Same exact thing for me! 5 minutes in and I pulled out my T2i and was able to get it going again! So glad that I don't have to go get a new camera. Thank you
Thank you. Knowing about the micro switches didn't fix my problem. But it did give me something to look for and check before opening the camera up. It looks like the switches work by getting 2 pieces of metal to touch near a flexible printed circuit ribbon.
Just want to add another thanks to this two years later. I was about to drop a band on a new camera bc I absolutely need it right now and this just saved me some money!
I had the same problem with 60D. This is what I did. Removed the card & battery. Put on "P" mode. then hold the shutter for about 10-15 sec. return card and battery to slots and camera was good to go. Hope that helps.
Thanks!I had the same problem with 650D"Removed the card & battery. Put on "P" mode. then hold the shutter for about 10-15 sec. "this worked .After out battery NO worked.Uppdate firmware worked perfect.
Thank you so much ! It worked ! I had the same problem a few months ago and i had to give my camera for service, this time I fixed the problem myself. Thanks again !
Many thanks for this video! My camera fell rather hard a few months back and since then it wouldn't power up. Thought it was bricked! Thanks to your vid, my camera is now back to life!! Thank you very much for making this video.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I am still not sure exactly what the issue was, but after playing with the 3 switches, thanks to your very detailed and precise video, my camera has powered back up. Thank the Creator and thank you as well brother!!! yes! good vibes blessings, Imani
Great Kuddos to you Sir, it works on my canon 550D seems theres no hope for it to fix. Then thankfully I saw your video then i fixed it my self until i turned it on without any hesitation and it works. I just used metal wire to touched those switches that you've said. 👍👌❤️ More power to you Sir!! Thanks for this useful vids. 📸
Wow, just bought a Canon EOS Rebel XS in excellent shape at the thrift store for about $20 (body only with battery & charger). Got it home, charged the battery and attempted to power on but it was completely dead. Found your video and sure enough, mine has the same problem! Pressed in the little switch and bada bing! it powers on! Thank you! I'm gonna see how much they want for the little door and how hard it is to replace ...
This worked perfect for my problem! I couldn’t get my camera to turn on with my battery fully charged. Added some plastic pieces to the same said as you and it turned right on! Thank you so much! I thought my camera was finished!
Thank you very much! I took my camera on a trip to Alaska and when i went to take pics I realized it doesn’t work. I thought my batteries were drained. When i got home i found your video, and the problem was exactly as you described! I found a tiny chip on my battery door, exactly in a place where it is supposed to touch the micro chip when closed. Thank you so much. Saved me so much headache and money!
you saved my 10 year old t2i from gadget death. LIFESAVER!!! I don't need your tips now that my camera is fixed... but I am going to subscribe anyways to help out your channel. THANK YOU!!!
We're glad that the video was able to help save your camera. Please share the video that it may be able to help someone else and thank you for the sub.
Thanks -- I didn't even need to follow the whole sequence, just working the switch a little by pressing on the battery with the door open was enough to get it unstuck and working fine.
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this tutorial ! this have helped me alot i was wondering what is wrong with it and i have just found out that the part of the SD card door where the pin that supposed to come in and push the micro switch is slightly broken. So what i just did is exactly what u did...i stuck a little piece of paper on that micro switch and Voila ! The camera works again :) U LEGEND !!! Thank you for all this help !!!
I stored my old Rebel camera for four years inside a closet because it no longer powered on. Today I tried to look up a solution. I saw your video and I knew about the microswitch for the battery... but I had no idea there was one too for the memory card compartment! Stuck a tiny screwdriver on the switch and my camera powered on! Thank you for the video!
Wooow !!! You rock ! thank you so much !!! You saved me. I had chirped off unknowingly that little thing on my memory card slot door. I think the problem initiates if you open that door while the camera is still powered on. Anyway, after watching your video i used a bit of cardboard instead of your plastic and viola it turn on. So thank you, i was beginning to think of a replacement and had already looked at some websites and prices. kept saying to myself it is old anyway but once it powered on that story has changed lol. Thank you.
@@emcam2092 Oh no. I'm sorry to hear that the problem is back. Fixing this problem can be tricky without being able to properly disassemble the camera. If the diy solution won't work anymore, it may be time to seek a repair shop. Best regards.
I am currently in Estonia, coming from India. I went to canon service center they asked for 28€ for diagnosis. You just save me that money...Card compartment switch it was. Thank you ! 🙏
My T3i did the same thing.... I stuck a pc. of plastic in the hole to hold down the switch fro the battery door, as I had to originally take the battery door off for a continuous plug adapter.
