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Dreaded Error 99

indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
edited November 28, 2007 in The Dgrin Challenges
My camera is not working properly and no easy fixes seem to be working. I'm getting the dreaded Error 99 from my Canon :(

I'm out this round, maybe next round I'll be able to play. Good luck, gang!

Jesse
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    menebomenebo Registered Users Posts: 23 Big grins
    edited November 26, 2007
    I had a friend who had that happen too. My friend had been shooting at a fair when she put her camera down in front of some loud speakers. Canon told her that this is a common problem. She had to send her camera away to get it fixed but she has since gotten it back in fine shape.

    Good Luck!


    Michelle
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    DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited November 26, 2007
    menebo wrote:
    I had a friend who had that happen too. My friend had been shooting at a fair when she put her camera down in front of some loud speakers. Canon told her that this is a common problem. She had to send her camera away to get it fixed but she has since gotten it back in fine shape.
    big magnets and electronics generally aren't a good idea. glad to hear Canon was able to fix things up. thumb.gif
    Erik
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2007
    indiegirl wrote:
    My camera is not working properly and no easy fixes seem to be working. I'm getting the dreaded Error 99 from my Canon :(

    I'm out this round, maybe next round I'll be able to play. Good luck, gang!

    Jesse
    Sorry about this! :cry
    Things to try:
    • Battery/Card in/out
    • Detach/attach lens
    • Reset button (pinhole)
    Good luck! iloveyou.gif
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    indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2007
    I have not tried the reset button! What hope! I'll find it and try it tomorrow. Thanks!

    Jesse
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    Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2007
    Originally Posted by menebo
    I had a friend who had that happen too. My friend had been shooting at a fair when she put her camera down in front of some loud speakers. Canon told her that this is a common problem. She had to send her camera away to get it fixed but she has since gotten it back in fine shape.
    DoctorIt wrote:
    big magnets and electronics generally aren't a good idea. glad to hear Canon was able to fix things up. thumb.gif

    I had that happen a while ago too - only I was just walking in front of some (very large) speakers. Turned out it just fried my CF card; camera was not affected at all (thank goodness!)

    C.

    PS - good luck w/ the fix IndieGirl
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    DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited November 26, 2007
    By the way, Jesse, if you're looking for help with the camera, you'll get a lot more good suggestions from the gear nerds over in the cameras forum. deal.gif
    Erik
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    kp-pixkp-pix Registered Users Posts: 191 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2007
    Eeek. If it's the 40D, I just read on some forum someone else's was loving that 99 number too.

    If not or at any rate, hope it all gets fixed soon so you can come kick some serious lps butt!
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    Bill_MBill_M Registered Users Posts: 119 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2007
    indiegirl wrote:
    My camera is not working properly and no easy fixes seem to be working. I'm getting the dreaded Error 99 from my Canon :(

    I'm out this round, maybe next round I'll be able to play. Good luck, gang!

    Jesse


    Have you updated the Firmware in the camera? I used to get this error with my 20D, then I updated the Firmware & knock on wood, it's been about a year since my last Err99.

    Good luck...
    Bill
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    indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited November 27, 2007
    Nada--zippo--zilch. I've tried everything I've read about online and in my manual. It's not even letting me take a picture now. I've exhausted my resources, so "No Pictures For You!" for awhile (she says in her best Seinfeld voice).

    Jesse
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    BistiArtBistiArt Registered Users Posts: 307 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2007
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    indiegirl wrote:
    My camera is not working properly and no easy fixes seem to be working. I'm getting the dreaded Error 99 from my Canon :(

    Jesse

    Jesse,

    Sorry to hear about the 99...

    Although a Nikon shooter, a campout on the Green River's White Rim Trail put condensation both in the tent near freezing and on the lens splines which go into my Nikon.

    An eraser cleaned the lens, the camera recepticals, and made it good as new...
    Sorta nice since the D300's are just coming out and are big dollars!
    Joe

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