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 02/19/2008 01:54:14 PM · #1

I was shooting with my Canon 350 XT and it suddenly stopped and gave me error 99 and when I turned it off and tried to turn it back on again, it wont turn back on :(

Anyone have this issue before? What are my options now :(
02/19/2008 01:55:40 PM · #2
Turn it off. Remove the battery. Wait a few seconds. Reinstall the battery and turn it on. This has worked for me a few times.
 02/19/2008 01:56:34 PM · #3
Originally posted by cornettcag:
Turn it off. Remove the battery. Wait a few seconds. Reinstall the battery and turn it on. This has worked for me a few times.


I will try that, but I did remove the battery and put another one in and it didnt work. :(
 02/19/2008 01:58:11 PM · #4
:-( probably my fault
 02/19/2008 01:58:27 PM · #5
Yikes - I haven't had that happen.
 02/19/2008 02:00:36 PM · #6
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
:-( probably my fault


probably?
 02/19/2008 02:00:58 PM · #7
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
:-( probably my fault


Slip you trying to sabotage me? :D
 02/19/2008 02:05:05 PM · #8
On the interent, they are talking about Lens problem.

"Yes, ERR99 is often the result of a lens problem. It can sometimes be caused by using an older incompatible lens or by a lens that's malfunctioning. For example, I've seen ERR99s when trying old incompatible lenses whenever I tried to stop down the lens. Another time, a lens had developed a sticky aperture diaphram intermittantly causing the error whenever I used a smaller aperture. See if the ERR99 stops when you shoot with a wide open aperture and returns when you shot at, say, f8."

FYI
 02/19/2008 02:07:57 PM · #9
Been there. (still there actually)
If cleaning the lens contacts and the camera's lens contacts doesn't help, trying a diff card, battery, removing a battery grip, etc doesn't help, it's time to send it in or replace it. Mine has gone to the extent that it will drain a fully charged grip in 2 days, with the power off. Ugh

May want to look through these:
Error 99
 02/19/2008 02:09:13 PM · #10
my old XT is on its way out also, its done this twice before and has not since... I removed everything the battery, lens, flash and the cf card waited a few seconds and put everything back and it turned on.
 02/19/2008 02:14:38 PM · #11
I will try removing the lense and cleaning the golden bars on the camera.
The lense works well on my XTI, just the XT, and will remove the CF and battery and try putting it all back together.
Thanks all I for your info. And if this doesnt work, im blaming Slippy so I can get a new one ;)
 02/19/2008 02:39:08 PM · #12
hold it above your head and shake it.
 02/19/2008 02:58:36 PM · #13
Originally posted by LoudDog:
hold it above your head and shake it.


Please clarify what needs to be "shaken" exactly :P
 02/19/2008 03:38:07 PM · #14
Originally posted by FocusPoint:
Originally posted by LoudDog:
hold it above your head and shake it.


Please clarify what needs to be "shaken" exactly :P


Why, the martini, of course ;-)
 02/21/2008 10:24:21 AM · #15
I just looked thru my records and it shows that I purchased an extended warranty on the camera for 4 years. lucky for me I bought this camera back in December of 2005 so I still have about two years left on it woohoo!

So today I am going to best buy and turning my defunct camera in :)
If they decide its dead, I might get a new one :D
02/21/2008 10:40:23 AM · #16
with the warranty, you will if the camera is indeed dead. that will however void the remining time on the warranty. let them send it out to get repaired. they give you three repairs before the warranty requires best buy has to replace the camera. i know because my shutter stopped working and i also have the 4 year plan on my camera.
 02/26/2008 12:23:51 PM · #17
did you try taking out and reinstalling the bios battery in your camera?
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