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Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping?

AnacondaSlim — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:15:45 GMT

I took some night pictures on Wednesday. Downloaded them to my laptop and replaced the card in the camera and when I tried using the camera the next morning it displayed "NO CARD IN CAMERA". I placed the card back in my laptop and it worked fine. Place it back in the camera and .... "NO CARD IN CAMERA". So I went on line and a few suggestions said to use compressed canned air. I tried it and it still said "NO CARD IN CAMERA". I went and purchased an new SANDISK 16GB card and ..... "NO CARD IN CAMERA". Does anyone have ay suggestions other than sending it in for repair at the cost of $190 plus shipping?

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

Italian4215 — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:16:01 GMT

Have you tried formatting the card in the camera? Just a suggestion, and if that doesn't work, based on what you said, it may be an actual issue with your camera.

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

bobakman — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:08:36 GMT

Does it also occur with different cards as well?
Bob

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

AnacondaSlim — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:41:15 GMT

I tried different cards and when I tried to format a card in the camera the first message that appeared was "No Card in Camera"

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Italian4215 — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:51:27 GMT

I would contact Canons tech/support team and see what they say about it.

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AnacondaSlim — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 18:47:13 GMT

I have sent the camera to Canon for repair. It will cost a total of 250 dollars. Not happy but I cannot afford another camera. The issue arose overnight with no physical damage since the camera was in its case, on a shelf with no one else having access to the camera. It is only 1 and 1/2 years old. From searching on this and other forums this is a known issue and I believe Canon should do a recall for this problem.

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

Italian4215 — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:08:51 GMT

I would write a formal complaint to Canon about the issue and how unhappy you are with the outcome. They just might discount you or refund your money due to your inconvinience and troubles. I highly doubt it, but it is always worth a try. At least you'll get your voice heard. Who knows, maybe they have gotten a lot of those complaints and yours will top it and they will do a recall. In any event, my therory is write them a letter and let them know you aren't happy. NO COMPANY likes to hear that their customers are unhappy cause it can cost them potential sales in the future. Best of luck!

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

AnacondaSlim — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:14:31 GMT

Thank you. I will try your suggestion and hope for the best.

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Italian4215 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:51:56 GMT

Would love to hear the outcome. Hope all went ok.

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

AsherSmith — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:50:01 GMT

I had the same problem.

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AsherSmith — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:50:38 GMT

I agree. I had the same problem.

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bobakman — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 02:59:31 GMT

I have a T5i and on several ocassions this has happened now to me. After re-inserting the card it clears. I believe in my case the cause is the small switch that is actuated by the SD card while inserted. Without viewing the logic diagram of this circuit I can not be 100% sure but it would appear this is a permissive and is the cause for the message in my case. To prove this I inserted a Micro SD card adapter with NO Micro SD card in it see photos doing this yielded the message "Card can not be accessed..." If I close the SD card door with NO card inserted the message displayed is "No card in camera".
So the SD card sense switch appears to be the root cause of this issue well at least in my case that is.
As far as fixing it you would have to locate the switch to see if it is hanging up due to dust/dirt and that would require some technical skills.
BTW I am an electrical/electronics technician though I don't work on cameras rather power plants.

Bob

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

Waddizzle — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:38:39 GMT

@bobakman wrote:
I have a T5i and on several ocassions this has happened now to me. After re-inserting the card it clears. I believe in my case the cause is the small switch that is actuated by the SD card while inserted. Without viewing the logic diagram of this circuit I can not be 100% sure but it would appear this is a permissive and is the cause for the message in my case. To prove this I inserted a Micro SD card adapter with NO Micro SD card in it see photos doing this yielded the message "Card can not be accessed..." If I close the SD card door with NO card inserted the message displayed is "No card in camera".
So the SD card sense switch appears to be the root cause of this issue well at least in my case that is.
As far as fixing it you would have to locate the switch to see if it is hanging up due to dust/dirt and that would require some technical skills.
BTW I am an electrical/electronics technician though I don't work on cameras rather power plants.

Bob

Using micro-SD cards is highly inadvisable. Their use seems to be the common denominator with a lot of problems.

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

bobakman — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:43:09 GMT

You are correct. Due to the second set of contacts in the Micro SD card adapter a high IR condition or open can rear it's ugly head and cause issues loss of data and such. In this instance I was using the Micro SD card adaptor as a troubleshooting aid hence no micro SD card in the adaptor.

Bob

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Bmo521 — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:28:03 GMT

Ok, I just had this problem. Went and bought a new 16G Sandisk card & put it in and got the same message. I took it out and flipped the switch to lock the card and popped it back in the SD slot. I then got a message that showed the card was lock protected. So, I knew it was recognizing the card. I took it out and flipped the switch back, popped it back in the slot and got the same message that of "No Card." I then opened the door for the SD slot and pushed the card to eject and load about three times, then it worked.

I hope this helps others.

Merry Christmas and happy shooting to all of you 🙂

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

bobakman — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 06:19:24 GMT

Yep still sounds like an intermittent switch issue as inserting and re-inserting the card will often work as in your case and mine. The root cause could be poor quality hardware such as the switch and or switch actuator it's self or the mounting of the switch bottom line IMHO it appears to be a hardware issue related to the switch.

Bob

Re: Is there a way to fix the No Card in Camera problem on a T3i without spending $190 plus shipping

ACORDK82 — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 18:40:16 GMT

FYI... in case you still have this camera... have you tried blowing any dust or anything that may be inside the SD card slot? Mine was doing this and after a day of trying everything I did that REALLY HARD about 3 times and it fixed it.

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rgfoto — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:43:41 GMT

I had this problem once with a camera. Turns out that, somehow, one of the pins in the card reader bent. That was a PITA.

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truchoemail — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:21:46 GMT

I locked the SD card and put it in the camera. It said the card was locked. I took the card out and unlocked it and put it back in and it worked thank goodness.

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lhalasz — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 03:30:36 GMT

Ok, I just registered as a user on this forum to post about this. I was crying over the issue as we're about to go to France, I just bought this lense, and suddenly my camera is spitting out a "No card in camera" error like everyone else is saying. With no time to try to repair it, I tried other memory cards, to no avail. I couldn't reformat on my camera as it wasn't recognizing the card, so tried reformating on my laptop and reinserting. No change. So i literally took a TOOTHPICK (I by the way don't really recommend doing this but I was 100% not giving a f*** anymore) and went up and down inside the card slot with it. I did not drag it side to side. I was incredibly gentle, with the toothpick just reaching inside like a cutip in my ear (yeah also don't recommend that but i'm OCD so yeah). And guess what? Fixed it. I'm shook. Good luck anyone reading this. If you want, I'll sell you the toothpick I used for $250 and if it doesn't work I'll refund you (kidding). Let me know if you try this and it works though.