Persistent Error 99 code on Digital Rebel XT I have had this camera for only 10 months and here I am one week before a major photo shoot of my neice's wedding and experiencing a persistent error 99 code on my Digital Rebel XT. None of Canon's suggested solutions has worked. Has anyone encountered such a problem and got a solution without sending the unit back to Canon? Persistent Error 99 code on Digital Rebel XT I have had this camera for only 10 months and here I am one week before a major photo shoot of my neice's wedding and experiencing a persistent... » Read More Persistent Error 99 code on Digital Rebel XT I have had this camera for only 10 months and here I am one week before a major photo shoot of my neice's wedding and experiencing a persistent error 99 code on my Digital Rebel XT. None of Canon's suggested solutions has worked. Has anyone encountered such a problem and got a solution without sending the unit back to Canon? « Show Less
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I have the same problem. I would say absolutely the auto is malfunctioning on my camera. The screen displays distance changing as if the camera can not calculate the distance correctly on auto. I get a 'busy' notification and the camera will do NOTHING. As well, yesterday during my daughters wedding, the sunlight was Perfect, however almost all of the photos are blurry or over exposed. My camera is just over a year old and beyond the warranty period. It is very upsetting to have this camera go belly up when it is certainly not a cheap camera or an old one. Canon should have a recall on this product because clearly there is a quality problem with it. :-( I have the same problem. I would say absolutely the auto is malfunctioning on my camera. The screen displays distance changing as if the camera can not calculate the distance correctly on auto. I get a 'busy' notification and the camera will do NOTHING. As well, yesterday during my daughters wedding, the sunlight was Perfect, however almost all of the photos are blurry or over exposed. My camera is just over a year old and beyond the warranty period. It is very upsetting to have this camera go belly up when it is certainly not a cheap camera or an old one. Canon should have a recall on this... » Read More I have the same problem. I would say absolutely the auto is malfunctioning on my camera. The screen displays distance changing as if the camera can not calculate the distance correctly on auto. I get a 'busy' notification and the camera will do NOTHING. As well, yesterday during my daughters wedding, the sunlight was Perfect, however almost all of the photos are blurry or over exposed. My camera is just over a year old and beyond the warranty period. It is very upsetting to have this camera go belly up when it is certainly not a cheap camera or an old one. Canon should have a recall on this product because clearly there is a quality problem with it. :-( « Show Less
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Hi, thank you so much for the speedy reply! I have performed a reset on the camera, as well as removing both the battery pack and the watch battery, to no avail. I did think of trying an external flash unit, and am currently trying to borrow one from a friend who has a genuine Canon unit to see if this will work. I have also contacted a UK Canon-approved repairer to get a quote, so I should hopefully soon know how much I can expect to pay. Thanks again for your help in the matter. Kind Regards, Andy
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Yes, ERR99 is often the result of a lens problem. It can sometimes be caused by using an older incompatible lens or by a lens that's malfunctioning. For example, I've seen ERR99s when trying old incompatible lenses whenever I tried to stop down the lens. Another time, a lens had developed a sticky aperture diaphram intermittantly causing the error whenever I used a smaller aperture. See if the ERR99 stops when you shoot with a wide open aperture and returns when you shot at, say, f8.
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Send it back ASAP As it in warranty as Error 99 is a general error some time due to a out of range setting in manual mode setting in the camera, bad lens and flash mounts plus moreone thing to remember digital cameras with auto lens are very complex thingThus more things to go wrong.Canon makes a ton of these, so some can be bad which is why we have warranty's
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I'm getting error99 due to the flash. If I put it into no flash mode the camera operates fine, just the pix are crap.
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Yes I also noticed that. I had purchased this camera last month and returned mine for an exchange due to possibly being defective (after an email exchange with Canon support). Unfortunately they then emailed me that they no longer had it in stock and didn't know when they were going to get more. They could only offer me a refund. They finally showed it back in stock but then I was amazed at the price! I even emailed them to find out why but just got a non answer (to be expected I guess) about how their suppliers set the prices. As you say, this price is higher than Canons, so it makes you wonder what they are playing at. I guess they don't want anyone to buy it from them...!
