How are people tricking their cameras (mine is the 6D) into thinking the battery door is closed? I am unable to close the battery compartment.
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From my experience (specifically with the 7D) there is rubber latch near the battery door that allows the adapter's cable to pass through while the battery door is closed.
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There is a pop out cover port in the inside part of the handgrip. Right where your pinky would be. Pop that out it should let the tail of the adaptor to go outside the grip.
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On the bottom of the camera there's a small rubber tab that needs to be lifted - that creates a channel for the wire to slip into and the door will close normally.
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Take a look at your manual page 299. You will see in figure 1 something called the power connector cover 2 that literally folds down from the sidewalll of the battery compartment allowing the cord to exit and the cover to close. I hope this helps.
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if you look carefully on the side of battery slot you have a plastic cover that you can open.Open that and take the line through that and close the lid!hope it helps you!
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Hi Greg, no trick involved. There's a little rubber piece near on the side of the battery compartment you can push out a bit to allow the wire to go through and then close the compartment. Cheers
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That's the question? "Battery level indicator?" Usually what happens to me is that I am suddenly out of battery, without warning. However, I always have two batteries with me, one in the camera and the other close by. There may be a way to check it, but I have never hunted for it.
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on the bottom of the camera case there is a rubbery button that you have to slide slightly and then the battery compartment door will open. on my camera the button was pale gray and about one quarter of an inch long.
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Just fixed mine. Thanks for the tip. My question is, has any been able to let Canon know about this? They should have it in the manual. You can search for 6C10 and it is not listed. I'm going to try to call them to complain.
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This goes inside the battery compartment. The compartment is sealed. This does not change the WR of the two cameras.
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YES! I returned my first one because Canon said this was not normal - but now I'm having problems with the second. Are they lying? Also, does anyone think it's the actual connection of the batteries in the compartment? Should I return this or just accept this is how the product works? I'm so frustrated!
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If it's any consolation, I didn't end up pulling out the lens cover pieces - I just put the camera away in a drawer and forgot about it. About 3 months later I took it out again, charged up the battery and it hasn't missed a beat since! The lens works perfectly. So, maybe it just needs a rest, a kick around in the bottom of a drawer or a good thump...
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Open the battery cover, on the inside of it there's a little silver spring loaded button that slides to release it. On the battery grip there's a place on the side of the part that slides into the camera that holds the battery cover for you so you don't lose it.
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Maybe you might open and re- close battery door. It doesn't always close well. I have never seem that message. If that doesn't work, call Garmin. They are very helpful.
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I had the same problem so I called Bell and Howell and reached a tech person who said the door is very tight to keep water out. To open, hold the camera bottom facing up, in your left hand with your left thumb over the upside down letters "CEPC' and next to the release lever. With your right hand slide the small release lever down and at the same time using a lot of force press down hard with your left thumb and sliding the battery door to the left. It's not easy and may take you several attempts before you are successful.
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I have tested the camera trigger and it worked but I don't use it regularly. I have a D5100 and sometimes my camera won't talk to the battery grip. The camera will be functioning fine, then I will get a warning on the screen that I have the wrong battery type in the camera. I wouldn't keep it as the only battery. You can keep the battery compartment door flap in a little pocket that's on the battery grip. That way if it stops working you can take a battery out of the grip and put it directly into the camera. It's annoying but when it works it's nice to have.
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Hey! It's easy enough. Open the battery door on your camera. Then push the door up and back. It should disconnect easily from the body. Insert the shaft of the battery unit into the camera and then lock it into place by using the wheel on the battery unit. Bam-o, you're done!
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I have the same problem. I think the reason is a little switch at the battery compartment. It is meant to prevent power on if you forgot to close the battery door completely. But over time that little switch broke and the camera simply cannot power up again. What a smart idea but poor design. The camera is dead because of such a feeble switch.
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That's odd, I don't believe my battery door remains open. The cord goes through the side via a small trench that's made for the cord I believe. It is a very tight fit however. I found that I did not need to format anything either. I believe I have an 8GB card in mine, which is more than enough for most of my needs.
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I need to pull it when taking the battery out from camera. It's not easy but manageable. However, I notice the battery drain faster than the original. Hope this help.
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I do have problem in getting battery door to close. Not sure I'm doing wrong and it's a defect one.
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On my D810 the with the camera in "Bulb" mode, push and hold the button and after a second or two you can release the button and the shutter will stay open. Tapping the button again will close the shutter to end the exposure