Is My Canon 20D DEAD???

[BANGERS68]

man spray some switch cleaner on ya button then keep pushing it.. it will clear eventualy

[TheTorquedork]

The Shutter went out which the shutter needs to be replaced.

[fin0705]

how many shutter count 20d will dead like this?

[MrMikeJkay]

i had this error on my 20D before just take battery out and then put it back in

it works for me

[101blackopsfan]

Ur shutter button is stuck

[HoneycombAgent]

What does "Err 99" mean?

[squishy949]

@HoneycombAgent

Undefined error.

It's an error that the camera isn't programmed to recognise specifically.

[dustinwind4]

Remove battery, remove cf card, then put them back in. It solves the problem for me

[Eclipse6491]

Can you replace a new shutter after your camera exceeded it's maximum shutter count? I'm having a fear of my camera's shutter counts keep going up :(.

[TollGell]

you must take objective on the camera because the camera don´t know what it must do!

[1234lucasful]

your shutter is warn out my 20d just did that and i paid 250 for a new shutter at cannon

[zebraman777333]

ok this is a normal thing with the D line, and 20D and 30D most of all, watch this video, and try to do it your self, or pay Canon to do it for you, about $300USD

I hope this helped you

[JohnHFilms]

Shutter button is jammed, I guess.

[opreacg]

Yes, it is! :))

[nitten13]

Good Lord! I sure hope my 20D doesn't do that.....Nikon, Canon, it's all the same. Planned Obsolescence. Digital SLRs are DESIGNED to break unless you buy the top model. I wonder how many shutter actuations on my old Nikon FM2 35mm film camera?? 200K? 300? 400K? That titanium shutter lasts forever. Better get a film for backup.....

[chaosrealm93]

that would suck if the camera was a gun. lol. the moment you load a mag into it, it would fire on its own.........

[motleypixel]

shutter release key aka button.

[odibjo]

Looks like its allways the 20D

[papermermaid]

@mitsubishirocks1

No.

[papermermaid]

Its old.  You need to get it repaired or trade it in.

[MGJulius]

ERR 99 means some unspecified error, call canon tech support

[charlievtb]

100 dls will cost you a new shutter

[Tuturicha]

Time Ti Buy 50D ;)

[killerpie77]

childs toy nikon is far better than cannon better at lenses and camera bodies better at every thing

[WaWoWieWa]

yes dude... time to buy a good camara like Nikon...

only positive with canon is the cleaning system.. rest is really chinese like low quality..

NIKON FOREVER

[sarzamineiran]

Time to buy a faggot camera like a nikon?

When you grow up and want a real mans camera, you'll buy a Canon. Until then play with your childs toys (nikon)

[sosvocaloid]

@sarzamineiran LOL, get the fuck out fan boy. When you want a REAL mans camera, you buy a fucking hasselblad.

[HardeyLeone]

lol

lol

lol

[vravon]

technology is great when it works and sucks when it does not. I comes down to how you use and take care of your equipment, normal wear and tear and accidental damage. I'd take it to a camera repair shop if you want to fix it, or bash it on the ground and see if that works! Just kidding!

[bbcmember18]

hey matt i got a question....i got da same camera but my display wont come on to focus...is ther a setting in the menu i need to change????

[djkross123]

nikons are for little kids

[quickshooter100]

buy a nikon!!! a d300 or something!! ace cam , built like a tank!!i used to shoot canon and i made the move to nikon a year ago!! never looked back !! better image quality and imo better glass!!!

[handsomelok]

alright , don't start a war plz

[loco039]

I hope nothing like that will happen to my 50d. I don`t wanna think about it.

[samuelfantasma950]

Remove the battery and install again.

[turlesRfun]

GET A NIKON :)

[erjohnson227]

Im getting a d3 >:)

[GhostFerret3000]

hey " error 99 " is pretty hard to fix and involves some decent knowledge of the hard ware , it is a risky procedure , so you are better off taking it to a camera shop . Hope I Helped : )

[RabbitDance]

Aw! Poor camera.

: (

*holds my 20d close*

"hope that doesn't happen to you. <3 "

[kubas2807]

How much is the repair cost of this damage?

[mikulphotography]

had this problem, just took it into camera shop after trying everything else. works now

[pepepyllo]

could you tell me what did they really change on your camera, or what they replace, i have the same problem no service around here, thanks

[mikulphotography]

I don't know what they did.

When I called the camera shop, first thing they told me was to remove the battery & lens, & image card for about 20 minutes, then replace with fully-charged battery. One time I got the Err 99 and I cleaned the contacts on my lens and on the camera and it worked again. Just this week i got the Err 99 message again... I need a new shutter...canon 20d shutters have a limited life

[Filiu1]

Send it to some Canon repair center .This is the best you can do....

[dewyxander]

you should check your shutter count.. how many years your using that? because camera has shot capacity about 150,000 shots when you go over that then its over..replace it.. thats why photographer invest in lenses not in body

[SAMUKOY01]

how??

[GLXLR]

I am sure the 20D has a shutter that should last an average (claimed by Canon) around 100,000 shots. Your 20D has lived well past its recommended life! Get a 50D :P (Pentax shooter)

[lemaquinista]

what would u do now with your camera ? :D

[Dousch]

My camera has a worse problem. Yesterday I coulnd't get it to get over the "EOS" sign when the cf card was in.. Alright. I took it out and shut the little card "door". Now it's working but it wants the card. Ok.. Well, it's like it cant even read the card or fit in there anymore because when i press the little button it almost FLIES out.. It's like a crazy push. And now the camera wont even start, I haven't done anything wrong, it just happened last night and here I am with a dead EOS 300D.

