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Offline bcowper

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HELP!!!
« on: February 20, 2012, 05:29:19 PM »
Hey guys,

Just got my T2i today...but I think I'm having a problem with it. Is there any sort of drop detection sensor built into the t2i? Cause whenever I make a sudden movement, it shuts down and restarts...any idea why this is happening, and can I turn it off? Sometimes it makes the camera very difficult to use.

Thanks,
Ben
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2012, 05:36:57 PM »
Sounds almost like you have a loose connection somewhere, is the battery door shut completely? This is not normal behavior as far as I know.
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2012, 05:40:22 PM »
Battery door is closed tight...can't figure this out. Sometimes it won't even turn on without me shaking it a bit...this is really frustrating...
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Offline Doodle

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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2012, 05:43:35 PM »
If you got that locally, I would be going back instantly. That definitely doesn't sound right. Not at all.
If not local, send it back first thing in the morning. It would suck being without it, but you shouldn't put up with that problem.
Good luck!
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2012, 05:54:16 PM »
Quote from: bcowper on February 20, 2012, 05:29:19 PM
Hey guys,

Just got my T2i today...but I think I'm having a problem with it. Is there any sort of drop detection sensor built into the t2i? Cause whenever I make a sudden movement, it shuts down and restarts...any idea why this is happening, and can I turn it off? Sometimes it makes the camera very difficult to use.

Thanks,
Ben

I notice when I take a picture, it doesn't show me the picture it took, until I move (again, or so it seems). I have my camera set to 2 minutes and then it "shuts down". What is yours set to?
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2012, 06:05:46 PM »
Yeah, I'm so reluctant to return it already...it *is* refurb, so in theory it was well inspected by Adorama before it was sent out. My auto power down is set to 2 minutes also...
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Offline bcowper

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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2012, 06:09:40 PM »
So I just tried shooting some more test pictures, and (while it said full battery, it's had a full battery all day) it shuts down mid shutter click. Then I flip it back on and it says "change the battery pack"

Has the battery just not been showing a proper reading all day? Or is there another problem?

Just put the battery in to recharge now...we'll see what happens...
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2012, 06:14:49 PM »
Quote from: bcowper on February 20, 2012, 06:09:40 PM
So I just tried shooting some more test pictures, and (while it said full battery, it's had a full battery all day) it shuts down mid shutter click. Then I flip it back on and it says "change the battery pack"

Has the battery just not been showing a proper reading all day? Or is there another problem?

Just put the battery in to recharge now...we'll see what happens...

Sometimes I experience something like that. I press the button and it clicks the picture, but it takes a good 5 or so seconds before it finishes processing and releases the shutter. I'm not sure if it's a setting I have it on and it just takes a bit longer for the picture taking to process or what. But rarely happens. My battery might be low then again.
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2012, 06:15:56 PM »
COULD be a defective battery too. That would cause those problems. Might you have a spare battery to try, or can you at least borrow one from someone to test it??
I'm sure the camera was tested but who knows what kind of battery they threw at you in the deal.
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2012, 06:17:39 PM »
Very true...a friend of mine has a t2i and I can try his battery tomorrow...
I think the shutter thing was just a low battery, shutting off to conserve power cause it didn't even process the picture

any other ideas?? I really hate to send this awesome camera back...
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2012, 06:18:47 PM »
No, that's not right. And if you're going to return it, it's better to do it sooner rather than later - if you leave it until later it looks like it's something you did, instead of a problem that was there from the start. More than likely this one is a lemon that the original owner chose to trade in.
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2012, 06:22:44 PM »
Adorama does a really good job of checking products, and I trust they didn't send me a bad one...does this happen with any of your cameras? give it a good few shakes side to side and see if it shuts off
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Offline bcowper

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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2012, 06:38:19 PM »
So my battery's done "charging" already...does that seem odd to anyone?
It says it's green, so I don't know..should I take it off the charger?
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2012, 06:49:18 PM »
Camera won't even turn on now...
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Re: HELP!!!
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2012, 06:49:53 PM »
Quote from: bcowper on February 20, 2012, 06:38:19 PM
So my battery's done "charging" already...does that seem odd to anyone?
It says it's green, so I don't know..should I take it off the charger?
That's why I think the battery is defective and not the camera. If you can borrow your friends battery, that will go a LONG way in determining what you should do next.
Good luck.
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