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Help... My Canon 500D SLR not working

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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 25 January 2011 - 22:01

Hi all

I have a canon EOS 500D and yesterday it was working, today not so much. It switches on and I can take photos on manual focus but as soon as I switch it to Auto Focus and I try to use the easy settings like portrait, landscape or close up etc I click down on the button and nothing happens, it sounds like the shutter isn't working or the battery has died but the battery is full and the camer works when I shift it off Auto.
Whats wrong with it?

TIA

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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 21:22
omg.. pls never clean your camera lens yourself!!! Give it to the canon store!! Especially if you have paid a bomb for a lens!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 09:26
I've got the slightly older version and it wasn't working well at all recently until a friend told me to take the lens off and clean it. And hey presto - it's working like a dream again! Apparently if the inside of the lens gets dirty (as it often does with all this sand and dust we live in), it can have a temporary impact on the working of the whole camera. I HOPE it's this simple for you, too...
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 08:44
thx shaf.... it isn't taking a photo at all unless in manual focus. So guess I best take it back to the shop. Grrr need to find my receipt and drive to mirdiff. DOH.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 25 January 2011 - 23:24
If you arent getting any photo when in AF mode, u probably should go back t the store. However, if you are talking about the half beep (which comes for the manual modes) then it wont happen in the easy settings. But whatever the setting is, you should get a photo when you press the button fully down. HTH
 
 

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