topic Re: Canon Rebel T6i in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon Rebel T6i

upsidedownjess — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:30:45 GMT

Hello,

I have a Canon Rebel T6i with a 18-55mm lens. I am having trouble taking pictures through the viewfinder there is a flashes 15" at the bottom left side of the viewfinder. What does that mean? It takes pictures through the twisty screen just not the viewfinder. I have tried removing the sd card, battery & lens. Not of that has worked.

Please let me know what you think!

Thanks!!

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

upsidedownjess — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:39:14 GMT

Additionally, this problem only started to occur when I was taking my camera out in the cold weather.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

shadowsports — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:11:01 GMT

Greetings,

Start by resetting the camera to Defaults. Retest and post back with those results.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

John_ — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:23:02 GMT

15" indicates your shutter speed set at 15 seconds

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

kvbarkley — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:26:12 GMT

What mode are you in? Green Square? M? P?

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

upsidedownjess — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:28:31 GMT

I reset both the functions option and settings option. Still having the issue.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

upsidedownjess — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:58:50 GMT

I was in the green square mode.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

upsidedownjess — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:00:37 GMT

Is 15 an okay number for the shutter speed to be set at? I don't really understand shutter speed. I am still learning my camera and don't understand everything. Also, it's blinking so what would that mean?

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

ebiggs1 — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:03:00 GMT

"I reset both the functions option and settings option."

Did you go in the menus under tools and do clear all settings? That is a reset to factory. There may be some custom settings that need to be reset also. Consult your manual about resetting the camera.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

kvbarkley — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:29:13 GMT

Was the lens cap on? That says that the camera tested the exposure and found the scene so dark that it wanted to set the shutter to 15 seconds - a long time 1/60 second is more typical - and it is blinking to indicate that the exposure will still be too dark. Sounds like you damaged the exposure chip in the cold.

Can you see through the viewfinder?

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

upsidedownjess — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:18:09 GMT

The lens cap wasn't on but I was testing the camera out in my bedroom which is very dark at times. Yes, I can see through the viewfinder it just won't take a picture through it.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

kvbarkley — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:39:58 GMT

Go out on a sunny day and shoot in green square mode. How does that work?

It should take a picture even with a bad exposure. Does it focus through the viewfinder?

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

upsidedownjess — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 00:53:15 GMT

I went out today and tried to take some pictures, I was able to take as many pictures I wanted through the monitor but once I switched over to the viewfinder I was only able to take one picture and then the whole camera froze. Also in daylight, the 15 changed to a 30.

At approx. 5:00 at night (w/ no daylight) I tried to take a picture through the viewfinder in my kitchen and it was blurry nothing would focus. However, the monitor was able to focus and I was able to take pictures.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

ebiggs1 — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:36:02 GMT

Did you do this first?

"Did you go in the menus under tools and do clear all settings? That is a reset to factory. There may be some custom settings that need to be reset also. Consult your manual about resetting the camera."

If you didn't, you learned nothing. If you did the camera/lens is broken and needs service. Simple? If you did not do the reset properly you didn't reset the camera completely.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

upsidedownjess — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 14:42:30 GMT

Yes. I did reset the camera (to the default factory setting) following directions from some youtube videos. Thank-you for your help. I will look into it getting it serviced.

Re: Canon Rebel T6i

ebiggs1 — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 15:21:54 GMT

Sorry!