topic Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!! in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:46:32 GMT

I went to go turn on my camera to get the settings done. Its a Canon 2000D. I turned it on but the LCD screen wont turn on. When you look through the eye hole you can see the settings being displayed and the circle popping up as if I’m about to take a shot while pushing the button. The lens doesn’t move to focus but the little red light on the squares turn on when pushed! I tried changing lens, i tried turning off and on again, taking out the battery and putting it back in, its charged even and still nothing. What do i do?? Its only 1.5years old.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 01:43:08 GMT

Some basic questions we ask everyone:

1. Is the switch on the lens set to AF (not M).

2. Is the camera set to Rene Square Auto?

3. Are you outside in good light?

4. Try to take a photo of a person about 10 feet away.

It’s always a good idea to clear all camera settings as explained in the manual, but putting camera in Green Square Auto will bypass any optional settings that might exist, it just won’t permanently reset them.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 06:18:42 GMT

My lcd screen wont even turn on at all so bone of these options are even an option for me it wont recognize anything. Ive tried switched the dial to all settings and the lcd screen does not turn on. I wont click a picture either.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 08:45:34 GMT

If battery is fully charged then it sounds like camera is in need of repair.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Waddizzle — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:36:05 GMT

I agree with John. You may have a camera problem. If you can remove the lens and memory card, but the problems still persist, then your camera almost certainly needs to be serviced.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:27:12 GMT

I have a best buy in my town can i go there? I also have a japan camera as well.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:28:01 GMT

What causes this to happen?

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Waddizzle — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:31:35 GMT

@Brittany0426 wrote:
I have a best buy in my town can i go there? I also have a japan camera as well.

I would not go to Best Buy. They do not do repairs, only exchanges or refunds on recent purchases.

I am not familiar with “japan camera”. I recommend contacting Canon Support for your country. This forum is provided by Canon USA. So, I do not think they can help you with a 2000D because that model is sold outside of North America.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:46:25 GMT

Alright sadly customer care isnt open on weekends here.

is there a reason this happened? Is there a forum that could explain this to me. I havent touched the camera in nearly 3weeks.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Waddizzle — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:09:53 GMT

Remove the memory card and any lens, flash, etc. Turn on the camera. What happens when you press the [MENU] button?

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:13:23 GMT

Nothing the LCD screen still doesn’t come one.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:15:21 GMT

Actually this time the lcd came on! It didnt last night

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Waddizzle — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:31:05 GMT

Great. Try it again with a lens attached, but still no memory card.

What type of memory card are you using? Micro-SD cards that use the plastic adapters are very unreliable. Only use full size SD cards. 32GB is plenty of storage space. Do not go for the high capacity cards. Two 32s are better than one 64.

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:44:56 GMT

I did and it worked and even clicked a picture i have eh transcend SD v 30 xc I 128gb

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:50:58 GMT

It also doesnt always turn on though ( the lcd ) when i turn the camera on without the sd card. I did put it in the computer said there was a error with it so i repaired it and it works on the computer just not the camera

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Waddizzle — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:15:17 GMT

I don’t think the rear LED screen is supposed to turn on when you turn on the camera. You need to press a button like [MENU], [DISP], or [Q].

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:25:09 GMT

For this one as soon as i switch the switch to on it turns on. Pushing menu pops the menu, as well as the rest. The screen has to be on to push these buttons

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Waddizzle — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:28:42 GMT

It sounds like your memory card is failing or has already failed. I advise buying a new one from a different brand, Lexar or Sandisk. Try UHS-I at 32GB

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Brittany0426 — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:42:07 GMT

I grabbed a 64g as the 32 g where different brands that i did not know

Re: Help! i have a shoot tomorrow and my Camera is being weird!!

Waddizzle — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:56:23 GMT

There is a major difference between SDHC 32GB and SDXC 64GB cards. The camera does not like SDXC cards, 64GB and higher. Make sure it is a full size card.