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

Canon Rebel xs

photosbychris — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 06:06:10 GMT

my camera won't turn on at all, it happened when i was asked to format my sd card. i then did it and my camera went off and has not turned back on. no lights not nothing. the battery is fully charged and i got a brand new sd card. SOMEBODY HELP PLEASE

Re: Canon Rebel xs

Waddizzle — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:38:30 GMT

What size memory card? You need to use card that is 32 GB, or smaller. You should only use full size card, not micro-SD with adapters.

Re: Canon Rebel xs

photosbychris — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:38:17 GMT

yes i have the micro 32 GB using the adapter but i've had the camera for quite a while now. could that really be the problem?

Re: Canon Rebel xs

kvbarkley — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:46:38 GMT

Yes, it could really be the problem.

Re: Canon Rebel xs

Waddizzle — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:16:26 GMT

@photosbychris wrote:
yes i have the micro 32 GB using the adapter but i've had the camera for quite a while now. could that really be the problem?

Yes, micro-SD adapters are notoriously unreliable. If you remove the card, can the camera power up with no card? If you can power up the camera with no card, you may want to go into the menus and reset the camera back to factory defaults.

Make sure that your battery door is securely closed, because there is a micro-switch that senses when the door is open, which prevents the camera from powering up.