Sudden onset of extremely dark pics and no flash...
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08-08-2015 12:54 AM - edited 08-08-2015 08:36 AM
Hello. I am new to the forum. Please forgive me if this was already addressed elsewhere.
I have a Cannon EOS Rebel T3. On the bottom of the camera is shows: "Cannon DS126291"
I have had the camera for several years and it has functioned wonderfully. I almost always use the "Full Auto" mode. The last two days I was on a Yardsale trip and in the middle of the trip, I noticed that the camera doesn't seem to be recognizing the light/dark situations and doesn't activate the flash. In situations where the scene is light enough to take a decent photo, and normally would not need a flash, the picture turns out completely dark. In scenes that would normally need a flash, it doesn't pop up.
Photos in bright sunlight come out, but are a bit dark. Photos in cloudy situations are visible but quite dark.
One funny thing. I have always used the smaller "tradtional" optical viewfinder mode and was using it as always the last two days. I find now that if I switch the camera over to the mode where the LCD screen now becomes your "viewfinder" the camera will take a picture that comes out OK and the flash even pops up. I then tried to switch back over the using the smaller optical viewfinder (leaving the flash up) to see if it would work, and again, no flash and a completely black picture.
I tried resetting the camera to factory settings in the menu going to "P" mode on the camera dial, going to the second "wrench" screen and going through the clear all settings procedure. Nothing changes. Same problems.
It WAS raining on the day this started but not heavily at all. I have gotten the camera much wetter in years past and never had any issues and don't think this is the problem here. Just wanted to mention it.
Can you help?
Thanks so much!
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08-08-2015 04:26 PM
Decent light. Full auto mode. Viewfinder. (again, had to resize. Hope that doesn't mess up the settings)
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08-08-2015 04:28 PM
Inside, raining outside. Full auto mode and traditional viewfinder. Flash did not pop up. (again it NEVER pops up at all now when using the traditional viewfinder)
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08-08-2015 04:32 PM
Close up inside my car full auto mode with viewfinder
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08-08-2015 04:33 PM
Same shot a couple seconds later, same conditions, full auto mode, Live mode LCD screen.
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08-08-2015 04:36 PM
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08-08-2015 05:22 PM
The two "lamp" photos report unknown exposure program ; the others all report Normal.
I think there is water damage and given the age of camera repair might be cost-prohibitive.
Try taking battery out of camera and let it sit overnight. It's grasping, but maybe it will reset things.
Maybe Tim will have a better suggestion.
Conway, NH
1D X Mark III, M200, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, Lr Classic
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08-09-2015 12:43 AM
I understand. Thanks so much for your time sir.
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08-09-2015 01:43 AM
The EXIF data is indeed present in your image.
On the images that didn't use flash, the EXIF data reports
Here's the EXIF for your "indoor" image where the falsh didn't fire:
5D III, 5D IV, 60Da
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08-09-2015 09:14 AM
So the ones taken in Live View (LCD screen as viewfinder) are all OK, it seems that the problem only exists when I try to use the traditional viewfinder?
I just tried taking a shot inside that normally would need a flash. I used the P mode and set it to activate the flash. The shot looks like all my other ones. Dark and the flash STILL does not fire. ??
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