topic Re: I have a Canon EOS Rebel G 35 mm and suddenly the batteries have quit working. in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

I have a Canon EOS Rebel G 35 mm and suddenly the batteries have quit working.

traceydavidb — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 17:14:35 GMT

The LCD panel indicates all is well (including the battery), I aim the camera and press halfway to focus and everything still seems to be fine, then when I press down the rest of the way to take the picture nothing happens. A look back at the LCD screen shows an empty battery (which flashes a few times) with nothing else on the screen. I have changed batteries and still get the same result.

Re: I have a Canon EOS Rebel G 35 mm and suddenly the batteries have quit working.

kvbarkley — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 13:18:11 GMT

Are the batteries making good contact? Is there anything on the contacts?

Re: I have a Canon EOS Rebel G 35 mm and suddenly the batteries have quit working.

traceydavidb — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 23:49:50 GMT

I have cleaned inside the battery compartment with a q-tip.

Re: I have a Canon EOS Rebel G 35 mm and suddenly the batteries have quit working.

Waddizzle — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:33:49 GMT

@traceydavidb wrote:
I have cleaned inside the battery compartment with a q-tip.

Bad move. You do not want use something that can scratch, or leave residue behind, in this case lint and cotton fibers.

Re: I have a Canon EOS Rebel G 35 mm and suddenly the batteries have quit working.

traceydavidb — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:40:16 GMT

Thanks for the tip - will try something else!