Canon Digital Rebel XT / EOS 350D Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A75 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SD750 / IXUS 75 Digital Camera
Canon EOS 400D / Rebel XTi Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SD1000 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A560 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A590 IS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SD500 / IXUS 700 Digital Camera
Canon IXUS V2 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SD800 IS / IXUS 850 IS Digital cemera
Canon PowerShot A720 IS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A85 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot S2 IS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot S51S Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SD10 / IXUS I Digital Camera
Canon EOS-5D Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A410 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A460 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A620 Digital Camera
Canon EOS-10D Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A540 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A95 Digital Camera.
Canon PowerShot SD400 / IXUS 50 Digital Camera
Canon EOS Rebel XSi Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A400 Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot A430 Digital Camera
Problem
My auto focus just stopped working. I was taking pictures right along and when I stopped to give the camera a break I noticed that the focus lights didnt turn on. Then it would not do anything except go in and out and not focus or let it take the shot..I have been able to manual focus and shoot with it but my vison is less then fair and I am unable to shoot a clear picture this was. Of course Im away from home and its Christmas and I was really looking forward to getting good shots of the lights and my grandkids..Any quick fixes? Thank You Kate
Solution
- Almost free solution – I put a dab of "UHU tac" removable adhesive putty bind the secondary mirror, to hold it up perminantely. I have to focus manually, but it has held for over a year.
- I had the same problem described above happen to me today. I took the lens off and moved the mirror up and down a few times manually. I put the lens back on and the camera is now working normally.
I suspect this is only a temporary solution, so I'll probably start socking away some money to either get it repaired for real, or for a new body, but I figured it might work for some others. - All of us need to ban together and fight canon... If I had known that this professional camera would need to be replaced faster than my point and shoots, I would have reconsidered the $700 i spent on it just THREE years ago. It's absolutely ridiculous that Canon will not fix this problem. The guy in Customer Service said "well what can you expect with a lower end camera?". I don't consider the Rebel to be a lower end camera and 3 years is certainly a short life.
- The pin that holds the AF sub-mirror in place is made of plastic. After it breaks part of the shot will be dark. Turning the camera upside down could possible correct the problem until repaired. The solution is to replace the pin with a metal pin. Not easily done by a novice.