I bought a used canon Rebel XS, everything looked in great shape and the camera worked great at the time of purchase. Upon actually using the camera i've been running into issues regarding the power turning on and off. The camera is my girlfriends, and i already spent quite a bit on her christmas gifts already so im trying to keep money to a minimal. At any rate, i had the camera sitting in the back of my jeep which may have gotten to about 10 degrees C, in this scenareo the camera will just not turn on. I thought at first because its cold, however it should still operate fine in 10 Degrees C. Essentially i re-insert the battery and mem card leave the switch to "on" for a few minutes than turn it back off, after about 10 minutes the camera will power up and take pictures great. I have three different batteries so i doubt that is the issue, one thing i will mention is the camera will not turn on with no lense or memory card, however with no lense and a memory card it will turn on. With a lense and no memory card it wont turn on. Not sure if those details matter or not. Another example of it acting funny in just about freezing temps and taking photos the camera will shut down and will not turn back on until the whole camera is warmed up and the battery has been inserted serveral times. It almost seems to be that there is a loose connection or faulty battery switch. Ive read the internal battery can cause strange issues, however i could not find any way to replace the battery.
Any thoughts? I've read about the canon loyalty program, however ideally i dont want to be spending more than $150 on a body. I imagine a repair will cost over $200. The only option i see fit is to purchse another used canon body and give it to her, take apart the existing one and see whats going on inside. Im not an electrical enginner however i have some experience with iphones and various other small electronics repair, such as cracked screens and the likes so i dont see it being much more difficult than what im used to.
