Camera Update
As many of you know, my Canon 40D stopped working during the 4th of July fireworks show I was attending. I tried all the "normal" fixes you are supposed to do, i.e, (change battery, remove CF card, apply hammer to top of camera with Herculean force, etc.) Nothing worked. So it was time to search the internet and see if I could find some help. Unbelievably, I did. A young man had posted to a site I ran across that he had removed the main battery as well as the watch type battery that controls the date/time/year in his camera. He let it set for about 30 minutes, then put it back together and the camera "rebooted" itself. I tried that and Voila, it worked. The 40D came on and seems to be working just fine. What a relief! For some reason the camera gods smiled on me.~~Peg
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07-09-2012, 05:46 PM #1
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07-09-2012, 05:55 PM #2
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07-09-2012, 06:08 PM #3
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Awesome.........no no no not the Nikon.....
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07-09-2012, 07:48 PM #4
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Yeah, I'm so glad.
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07-09-2012, 08:27 PM #5
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Good deal, Peg...even though you might have enjoyed using a Nikon for a change
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07-09-2012, 09:02 PM #6
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That's awesome Peg. Glad you were so resourceful and figured out a fix. The internet is a good thing
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07-10-2012, 12:08 AM #7
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Well that must be a huge relief Peg.
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07-10-2012, 05:51 AM #8
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Yes I did Paul. Even took a couple of shots with it.
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Did you at least take the Nikon out?
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07-10-2012, 05:53 AM #9
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Thanks everyone. I was so heartbroken when it failed. It was like losing an old friend and then having a miraculous recovery happen. Good things do happen sometimes when we least expect them to. ~~Peg
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07-10-2012, 12:43 PM #10
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Glad u got it back working.
Is the clock battery easily accessible to remove?Sudhakar
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07-10-2012, 02:59 PM #11
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Thanks Sudhakar. Yes it is. It sits just behind the main battery in a small pullout slot. I had no idea it was even there. It is barely mentioned in my owner's manual. ~~Peg Originally Posted by Sudhakar Redddy
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07-10-2012, 03:32 PM #12
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Good deal! bob
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07-10-2012, 08:34 PM #13
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07-11-2012, 09:03 PM #14
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Uh Peg.....did you just try turning it on? You know its rumored to work.....sometimes
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07-13-2012, 05:14 PM #15
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That's good news, Peg!
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07-13-2012, 06:11 PM #16
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So good to hear you got it working !!! YAAAAA!!!!
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07-14-2012, 08:15 PM #17
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Well aren't you just funny as all get out! Originally Posted by eddie haskell
Uh Peg.....did you just try turning it on? You know its rumored to work.....sometimes
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07-14-2012, 08:16 PM #18
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Thanks Greg and John. I'm very pleased too. ~~Peg
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07-14-2012, 09:49 PM #19
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I shoot a 40D also and didn't know about the second battery. Tucking that tidbit away.
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07-15-2012, 12:58 PM #20
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I didn't know about it either. If you ever need to reset your 40D, just remove both batteries and then replace about 30 minutes later. ~~Peg Originally Posted by Baron von Smoogle
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