Hi! I thank God I found your video. My camera hasn't turned on for about 7 months and it turned on after seeing this video. Turns out the little thing to close my memory card door is chipped. Do you know how I can fix it or do you know where I can buy a new little door so that I can fix m problem. Thank you.
Hello...and thanks for watching. You can try searching online to see if u can buy a replacement sd card door. If you can"t...then i would look at gluing on a new little tab to go on the door. I would approach it like putting together a plastic model kit (it is just plastic after all). Hope this helps a little.
MoralRichMedia Okay, thank you. Yeah, it's just like the little piece that pushes the tab is chipped. I'll look online. I'll let you know if I find anything. Thank you again for your help.
Hello, sorry to bother with this again. I searched online for a replacement card door like you said but I couldn't find anything for my specific camera. Do you have any links to websites that sell sd card doors? If not, what things would I need to fix the door myself? Or do you recommend me going to a camera repair shop? Thank you.
Why would a mfg put a switch that won't let the camera power up on a door that's just for hiding a sd card , no good reason for sure !!! Great info tho and thx a million !!!
I'm having same issue almost mine turns after taking off the battery then putting back in but I have to hold shutter button and av button at same time I just think these cameras suck I rarely use mine I don't know y I have so much issues
Today, my T2i didn't power up - which is a problem that's happened before. The previous tricks didn't work, so I turned to TH-cam. The switch for the memory card door turned out to be the problem. I used a paperclip, bent it open, and used the end to flick the switch a few times. My camera then powered on. I suspect some dust got in there and prevented the switch from operating correctly.
Hello, thanks for watching the video. I'm not sure that I understand the question. I believe that the SD card switch is a push button switch. It does not flip or turn. Generally, micro switches are push button. Hope this helps.
My canon 1300d is hanging alot so I tried to flash the rom but while flashing the rom DSLR stucked and I remove the battery and sd card now it's not working. Is there any way to fix it
Hey I would like to ask you if you would be able to fix a broken right hinge for a pair of skullcandy head crushers wireless I tried looking videos on how to fix it but couldn't find anything so I think they might not be fixable thank you 😀
Hello, I'm not familiar with that particular pair of headphones. Do they sell replacement hinges online? If it is plastic....there is a possibility that it can be repaired. Hope this helps
@@reactorark I realized after the fact that I didn't have this problem with it did let me troubleshoot what was really wrong with my camera. I had another form of media on the sd card (Black magic raw) and my camera freaked out when I put the card in a wouldn't turn back on until I took the battery off and drained the power by pushing the shutter button. Note: sometimes certain media will brick your camera.
I hve a qstn Actually i used my camera after 2yrs and used it fully until my battery was drained and after that it didnt turned on i went to the service centre and he said it can cost upto 9k rs but he by mistakely said one rubber in battery socket is missing Replacing that rubber can solve the prblm?
Moron Alert! I am sure I am the ONLY person to have done this. Picked up my Canon 7D went to use it and NOTHING! NADA! NYET! After heading straight to you tube i attempted to fix it. After much despair, i noticed the blank screen on top had a small blinking little empty battery icon???????????? Both the batteries i had tried were both DEAD. After re-charging, works fine. Just a thought
Hello, I'm sorry to hear that it still doesn't work. Silver lining may be that now you can rule out the switch problem and concentrate on what else could possibly be the problem. Obviously, the camera worked at one time and then something changed/happened. Try to retrace what happened or when it stopped working and investigate there. If it is some sort of manufacturing defect with the electronics then ultimately it may be out of your control, but check everything that you can. Hope this helps.
Sorry to hear that...their are two switches that must be engaged....the sd card door switch and the battery door switch....be sure to check both...hope this helps.
Thanks man it was just that the microswitch was stock in one position, just pressed with a sharp tool and voila!!! thank you very much
So glad that this video is still able to help. Please share so that it can help others also :)
You're a life saver! Only 5 and a half minutes into the video and you've helped me find the issue with my Canon 600d and fix it! Thank you!
So glad that it was helpful to you...Please share it so that it can help other in a similar situation. Be blessed.
Same exact thing for me! 5 minutes in and I pulled out my T2i and was able to get it going again! So glad that I don't have to go get a new camera. Thank you
Thank you. Knowing about the micro switches didn't fix my problem. But it did give me something to look for and check before opening the camera up. It looks like the switches work by getting 2 pieces of metal to touch near a flexible printed circuit ribbon.
Hello, sorry that it didn't directly fix the problem, but glad it helped.