[bbytew]

If the CF card flies out, it is probably a bent pin on the cameras CF connector pin array. Inspect it. It may be possible that you can use a flat screwdriver to bend it back into position. Don't use force or you may just brake the pin off.

[droydz]

your first mistake was not buying a NIKON! and your second? not addressing the software first. your shutter fires looks fine otherwise

[someguy6481]

this "error 99" issue that many Canon users seem to face has prompted me to leave Canon and go else where (I am stuck between Olympus, Sony and Nikon). Wake up people, Canon has a serious quality control issue, no one should ever accept this "error 99".

[morfo1010]

Ive been using canon for years, Im not married with the system just saying I'd used it a lot, the only time I have the error 99 was when the shutter was done, after 20,000 pics, but canon replaced it, so try to do the same with a lens attached or if not send it to canon the bad news is that would cost you at least 200 dls, good luck!

[DellMan94]

Google "error 99 canon 20d" and click on the second thing to come up. They have a solution there. I cant post the ink on youtube for some reason though

[markbuffalo]

your shutter is gone. it happened to me the same way.

[FDNSphoto]

cost me 3 hundred to fix mine

[RenM]

error99 is any non specific failure

[zerocode92]

but you are not using the card, so it can be hardware issue, maybe there is a shortcircuit inside the body from the moisture.

[zerocode92]

when the "ERR 99" message appear?

1. Turn off the camera.

2. Insert the CF card.

3. Turn on the camera.

4. Format the CF card in the camera.

Does the "ERR 99" message appear? If so, then the CF card is the most

likely source of the issue. Try using a different card.

[NeilPiersRobinson]

The shutter looks like its fine, its firing, right? So its prolly a software issue - or something else- for instance, you note that the shutter does nothing, well, try putting a battery grip on it, maybe some piece of fluff or software confusion is making it think that the battery grip trigger is depressed (even though it isnt there)

Like, sometimes when I play counterstrike, or other games, my PC gets confused and thinks I'm pressing forward, or sideways, even though I'm not.

[tomatitoo]

I have the same problem with the same camera :D You can have a look on my video..probably I am going to buy a new one better one

[padilon]

how did you check you shutter count? i couldnt check mine for my 20D... cares to share how?

[mattwier]

You can't, I just kept a count on how many 10's of thousands I had taken each time the file # reset.

[papermermaid]

@padilon

The only way to get a shutter count is to send it in to the Factory Service Center.

[Filiu1]

this is a software mistake ,replace the software and it will be like new one.

[nathanielleee]

how can you replace the software if the camera goes berserk soon as you turn it on? I have this issue and it seems like theres nothing i can do about getting to the menu

[dvankeu]

This makes me want to give my trusty ol' 20D a hug.

[font21]

Use an eraser on the copper contacts on the lens and the body. That will work a few times, but eventually, you will need to send it in to have the shutter replaced. I have performed about 600,000 shutter rotations on each of my Canon 20D's. I usually need to send it in to Canon to have the shutter mechanism replaced every 150,000 rotations.

If anyone wants to sell their Canon 20D contact me.

[bluewker]

150k is an impressive amount. Judging by the responses, you are fully aware of why this is happening. I suppose the only thing you can do without paying more is just as one of the other posters said - bang it hard and hope the shutter magically fixes itself. I have a 20D myself and I'm getting to the 10k mark. I hope mine hits 150k like yours.

[sasktank]

shake the camera ---or bang it hard---it worked for me on my 40d

[nathanielleee]

seriously? lol

[benthebest1993]

ohhh dear connon should have gone for nikon mate :DD

[mattwier]

Yeah, right, because Nikon shutters last forever, sorry, i forgot. I got over 150,000 actuations out of that camera, an excellent amount.

[benthebest1993]

shhhhhhhhh :D

[topsyturvytown]

i have a nikon and i regret getting it.

im switching over to canon.

:]

[joseeeeeph1219]

wise decision

[DellMan94]

why do you regret getting it

[DMPhotography1995]

@benthebest1993 nobody should go for nikon, stupid idea

[jazzerzeroniner]

try to re-install or update the firmware. search "Canon EOS 400D Firmware update" here on youtube and copy the link for installing the update on the 20D. hope this helps.

[blazinhispazian]

SAME exact thing happened to me a few days ago with my 20D! Arg. The shutter is blown and doesn't matter what batteries or lenses are switched, it won't work again. Just sent mine into Canon in New Jersey for repairs. Luckily mine was under a year old but I'm not sure what the shutter actuations limit is for the warranty. Wouldn't be surprised if I was over 100,000.

[CRTYR43]

Maybe moist on the circuit board .

[canoneos500D]

no i wont buy a XSI I will buy A 30D Only an a sigma 18-200DC

[canoneos500D]

im thinking of buying a canon digital rebel XSI and later this year a canon eos 20D or 30D

Ive seen that secondhand 20D bodys are pretty cheap

[mattwier]

Instead of buying both, I would just buy a 40D. I have one and it's great.

[canoneos500D]

for the first im in sweden so its more expensive the body and the 17-85 lens costs$ $2289 in sweden but im buyung a 30D its good enough less noise and 5FPS i enough

[bluewker]

Consider 150k is good. I heard apparant life span is 50k. :O

[vistaphotos]

Assume you've also see "James' Broken Canon EOS 20D". My 20D started doing the same as your on Saturday night. I'm guessing it's a shutter repair!! not cheap! Removing batteries including backup makes no difference whatsoever.

[randyp1234567]

take the batteries out. including the backup.