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Camera firing off itself?

angeleyes · 2011-03-26 21:41:22

My Canon 50D is firing off shots by itself. I don't even press the shutter its like it just takes off itself. Any ideas as to why this is happening? Could there be a bug in the camera or the memory card?

26-03-2011 9:41pm

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angeleyes

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My Canon 50D is firing off shots by itself. I don't even press the shutter its like it just takes off itself.

Any ideas as to why this is happening? Could there be a bug in the camera or the memory card?

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#2 26-03-2011 9:44pm

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Are they any good? :pac:

Sorry, couldn't resist... No idea about the issue but seems very strange. Is it a persistant problem if you turn the camera off/on?

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#3 26-03-2011 9:57pm

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Sounds like the button is not releasing correctly.

Turn off the camera, remove the battery, and if it happens again, you may need to have it serviced.

It can't be anything to do with the memory card.

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#4 26-03-2011 10:00pm

angeleyes

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Paulw wrote: »

Sounds like the button is not releasing correctly.

Turn off the camera, remove the battery, and if it happens again, you may need to have it serviced.

It can't be anything to do with the memory card.

Thanks for that Paulw - it probably could do with a service.

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#5 27-03-2011 12:41am

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Does the shutter button feel spongey or not click as normal when pressed. You could have a worn out/dirty shutter release amongst other things.
When the shutter fires does it record an image as if you had intentionally pressed it or is it just the mirror and shutter cycling?

I do repairs so if you are interested give me a PM and Ill get back to you.

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#6 27-03-2011 1:18am

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i had this happen twice with my canon 20D's

both times was shutter replacement, not a nice cost to it sadly

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#7 27-03-2011 1:20am

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Yeah, i hate to say it but it sounds like you'll need a shutter replacement. Happened to my 30D over the summer.

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#8 27-03-2011 11:54am

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If the camera is firing off and there are no recorded images then it is most likely the shutter at fault but if the camera is simply taking shots and recording them regularly then the shutter is most likely not the problem.

Normally it will rapid fire because of a faulty shutter when the battery is inserted sometimes even when the camera is switched off.

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#9 28-03-2011 9:18am

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angeleyes wrote: »

My Canon 50D is firing off shots by itself. I don't even press the shutter its like it just takes off itself.

Gives a whole new meaning the the term "fully automatic"

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#10 28-03-2011 2:08pm

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You may want to look at this thread about a free canon service clinic. Link

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#11 28-03-2011 2:17pm

angeleyes

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flyingsnail wrote: »

You may want to look at this thread about a free canon service clinic. Link

thanks for that flyingsnail - I saw that already but have submissions on those dates so may not get up to Dublin. Bummer timing really.

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#12 28-03-2011 4:14pm

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flyingsnail wrote: »

You may want to look at this thread about a free canon service clinic. Link

Free clinic wont replace a shutter for you and if your shutter is faulty then they wont be able to clean the sensor either.

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#13 29-03-2011 12:25am

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I had a similar issue once with my Sony — it turned out I had the wireless release in my back pocket and kept tripping the shutter

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