Just want to add another thanks to this two years later. I was about to drop a band on a new camera bc I absolutely need it right now and this just saved me some money!
I had the same problem with 60D. This is what I did. Removed the card & battery. Put on "P" mode. then hold the shutter for about 10-15 sec. return card and battery to slots and camera was good to go. Hope that helps.
Thanks for this!!!!!!!
Thank you, this worked 👍❤
Thanks!I had the same problem with 650D"Removed the card & battery. Put on "P" mode. then hold the shutter for about 10-15 sec. "this worked .After out battery NO worked.Uppdate firmware worked perfect.
Thank youuuu
Thanks🙂
Thanks a lot man, I just pushed the micro switch in memory slot like you did. You saved me from wasting money on it. Million smiles bro.
It's So Awesome that this video was able to help you. Please share it so that it may be able to help others also.
Thank you so much ! It worked ! I had the same problem a few months ago and i had to give my camera for service, this time I fixed the problem myself. Thanks again !
Your gift keeps giving, thank you for saving us hundreds!
Receive thanks from Chipinge, Zimbabwe, Africa.... once again thank you 😊
Many thanks for this video! My camera fell rather hard a few months back and since then it wouldn't power up. Thought it was bricked! Thanks to your vid, my camera is now back to life!! Thank you very much for making this video.
So glad to hear that it has worked out for you...Be Blessed
@@MoralRichMedia hey brob it's comming on until i try to shoot a video...what yu think it is
@@gailbacka Hello...I'm sorry but i don't have enough information to try to diagnose that particular problem....
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I am still not sure exactly what the issue was, but after playing with the 3 switches, thanks to your very detailed and precise video, my camera has powered back up. Thank the Creator and thank you as well brother!!! yes! good vibes
blessings, Imani
I even have a T4i, I so appreciate this being so detailed, so I was still able to use the info for mine. THANK YOUUUUU. Ah Blessings!!!
Great Kuddos to you Sir, it works on my canon 550D seems theres no hope for it to fix. Then thankfully I saw your video then i fixed it my self until i turned it on without any hesitation and it works. I just used metal wire to touched those switches that you've said. 👍👌❤️ More power to you Sir!! Thanks for this useful vids. 📸
So glad this video was able to help... please share it that it may help others as well.
I shared your techniques to other as well Sir and they are really amazed🙌👏
Wow, just bought a Canon EOS Rebel XS in excellent shape at the thrift store for about $20 (body only with battery & charger). Got it home, charged the battery and attempted to power on but it was completely dead. Found your video and sure enough, mine has the same problem! Pressed in the little switch and bada bing! it powers on! Thank you! I'm gonna see how much they want for the little door and how hard it is to replace ...
Awesome! So glad the video was helpful..please share it so that it can help others.. :) Thanks for watching.
This worked perfect for my problem! I couldn’t get my camera to turn on with my battery fully charged. Added some plastic pieces to the same said as you and it turned right on! Thank you so much! I thought my camera was finished!
Great! So glad that it works now...Thanks for watching the video, please share it that it may help others also.
Thank you very much! I took my camera on a trip to Alaska and when i went to take pics I realized it doesn’t work. I thought my batteries were drained.
When i got home i found your video, and the problem was exactly as you described!
I found a tiny chip on my battery door, exactly in a place where it is supposed to touch the micro chip when closed.
Thank you so much. Saved me so much headache and money!
you saved my 10 year old t2i from gadget death. LIFESAVER!!!
I don't need your tips now that my camera is fixed... but I am going to subscribe anyways to help out your channel. THANK YOU!!!
We're glad that the video was able to help save your camera. Please share the video that it may be able to help someone else and thank you for the sub.
@@MoralRichMedia I came here for the camera fix.... I am STAYING for the scratch videos ;)
@@aLiquidReality Ha! Nice...lol
Thanks -- I didn't even need to follow the whole sequence, just working the switch a little by pressing on the battery with the door open was enough to get it unstuck and working fine.
Thanks for watching...Glad that the video was helpful.
You fixed my camera T5I thank you so much!
So glad the video was a help to you. Please like and share it so that it may help someone else. :)
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this tutorial ! this have helped me alot i was wondering what is wrong with it and i have just found out that the part of the SD card door where the pin that supposed to come in and push the micro switch is slightly broken. So what i just did is exactly what u did...i stuck a little piece of paper on that micro switch and Voila ! The camera works again :) U LEGEND !!! Thank you for all this help !!!
