The are outright crooks; no other way to put it. Back in February I sent them two Canon T6s, both for sensor cleaning, one for conversion to Infra-red. I made it clear I needed it done quickly as I am on the road in my RV, etc. They said no problem, about $375. Okay. It took more than 6 weeks, with no answer on their phone (filled up voice mail). They finally returned my emails saying everyone was ‘at a workshop’ in Canada. Aggravating. The eventual package was so poorly wrapped that one T6 was sticking out of a ragged hole. There was no invoice or receipt or even an indication of which T6 was converted, which was merely cleaned. I went online to my bank to see that they ‘rounded up’ to $400.00 on my cc. No invoice indeed. Would have been iffy to round up. But the real reason was only one camera was actually worked on, the conversion. I assume they didn’t want to put a lie on paper since both cameras still had filthy sensors and are useless. I wanted to have it on record, so I used email to complain. My two emails went unanswered. This is a well-known company (NASA, etc) but they obviously do not care (in the extreme) about us peons. I have posted the first photos out of my cameras on my blog if you want to see what they… didn’t do and over-charged me for it after being 4 weeks late. I’m a well thought-of writer (3 books, many TV/feature scripts) named Allan Weisbecker; I have worked professionally as a photographer (including covers) for magazines like Smithsonian, Men’s Journal, Popular Photography, and so on. Google me and do a search for my blog if you want to verify what I’m saying (and see the dirty sensor pics). ‘Allan C Weisbecker + blog’. Look for the title ‘Spencer’s Cameras Are Crooks’.
the more i watch electronics repair videos the more i'm astonished that so many defects are either spottable with the eye or "simple" power supply issues. Gives me hope for the next decades that the repair culture can come back.
come back? We here already!
I'll never NOT repair my shit!
I'd totally agree power supply issues are very common, I've brought a number of camera gimbals for next to nothing where the users have let the batteries get discharged enough to cause the battery to go into a fault state and not charge and they've just given up and sold the whole thing off without even trying a new battery. I usually re-cell the battery pack and then reset the chip rather than wasting money on a new one.
great job on keeping these out of landfills, electronics are finiky but can be very easy to fix if you trouble shoot.
This channel is hidden gold mine
Smart man. Really liked how you explained everything.
Thanks!
Where do you find these great digital cams deals??? I never find that great a deal or ever..and I'd be interested in buying one of your dig cams. I'm getting into dslr photograph. Great viddie sir keep up great vids.
The movie button on my Olympus VR 340 is not responding. Is that something I might be able to fix or no? Thanks
It can probably be fixed, however I've never seen one of these so I can't give any specific advice.
How much would you spend on a camera that doesn't turn on. I have seen one for about 40% of the price. The seller said it was damaged by rain.
None, the board and the shutter are calibrated together, so when the board goes bad it requires a shutter calibration after replacement. That costs about $400.
Hi all,
I've been using EOS 1100D for almost 4 years without any issues. A couple of days back I shot a few pictures, and took the memory card out of the camera to copy the photos in my laptop. On putting the card back in the camera, the LCD did not power up. But I am able to view settings like shutter speed, aperture, ISO from the viewfinder.
So, I tried to take a picture with it. On this point, the camera takes the mirror up, waits a while, and then the viewfinder shows a blinking "err" message.
No error codes shown. Just a blinking "err" message in the viewfinder.
Also, LCD does not power up. No matter what I do.
Here is the complete list of issues:
1. LCD does not power up.
2. Camera lets me shoot only one picture. But the mirror locks up for a while, and viewfinder shows blinking err
3. Memory card has no pictures after taking the photo.
4. Autofocus is working. Able to pop the built-in flash with the button.
5. Once the "err" starts blinking, nothing works. Not even autofocus.
6. Only way to stop "err" message is to remove the battery and reinsert once again.
Here's what I did till now in order to get it working (but didn't solve the issue):
1. Take the battery out. Charge it completely. Reinsert it.
2. Take the memory card out. Format it from laptop. Reinsert it.
3. Start the camera without memory card. Still the LCD doesn't power up. Doesn't solve the blinking err message.
4. Cleaned the Lens and Camera contact points with a cloth. No help.
5. Tried a different lens (Sigma 70-300mm / Canon 18-55mm). No help.
6. Tried powering up the camera without lens. Still no luck.
7. Tried a battery from same camera model (borrowed from my friend). No luck.
Does any one encounter issue like this with Canon?
