topic Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

Gonzalodqa — Thu, 24 May 2018 12:37:21 GMT

Hi guys I’m new to the group and I’m not sure this ishe right place to post this.

i have a cannon eos and lately I’m having some problems with the camera.

what happens is that I aim at something I would like to shoot a picture the camera will focus the object but it won’t shoot. It will focus but not give me the red light blip on the reticule telling me that it’s ready.

is it a problem of my camera, lens or both?

Mis there a way to fix it?

Thank you very much for your input

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

Danny — Thu, 24 May 2018 12:56:35 GMT

Hi, Gonzalodqa!

So that the Community can help you better, we need to know exactly which Canon EOS camera model you're using. That, and any other details you'd like to give will help the Community better understand your issue!

If this is a time-sensitive matter, search our knowledge base or contact our US-based technical support team at http://canon.us/SupportCF

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Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

RobertTheFat — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:04:25 GMT

@Gonzalodqa wrote:
Hi guys I’m new to the group and I’m not sure this ishe right place to post this.
i have a cannon eos and lately I’m having some problems with the camera.
what happens is that I aim at something I would like to shoot a picture the camera will focus the object but it won’t shoot. It will focus but not give me the red light blip on the reticule telling me that it’s ready.
is it a problem of my camera, lens or both?
Mis there a way to fix it?
Thank you very much for your input

That can happen if the camera is closer to the subject than the lens's minimum focusing distance or if the camera is unable to focus because of insufficient light.

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

Gonzalodqa — Thu, 24 May 2018 16:15:14 GMT

Sorry
My camera is a eos rebel t3 is a couple of years old and the problem is that the Lens will autofocus and it will do it but the camera won’t shoot. No matter how far away I’m from the object or if it’s a sunny day. That happens (less often)even if I try to take a picture using the 18mm setting of a landscape.
The Lens came with the camera it’s a 18-55 mm
Hope this helps

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

kvbarkley — Thu, 24 May 2018 16:51:34 GMT

Will it shoot when the lens is set to manual focus?

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

Gonzalodqa — Thu, 24 May 2018 19:02:40 GMT

Yes it will shoot in manual focus

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

RobertTheFat — Thu, 24 May 2018 20:24:26 GMT

@Gonzalodqa wrote:
Yes it will shoot in manual focus

Then I stand by my previous comment. You may be hearing the camera trying to focus but not succeeding.

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

Waddizzle — Thu, 24 May 2018 23:04:03 GMT

What are the exposure settings? What shooting mode are you using?

If the camera cannot take a photograph in Green [A] mode, then there could be something wrong with the camera body. If the camera can shoot with the lens set to MF, then you are most likely experiencing a settings issue, or shooting conditions issue.

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

Gonzalodqa — Fri, 25 May 2018 01:17:39 GMT

I was using it in auto mode

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

Waddizzle — Fri, 25 May 2018 04:42:19 GMT

@Gonzalodqa wrote:
I was using it in auto mode

Then you are likely suffering from “operator error”. The camera has limitations on what it can focus on, and how.

Contact Canon Support for the best advice.

Re: Camera autofocus but won’t shoot

Agent-0008 — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:35:37 GMT

Auto mode can kill a picture, I found for me shooting in Sports mode helps but you can get more pictures then you want. Also I found that my hands can change my settings, by simply switching my camera off and on my finger would change the setting from what I wanted to two or 3 selection up or down so when I'd try take a picture I was in the wrong mode. I'd occassinally have the same problem with my lenses being switch out of auto focus into manual and it would never focus. I was once furious because I stumbled upon a hawk that had caught a snake and it flew away carrying it and I couldn't get a single picture because my camera and switched to Tv mode, I was cussing my camera that day and complaining why doesn't Canon have a lock so this couldn't happen!! I go over it eventually.