EOS Rebel XS saying busy and won't take pictures

[mliz2486]

My camera worked fine the other day.  Now, it won't take pictures at all.  When I go to take a picture, it will act like it is focusing by flashing and such but it will never go through.  It always says busy.  I have tried all modes, and none will work not even without flash. 

I have also taken the battery out, taken the card out and reformatted it, and cleared all camera settings.  Can anyone help?  I have a newborn that I would really like to be able to capture. 🙂

Thank you ahead of time!

[sharonc99]

My camera is also doing the same thing, it never has done this in the years that I have had it.  Suddenly a few weeks ago it started saying it was busy and would not focus and take picture.  I had to wait until the screen turned black then it would work again.  Now however even after the screen turns off it will just keep repeating that it is busy.  I am taking pictures indoors medium light (flash is on)  I took about 20 pictures then it just decided not to take the next picture, same light same basic picture.  In the past it has only done this when taking pictures in a lower light with the flash turned on and of a dressed mannequin against a white wall.  Mannequin is black and close are of various colors and patterns.

[ImaHuman]

I'm having the same problem but mine won't take clear pictures at all. it takes 30 seconds of holding still to get a good picture and most of the time it only works with flash on. I have done both Af and Mf modes I have wiped it clean but it's still not working correctly. All of the stores around me that could fix it are currently closed.

So if some could help that would be greatly appreciated.

[bmuluswela]

I am new to the photography world. Recently bought a Canon 90D and it seems its on continuous shooting. Everytime I take a photo it goes into busy mode and I have to wait before I can take another shot. How do I get rid of this function

[manikrao]

i also have the same problem. When camera is in AF mode on side of lense it is not shooting, it is saying busy and just bliking.

[NashvilleSuz]

If you have a Class 10 card then you should have no problems.

However, if you do have the Class 10 card, try formatting it to clear all your old images and videos off of it.

[NashvilleSuz]

However, if you do have the Class 10 card, try formatting it to clear all your old images and videos off of it.

If you have a Class 10 card then you should have no problems.

[Waddizzle]

There any one of several reasons why the "buSY" message might appear.  These reasons are described and explained in the full User Manual, which is available for download from your camera's Canon Product Support Page.  

Note, the full User Manual is NOT the highly abbreviated version that gets packaged with many cameras.  Reasons can range from incorrect or bad memory cards, built-in flash needing to recharge, low battery, noise reduction settings, etc.

[Evans]

to me the problem started when i replaced my battery for a new one.

It seems those 2nd fake batteries are to blame

[hicksi]

I also have a Canon Rebel T3 that won't take pictures.  I have tried all the different suggestions that I have read but it still won't take a photo.  At first I was seeing a blinking yellow/gold busy signal but then I took out the SD card and battery for about 15 minutes and once I put them back in I see green numbers in the view finder.  I have tried switching to Manual focus on the lens but still can't take a photo. Also tried changing the lens to 3 different sizes.

I had just used the camera a couple of weeks ago and it had worked fine.  I had a similar issue when I first purchased this camera and sent it back to Canon and they repaired in it worked fine up until now.  It hasn't been used a whole lot but it was purchased in 2011 and Canon said they can't repair because it's too old.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[RobertTheFat]

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@hicksi wrote:

I also have a Canon Rebel T3 that won't take pictures.  I have tried all the different suggestions that I have read but it still won't take a photo.  At first I was seeing a blinking yellow/gold busy signal but then I took out the SD card and battery for about 15 minutes and once I put them back in I see green numbers in the view finder.  I have tried switching to Manual focus on the lens but still can't take a photo. Also tried changing the lens to 3 different sizes.

I had just used the camera a couple of weeks ago and it had worked fine.  I had a similar issue when I first purchased this camera and sent it back to Canon and they repaired in it worked fine up until now.  It hasn't been used a whole lot but it was purchased in 2011 and Canon said they can't repair because it's too old.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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I'm guessing it's a battery issue. How old is the battery, and have you tried others?