Does anyone know how to solve this issue?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks!
thanks! nice video. i try to revive a 400 D i bought yesterday. it wont power up. i opened the cam, checked the switches at the battery compartment and card reader but still nothing. second battery, good known cf card... do you have any advice? how to check the power on button (slider) ? how would you check this camera?
Check for signs of rust anywhere, especially under the connector covers on the left side. It's also possible the CF card pins have been bent and mashed down, causing a no-power scenario. Water damage and CF card pin damage are the 2 primary causes I've seen, the cameras are pretty robust. The plastic covers on a 400D should come off pretty easily with a #00 philips, I don't recall needing to remove any rubber grips, that said, there should be disassembly videos available for a similar mode.
@@eformance thanks for responding. i opened it up, checked all switches and put it back together. i didnt see any corosion or rust. all pins are ok. i dont know why my battery drained from 7v to 3.4 v while checking the switches. now i charge the batteries and have to wait
.. sorry for my bad english, im from germany
@@davidmskiba Are you sure this is a good battery? I had a similar Canon battery that was bad and the camera wouldn't turn on. If the battery is a brand new and went to 3.4v then that means the camera has a short, probably liquid damage. Those batteries are 2 cells at 3.2v each, so if it went to 3.4v it could mean that one of the cells is bad.
@@eformance i dont know, both batteries run on my 350 D ... a waterdamage is possible, ill check for corrosion again.. thank you very much
@@eformance i guess the fuse (P) near the contacts of the battery is damaged. i check for shorts in the near!
hi i have a can a canon elph 3500is not made in japan needs the lock fer the sd card repaired . the sd cards won,t lock in . what do i do n. here in canada theyre goin fer 250$USED
@@boomer3305 I would look for a parts camera and swap the board the SD card slot is on. SD card sockets are cheap, so repairing the existing board should be doable with hobbyist soldering skills. Barring that, try using a piece of tape, or jamming a thin piece of cardboard in the slot next to the SD card to wedge it in place.
We need we need we need a new camera
Fixed
My 3rd pogo pin stuck under and not coming out. Don’t have a blade but tried so many things to pop it out. I have 5dii and autofocus doesn’t work on it either.
If it's stuck under, you will probably need to unscrew the retaining plate for the pogo pins and fish it out.
My camera was indirectly been wet since it was in a bag while in a shoot, at first the LCD stopped working but it is still clicking, after a few days I've been to another shoot and again the camera was caught in the rain indirectly since it was in a bag. Now it is not turning on, but I have dried the camera since. Is this an easy fix or do I need to go to a service center? I'm a cheapskate so DIY is my first choice if process is not too gruesome. What can you tell about this? Please help.
The LCD not working suggests water got in through the back first. Canon cameras such as this 20D are Magnesium bodies, which corrodes when it gets wet. You'll find a white powder around the buttons and joystick. It's not a good sign when things stop working, it suggests that water got into the camera enough to corrode the connections to the boards. Water damage varies from slight to serious, it often will short out chips on the board so cleaning doesn't always fix the problem. You didn't say what model you had, but changing out the main board also requires recalibrating the shutter on a Canon, I would expect a several hundred dollar repair.
@@eformance I have the eos 100d / kiss x7 / SL1. I buried it in rice after the shoot. Others said that raw rice creates a super dry place that sucks misture. That was the first step I did but now, is it possible for me to crack it open, I have some expertise in servicing laptops and phones, does it go with cameras too?
