Canon Xsi won't turn on without the battery grip.

[SpeedZealot369]

Hey forum, I have a canon Xsi that I got recently. I've been using it with the battery grip and it's been working great. But when I removed the battery grip, took a battery out from it, and put it in the camera, now the camera won't turn on.

I put it back into the grip and put the grip in, and it turns on fine.

I tried both batteries and they both result in the camera not turning on. Is there some kind of setting in the camera that I need to change? I can't figure out why it won't turn on without the battery grip.


thanks!!

 

[ElFenix]

seems like the grip is making better contact with the battery and the terminals in the camera than just using the battery itself. try cleaning all the terminals?

 

[corkyg]

Did you you replace the battery door properly?

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Right now I don't have a battery door. This can prevent it from turning on?

 

[SpeedZealot369]

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[SpeedZealot369]

can somenoe confirm that the battery door is the problem?

 

[ElFenix]

can somenoe confirm that the battery door is the problem?

iirc, there's a sensor down there that tells the camera if it's open or not. would not be shocked if the camera is unresponsive with the battery door open, let alone missing.

 

[Smoove910]

Why not just buy a new one and replace? I've seen they are available while searching the interwebs for your answer. With the amount of time you've been waiting for a resolution, you could've had one delivered.

Me personally, I would check around that area of the camera to see if there is indeed some sort of sensor/plunger which let's the camera know if the lid is shut or not. Imagine a type of mechanism similar to your washer or dryer... you open the lid, the cycle stops.... same concept.

If you can find a plunger/sensor, try tricking it into thinking there is actually a door...

 

[SpeedZealot369]

I bought one on Ebay yesterday.

 

[corkyg]

Yeah - the battery door is essential. In order to use the external battery grip, the door must be removed. When the grip is removed, the door must be replaced.