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I just got my camera back from the Cannon Factory and they said found that it was an internal issue, they replaced "something" and sent it back and it works just fine! Sorry this isn't a more helpful post for those of you without a warranty! I'll keep looking through my paperwork at home and see if they were more specific AT ALL in stating what the mystery "something" was that didn't work. Just wanted to update as I promised I would!
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Same problem here, I think Sony should send out new camera's I have only had mine for a couple months.I lost my son's wedding pictures.
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What malfunctions did you have? My camera has been operating flawlessly day after day.
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I have never had a single problem with this camera. As of today, I have taken more than 2000 pictures and really enjoy using it. My primary camera used to be a Canon 7D (a truly great camera!) but I now find myself using the X100 most of the time.
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Yes it.in the menu but first put camera in photo mode .go to menu then Date Code make sure date code is off .Remember it have to be in photo mode for the menu to come up. If that don,t work you have a problem with the camera. Hope that helped.
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I haven't used the extra SDXC card in a while, but I have used a 32 gb SDHC and my usualy 64 gb SDXC without any problems in the past. If I remember correctly I had to go through the menu and make sure to format the cards before using them. Also, make sure you download the latest firmware from the Canon website it fixes problems with SDXC and a few other issues. I just got a 128 gb SDXC for a long trip I'll be taking and don't anticipate any problems. All my cards are Class 10 and my SDXC cards are both PNY
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I heard many complaints about this issue before I bought the camera. But I took the risk. So far no issues. But yes many websites show some steps to fix this problem. I would first use the warranty and then go for those options..
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Hmm, that's really odd. My best guess would be the card first, I've taken a good amount of raw files in my 60 & I've never encountered anything on that matter. If the card was the issue then awesome, but if you try other cards and it seems to be the camera itself; then I would recommend calling canon directly. Here is the number & I hope this was helpful! : 1 800 652 2666 :D
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What did you end up doing? My s95 died last week (no idea why) and I was perfectly happy with it up until that point. There are enough negative reviews on the newer canons to give me pause but anything has to beat a completely dead camera.
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I never have problem like your XSi. However, there is a couple things you can try. First, turn the camera power off. Remove the lens to check the contacts on the lens. If it looks tarnished or dirty, clean it with a Q-tip soaked lightly with alcohol. Re-mount the lens and power it back on. If it works, you are done. However, it fails again, try using a different SD card by formatting it in the camera and try shooting again. If you have another lens, you can shoot with it to see if you experience the same failure. If the other lens works, then the failure is caused by the lens.
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Thankyou! I haven't used my camera in several months because of this same problem. I followed your suggestions. It took a few tries, but it is now working!! Just in time for Christmas!
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I have a Canon, and didn't have a problem. Maybe try googling your problem, someone probably has a solution already out there.
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Yes, xD cards are becoming hard to find and from what I've seen they're going the way of the dinosaur! I've had my camera for 5 or 6 years, and love it, but will buy a new one when I can no longer find the xD cards. In regards to your question, sorry, but I can't help you. I'd go on line to search for information or contact the manufacturer - if you haven't already done that. Good luck!
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I, too, am having shutter problems. I have had my D50 camera since 2005 and have close to 18K shutter releases. Now, it completely sticks, gives me an "ERR" message and then I have to click again to release it, but it will not take a picture. I have loved my camera since the moment I got it. Now I need to ship it to Nikon and wait for the estimate. $300 to repair it??? is it worth it?
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Wish I could help but I had to send my Canon 720 IS in for the same problem three different times after purchase. The third time it was sent in for the same problem, they said it wasn't warranted anymore and wanted $90.00 to fix it. The Canon was replaced with a Nikon that has been picture perfect for three years.