@@drrrw If it failed even after putting it in rice, there is a good chance the board and/or chips are damaged. I'm sure there are some YT videos on tearing down this camera, but in general you need to peel the grips off and remove all of the screws while carefully tracking exactly where each screw went. Usually the back comes off with half a dozen screws, with one under the thumb grip cover. Once the back is loose, you have to remove a couple flat flex cables that connect the LCD and back switches to the main board. Removing the main board requires disconnecting the sensor and about half a dozen other flat flex cables, then it can be removed. You need to look for green crusty stuff on the board and white powdery stuff inside the case. Canon's weather sealing is really more of a dust seal with labyrinth sealing on the back cover. Isopropyl alcohol and a toothbrush are a good place to start. Rinse, scrub, rinse. If you aren't finding green crusty stuff, you aren't finding the problem. I did revive a water damage Rebel board once, but it didn't work 100% reliably. Check all the flex connectors for corrosion and around the chips, the water most likely got in around the bottom or connector end of the board.
@@eformance Thank you, the rubber grips were already peeled cause of my sweaty hands so all the screws are already exposed. Even the one that my thumb rest on. That part has a hold that a ribbon could go cause there's a port-kind of connection. Anyways. Thanks bruh.
That 20D is "worth" ~$20 to a new buyer, but it's way more than a $20 camera. There are far less capable point-and-shoot cameras out there selling for 3-5 times that simply because they're small, cute, and trendy. So, it's not a good candidate for selling. It's a good candidate for gifting to someone who wants to learn photography but can't afford to buy a more modern camera, or for keeping as a working spare.
I agree wholeheartedly, it's a better camera than many out there. However, everyone carries a mediocre camera with them that has a very powerful post-processing engine to turn what would be a mediocre picture into something with wide range, vibrance, and sharpness. The difference is that with a DSLR you have to do all that post work in a computer, but at least you have a good RAW starting point. My take on the 20D is that it lacks dynamic range in the highlights, but is an otherwise decent camera. You can put just about any lens on this because of its resolution. If you can get your exposure right, it'll produce nice pictures, even for a "starter" camera.
@@eformance All true. But most people who use a phone camera, even a really good one, either do no post processing or do something purely comical. Shooting RAW with a 20D can teach principles that are needed to truly engage with the art. You don't need to know anything about photography to get decent pictures with a good phone camera. But what would a bride think if she hired a photographer and he or she showed up on the big day with nothing but an iPhone?
@@rangersmith4652 Yeah, that would be an awkward sight, but I guarantee you that it's happened already. People inducted into the cult of iPhone because "shot on iPhone" by an award winning acclaimed director and DP. Most of my photos are mildly post-processed, getting the exposure, composition, and lighting right in-camera are the most important factors.
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A warning to photographers needing conversions (to infra-red, astro, etc.) or camera repair: Stay away from Spencer’s Camera in Utah, which bills itself as doing work for NASA; they have photographers recommending them on YT videos and so on. The are outright crooks; no other way to put it.
Back in February I sent them two Canon T6s, both for sensor cleaning, one for conversion to Infra-red. I made it clear I needed it done quickly as I am on the road in my RV, etc. They said no problem, about $375. Okay.
It took more than 6 weeks, with no answer on their phone (filled up voice mail). They finally returned my emails saying everyone was ‘at a workshop’ in Canada. Aggravating.
The eventual package was so poorly wrapped that one T6 was sticking out of a ragged hole. There was no invoice or receipt or even an indication of which T6 was converted, which was merely cleaned. I went online to my bank to see that they ‘rounded up’ to $400.00 on my cc. No invoice indeed. Would have been iffy to round up. But the real reason was only one camera was actually worked on, the conversion. I assume they didn’t want to put a lie on paper since both cameras still had filthy sensors and are useless.
I wanted to have it on record, so I used email to complain. My two emails went unanswered. This is a well-known company (NASA, etc) but they obviously do not care (in the extreme) about us peons. I have posted the first photos out of my cameras on my blog if you want to see what they… didn’t do and over-charged me for it after being 4 weeks late. I’m a well thought-of writer (3 books, many TV/feature scripts) named Allan Weisbecker; I have worked professionally as a photographer (including covers) for magazines like Smithsonian, Men’s Journal, Popular Photography, and so on. Google me and do a search for my blog if you want to verify what I’m saying (and see the dirty sensor pics). ‘Allan C Weisbecker + blog’. Look for the title ‘Spencer’s Cameras Are Crooks’.