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Error Message What does error 5 on a canon Rebel XT mean?

Anonymous Nov 16, 2007

some times the flash won't pop up,but once it does it keeps working.
Anonymous Nov 17, 2007

the flash makes a clicking noise, will not pop up for flash and the error 5 message appears in the screen. thank you for any help with this problem

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Error 5 indicates - Something is obstructing the built-in flash....

Posted on Jul 31, 2007

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