EOS 550D Stuck solid SD Card

[Williamgray]

I just got an EOS 550D from a friend but the SD card seems to be stuck. It is so tight it doesn’t budge at all and I’m wondering if it is even the SD card,

 

it seems so solid. There are no edges around it that a piece of paper would fit into let alone something to pry it out.  I looked at other posts that say it needs to be serviced professionally but I was hoping to avoid that. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[p4pictures]

I'm not sure that is even an SD card, it looks like a piece of solid plastic to me. I studied the appearance of the end of a few of my SD cards and they show signs of being in two sections, this is simply solid. 

[shadowsports]

I agree with Brian.  SD cards are layered.  Canon cameras do not come with card slugs so whatever that is it doesn't look like a card.  

You can try some tiny tweezers.  Canon no longer Services the 550d.  It's 15 yrs old.  You can also try local camera repair, but removal will likely require disassembly and the camera is probably not worth it.  The 560D sells for $75 to $100 used.

[Williamgray]

Thank you for the reply. I guess I will have to take it in somewhere. 

[Williamgray]

Thanks, I appreciate it

[normadel]

Looks like a dummy SD card that is supplied with, or gotten for, laptop computers with SD readers. Keeping one in the slot keeps foreign objects from getting inserted. This one was probably forced in upside-down. Why use it at all, who knows.

Can the tips of two butterknives fit around it at all? Or two wood chisels? Anything rigid enough that you can try to pry it out.

[Williamgray]

I mean… I am up for any kind of fun but this little camera looks as if it isn’t really interested or ready for an adventurous life. The world is a crazy place and I want to take some pictures. What can I do to make this camera work?

[jrhoffman75]

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@Williamgray wrote:

I mean… I am up for any kind of fun but this little camera looks as if it isn’t really interested or ready for an adventurous life. The world is a crazy place and I want to take some pictures. What can I do to make this camera work?

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Can you use a knife with a sharp point and lever it of the end of the port? Or maybe a fine point needle nose pliers? The pliers would give you more squeezable grip than a tweezer would.

[normadel]

Like I said, 

Looks like a dummy SD card that is supplied with, or gotten for, laptop computers with SD readers. Keeping one in the slot keeps foreign objects from getting inserted. This one was probably forced in upside-down. Why use it at all, who knows.

Can the tips of two butterknives fit around it at all? Or two wood chisels? Anything rigid enough that you can try to pry it out.

You've gotten suggestions from two of us. Are you trying them?

[normadel]

Looks like a dummy SD card that is supplied with, or gotten for, laptop computers with SD readers. Keeping one in the slot keeps foreign objects from getting inserted. This one was probably forced in upside-down. Why use it at all, who knows.

Can the tips of two butterknives fit around it at all? Or two wood chisels? Anything rigid enough that you can try to pry it out.

You've gotten suggestions from two of us. Are you trying them?

[Williamgray]

Appreciate all the suggestions. I have been trying everything, but to no avail. Just scratching things up good. My next move is to drill a tiny hole in the dummy and try to get a grip on it that way. I will let you know how it goes.