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Camera mode wont turn on?

I was recently filming a scene for a movie, and was fixing the angle of a shot on a tripod, when my camera just shut off. I attempted to turn it back on and nothing happened. I turned it off, then turned it on the vcr setting and it turns on fine. but when i try to switch it to camera mode to film, there is no response? i cant figure this out?

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  • Anonymous Feb 14, 2008

    hey im having the same problem but the camera is not in lock mode the vcr will turn on but when i go to switch it to camera mode it just turns off. Im not sure what to do please let me know thanks 

  • Anonymous Apr 05, 2008

    same thing my vcr mode works fine, but when i go to camera there is no response

  • GL2 user Jun 16, 2008

    Same for me, VCR mode fine, camera mode inop. and firewire doesn't work either. It used to, but not now....

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Is your camera in lock mode? It's easy to accidentally bump that lever when you're adjusting angles.

Posted on Apr 13, 2007

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Anonymous

OMG Had the same problem....duh!

Jk

Posted on Dec 08, 2007

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Ya thanks alot! I actually got so fed up i called canon and they suggested the same thing, which to my embarassment, was correct. it wasn't engaged completely because i had looked at it really quick, but upon further inspection, it was slightly moved and apparently had engaged. so thanks alot for taking the time to answer this fix!

Posted on Apr 13, 2007

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