So glad this was able to help you...Be Blessed
Pls explain in detail how I did it
I stored my old Rebel camera for four years inside a closet because it no longer powered on.
Today I tried to look up a solution. I saw your video and I knew about the microswitch for the battery... but I had no idea there was one too for the memory card compartment! Stuck a tiny screwdriver on the switch and my camera powered on!
Thank you for the video!
Wow! Thanks for watching the video. I'm so glad that it was helpful to you. Please share it so that it can help others as well.
Thanks, I get the idea why my camera won't work, I just remove the door and reset it, simply it fixed the issue. Thanks!
Thank you very much!!! This made my camera come back to life!!! It was that little swith and I did as you and i´m back in business!!
Awesome! So glad to hear it is working again. Be blessed
thank u soomuch i got my camera back but i hadthrown a small part of it so it started working
thank you!! tripod fell and camera stopped working today after only 5 months first fall. this fixed the issue.
This worked! I got it on using the stud of my earring.
oh my god my camera won't turn on i did this and damn you're a genius it worked for me !! nice job
Wooow !!! You rock ! thank you so much !!! You saved me. I had chirped off unknowingly that little thing on my memory card slot door. I think the problem initiates if you open that door while the camera is still powered on. Anyway, after watching your video i used a bit of cardboard instead of your plastic and viola it turn on. So thank you, i was beginning to think of a replacement and had already looked at some websites and prices. kept saying to myself it is old anyway but once it powered on that story has changed lol. Thank you.
Thank you! You saved my life! Thank you very much
The switch on the sd card slot worked on my 600d. Thank you.
Hello, and thank you for checking out the video. Glad it helped. Please share it with others that it may be a help to them also. :)
@@MoralRichMedia It worked for a day and then the same problem the next day. It won’t turn on. I tried the same trick but it won’t work anymore. 🙁
@@emcam2092 Oh no. I'm sorry to hear that the problem is back. Fixing this problem can be tricky without being able to properly disassemble the camera. If the diy solution won't work anymore, it may be time to seek a repair shop. Best regards.
I am currently in Estonia, coming from India. I went to canon service center they asked for 28€ for diagnosis.
You just save me that money...Card compartment switch it was.
Thank you ! 🙏
I have canon 600D
Awesome man! Glad it was helpful
Really helpful, made me realize a price broke off my sd card door
Thanks a lot... camera is back on :) you are the best !!!
I am glad that the video was able to help. Please share it so that it will help others as well...thanks for watching.
@@MoralRichMedia hey bro I wanted you to answer William shawn question...having the same problem too
Gracias, pude solucionar el problema de mi T2. saludos desde Chile
Hola! De nada Senior. Gracias por visualizar mi video
Holly mother of God, you saved me! I thought my camera was broken! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so glad to hear that this video was able to help you. Please share it so that it will help others also. Be Blessed!
Thank you so much for the video. It helped me and the issue was exactly what you mentioned.
You saved my camera and... my life man! :D I had the same problem on EOS 700D
So glad the vid helped...be sure to share it so that it can help others out there with the same problems.
My T3i did the same thing.... I stuck a pc. of plastic in the hole to hold down the switch fro the battery door, as I had to originally take the battery door off for a continuous plug adapter.
Dude, You are just awesome, saved my day! this video needs more exposure!
Hello, thank you for viewing. I'm glad to hear that you found this video helpful. Please share it so that it can help others as well. Be blessed.
Holy sheep! Thank you. This worked for me! Thank you for this👌👌👌
Good Job! Is your Canon T2i still connecting to your computer with the canon USB cable? Mine is not connecting to any computer i have.
Hello, sorry. This wasn't my camera and I no longer have it in my possession. So I don't know. Thanks for watching tho.
Thank you mate! Thank you very much! You are save me a lot of money!
Awesome! And Thanks for watching..please share the video so that it can be a help to others as well....
Hi! I thank God I found your video. My camera hasn't turned on for about 7 months and it turned on after seeing this video. Turns out the little thing to close my memory card door is chipped. Do you know how I can fix it or do you know where I can buy a new little door so that I can fix m problem. Thank you.
Hello...and thanks for watching. You can try searching online to see if u can buy a replacement sd card door. If you can"t...then i would look at gluing on a new little tab to go on the door. I would approach it like putting together a plastic model kit (it is just plastic after all). Hope this helps a little.
MoralRichMedia Okay, thank you. Yeah, it's just like the little piece that pushes the tab is chipped. I'll look online. I'll let you know if I find anything. Thank you again for your help.
