Busy ... please wait ( 700D )

[Raindes]

Hi all

This morning my 700D seems to have bricked itself. A few seconds into recording a video clip I got these awful coloured artifacts which covered the screen, they stayed even when the switch was off and I had to take the battery out for it to turn off.

In addition Live View goes black and the mirror flips back down after a few seconds with the camera inoperable and "busy" flashing in the viewfinder. After I take a photo with the card it is perpetually in "busy". I honestly don't have a clue what has gone wrong.

If I do take a photo with the card in sometimes it wont even give me the "busy" notification and just make the camera inoperable, if I turn it off the red writing LED stays on and it beeps at me if I open the card slot.

I've tried 3 batteries, all the SD cards I own which is about 7 or 8 with every combination possible with the exact same results.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks

[rs-eos]

What specific cards are you using? If they are too slow, that would cause issues with video recording.

Were the cards initialized prior to usage?

[Raindes]

I changed the card but the same problem remains

[Waddizzle]

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@Raindes wrote:

I changed the card but the same problem remains

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What brand and type of memory card are you using?

[ebiggs1]

"This morning my 700D seems to have bricked itself."

This seems to imply that the camera was working properly.

"I've tried 3 batteries, all the SD cards I own which is about 7 or 8 with every combination possible with the exact same results."

I think it is time to call Canon. 1 (800) 652-2666