topic Re: Unable to take photo when camera horizontal in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

pfarquharson — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:06:20 GMT

Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

Camera Type:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera with EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens (old model)

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Re: Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

rs-eos — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:13:13 GMT

What specifically happens when in landscape orientation? Do you hear the shutter mechanism? If you put the camera into live view, do you see something on the screen only when in portrait?

Did you try resetting the camera? Did you try using a different lens?

Re: Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

wq9nsc — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:53:10 GMT

Do you have a battery grip on it? Is it just the horizontal shutter release button quit working but the release on the grip still works?

Rodger

Re: Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

pfarquharson — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:23:11 GMT

I will check and confirm findimgs

Re: Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

ebiggs1 — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:19:07 GMT

"Do you have a battery grip on it?"

More importantly if you do have a grip, is it a Canon brand grip? If it is not it needs to be discarded.

Re: Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

ebiggs1 — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:25:30 GMT

Do a ful reset, Get a brand new CF card (top quality like Lexar, Sandisk, etc). New or at least fully cahrged battery (better to have a real Canon brand battery). All the easy stuff. Make sure all this is right first!

If after reset to default settings, checked battery and you removed any grip and still can not take horizontal shots the camera is probably faulty. I doubt it is a Canon serviceable body any longer, BTW.

The 5D Mk II will take photos in any position even upside down.

Re: Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

VainButterfly — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:01:04 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
Do a ful reset, Get a brand new CF card (top quality like Lexar, Sandisk, etc). New or at least fully cahrged battery (better to have a real Canon brand battery). All the easy stuff. Make sure all this is right first! prepaidcardstatus

If after reset to default settings, checked battery and you removed any grip and still can not take horizontal shots the camera is probably faulty. I doubt it is a Canon serviceable body any longer, BTW.

The 5D Mk II will take photos in any position even upside down.

Usually I never comment on blogs but your article is so convincing that I never stop myself to say something about it. You’re doing a great job Man,Keep it up.

Re: Unable to take photo when camera horizontal

ebiggs1 — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:49:56 GMT

Thank you