Hello, sorry to bother with this again. I searched online for a replacement card door like you said but I couldn't find anything for my specific camera. Do you have any links to websites that sell sd card doors? If not, what things would I need to fix the door myself? Or do you recommend me going to a camera repair shop? Thank you.
Please.my rebel.xt haven't turn.on for.the past 6month please. How.can.i.vo.about it
thabk you very much!... This work for me..
Why would a mfg put a switch that won't let the camera power up on a door that's just for hiding a sd card , no good reason for sure !!! Great info tho and thx a million !!!
HOLYY CHIPP! THANK YOUU!
OMG! thank you very much, this worked for me
I'm glad that it helped.
Thank you!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
I'm having same issue almost mine turns after taking off the battery then putting back in but I have to hold shutter button and av button at same time I just think these cameras suck I rarely use mine I don't know y I have so much issues
thank you! it worked
Thanks so much
Today, my T2i didn't power up - which is a problem that's happened before. The previous tricks didn't work, so I turned to TH-cam. The switch for the memory card door turned out to be the problem. I used a paperclip, bent it open, and used the end to flick the switch a few times. My camera then powered on. I suspect some dust got in there and prevented the switch from operating correctly.
Omg you just saved my A$$! Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you for watching...and glad it helped...please share the video so it can help others also. :)
Thank you for the video.
Thank you for checking it out....If the video was helpful to you, please share it with others so it can help them also. :)
Thanks dude
THANK YOU!
Thank you, I learned something.
Thank you for viewing the video...hope that it helps. If you can, please share so it can be a help to others also. Br blessed.
Which way should the switch turn cause I flipped it to the right and nothing happened and idk if a broke it or not
Hello, thanks for watching the video. I'm not sure that I understand the question. I believe that the SD card switch is a push button switch. It does not flip or turn. Generally, micro switches are push button. Hope this helps.
My canon 1300d is hanging alot so I tried to flash the rom but while flashing the rom DSLR stucked and I remove the battery and sd card now it's not working. Is there any way to fix it
Hey I would like to ask you if you would be able to fix a broken right hinge for a pair of skullcandy head crushers wireless I tried looking videos on how to fix it but couldn't find anything so I think they might not be fixable thank you 😀
Hello, I'm not familiar with that particular pair of headphones. Do they sell replacement hinges online? If it is plastic....there is a possibility that it can be repaired. Hope this helps
Ay man can you repair my brothers beats I'm worried if my brother caches me plz say yes
What would be the other factor for the camera won't turn on?
Dude, just saved me from junking my t5i.
really? ; Why this camera turn this error ?
@@reactorark I realized after the fact that I didn't have this problem with it did let me troubleshoot what was really wrong with my camera. I had another form of media on the sd card (Black magic raw) and my camera freaked out when I put the card in a wouldn't turn back on until I took the battery off and drained the power by pushing the shutter button. Note: sometimes certain media will brick your camera.
Travis Matte your comment just saved me! I didn’t know what was going on until I tried using another SD card and it worked just fine 🙂
My camera have the same problem but I try to close the SD door it turned on
Hey do you know how to fix the rebel t3i ? It’s not powering on
I hve a qstn
Actually i used my camera after 2yrs and used it fully until my battery was drained and after that it didnt turned on i went to the service centre and he said it can cost upto 9k rs but he by mistakely said one rubber in battery socket is missing
Replacing that rubber can solve the prblm?
Hello, I'm sorry, but I'm not familiar with that particular part on the battery socket. I also no longer have this camera in my possession to check.
Hey I was wondering if could fix my brothers beats please say yes. Do you pay
Moron Alert! I am sure I am the ONLY person to have done this. Picked up my Canon 7D went to use it and NOTHING! NADA! NYET! After heading straight to you tube
i attempted to fix it. After much despair, i noticed the blank screen on top had a small blinking little empty battery icon???????????? Both the batteries i had tried were both DEAD. After re-charging, works fine. Just a thought
I tried your suggestion, my camera still won't turn on😢
Hello, I'm sorry to hear that it still doesn't work. Silver lining may be that now you can rule out the switch problem and concentrate on what else could possibly be the problem. Obviously, the camera worked at one time and then something changed/happened. Try to retrace what happened or when it stopped working and investigate there. If it is some sort of manufacturing defect with the electronics then ultimately it may be out of your control, but check everything that you can. Hope this helps.
@@MoralRichMedia thanks so much for the reply, hopefully I can figure out the problem.
Not working
Sorry to hear that...their are two switches that must be engaged....the sd card door switch and the battery door switch....be sure to check both...hope this helps.
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