topic Re: Canon wont turn on in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon wont turn on

megangreen — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:06:27 GMT

I am completely new at this. I have a canon digital rebel xti and it has some broken prongs in the cf reader slot. However im trying to see if it is worth fixing or just replacing the camera entirely as it is a older one. I have charged 2 batteries and tried turning it on without a memory card and it wont, my question is shouldnt it be able to turn on without the memory card? If so what could I be doing wrong or what else can I try?

Re: Canon wont turn on

ebiggs1 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:36:21 GMT

" However im trying to see if it is worth fixing ..."

No it is not. Cut your lose and buy a new Rebel. Besides not being worth fixing the new Rebels are lightyears better than an XTi. That alone is reason enough to replace it even if it was working.

Re: Canon wont turn on

megangreen — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:39:30 GMT

Thank you! I figured it would probably make sense to just buy a new camera but wasnt entirly sure. Im assuming more is wrong with it if it wont even turn on without the sd card.

Re: Canon wont turn on

ebiggs1 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:42:33 GMT

Yes it should turn on with or without the "CF" card. The XTi doesn't use SD cards. Don't mess with it any further go check out the T8i. Also the new current lenses are way better too.