No flash The flash on my camera refuses to work, Even when I set it for mandated flash it doesn't work. The camera works fine in every way. Could the flash element have burned out??

This may seem dumb to ask but have you made sure all batteries are fresh (even new ones can be bad), they\'re inserted correctly observing polarity and the contacts are clean in the flash? (You can clean them using a clean, dry pencil eraser and a Q-Tip dipped lightly in alcohol.)



Also, try mounting the flash on your camera, turn both on and reset your camera to factory default settings through your camera menu settings.

Hi kerritm,

This indicated that it's time you need to replace your flash , therefore you can get it done via a service center,

The camera's flash has a certain life and you can't expect it to be ok for many years together ,

In unfortunate cases , it stops working due to hard ware failure.

Therefore , Please get the flash replaced and you would be able to use it.

Hope this helps..:)

I have the same problem on my eos400D and need help.

Same problem with mine - bought in February, (now May!) flash doesn't fire. Indicator light flashes orange which the manual says means "flash charging" but still no response despite waiting for that to complete.
Hope this isn't a bug in this model... Fujifilm, where are you?

Hello!


I suggets you get the camera changed there is a possiilty of it being faulty
ie damaged .

good luck

Are you sure you don't have the flash suppressed? Somewhere on the menu it should have a flash setting. It can get set to suppress so that it does not flash even in flash conditions.

take a silver paper and put in front of the slave censer when you take the photo flash on camera as master should go on silver paper OR used slaveunit

Please shoot in P mode. In P mode it will use the flash if you pop it up and not use it if it is down.

The flash uses LOTS of battery power. If you battery is weak the flash may take a long time to recycle (charge).

The Flash must be popped up and READY before you can use it. The flash is charged or READY when the RED light is on.

I hope this helps.

Have you tried to reset the camera to the factory defaults? To do this: have the camera in shooting mode - go to Menu - left arrow to reset - press ok - Highlight Yes and press ok. This will reset the camera to factory settings. See if flash works now.

pop up the flash and you can select flash mode by pressing the arrow like button press right to select the flash mode....