getting a busy messeage with a flash sign canon Xsi i have a canon Xsi, really great camera just one problem and don't really know what going on, i take great shots, real high quality, lots of color, and so on.. but i get this busy banner on the top of the lcd screen and the busy messeage in the view finder, is it the SDHC memory or is it the camera? im using a transend 8gb class 6 and a kingston 8gb class 4 getting a busy messeage with a flash sign canon Xsi i have a canon Xsi, really great camera just one problem and don't really know what going on, i take great shots, real high quality, lots of... » Read More getting a busy messeage with a flash sign canon Xsi i have a canon Xsi, really great camera just one problem and don't really know what going on, i take great shots, real high quality, lots of color, and so on.. but i get this busy banner on the top of the lcd screen and the busy messeage in the view finder, is it the SDHC memory or is it the camera? im using a transend 8gb class 6 and a kingston 8gb class 4 « Show Less
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well, im shooting in large fine format, and i try to use iso accordingly, but whats confusing is that i get both the flash sign (like its recharching as you mention) but i also see the buffer light for the memory on blinking so im not sure if its trying to do both at the same time and can't consult the manual(totally clueless) cause it was ripped up the same day i got it by my friends dog..(damn chihuahuas) so never got a chance to do so...
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Those cards should be fast enough. RAW+jpeg might slow it down a little. Another reason you may be getting a BUSY message is if the camera's flash is charging up.
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Are you shooting in burst mode?Also make sure you have Long Exposure Noise Reduction turned OFF. Its found in the Custom Functions menus under Image (C.Fn-3).
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I haven't narrowed down a specific time this occurs...It def occurs when using flash and in low lighting, but occurs at other times as well. Using a very good memory card, can't remember off top of head but it has tons of storage. I have not reformated, my husband keeps telling me too :)Shooting in jpeg only.Guess I'll try reformating first! That would be too easy!
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You can find an electronic copy of your manual at http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact;=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid;=314&modelid;=16307 (its the very last item)I'm not entirely sure about the buffer light but if the flash is on, that's probably the issue as it does take time to charge up. You can decrease this time a bit by using a higher ISO so that you don't drain the flash's power reserve as quickly. You can decrease the time a LOT by getting an external flash (which will also GREATLY improve your flash shots if you get one that can be bounced off the ceiling). After you download all your images, also try formating the cards in the camera. You can find an electronic copy of your manual at http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact;=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid;=314&modelid;=16307 (its the very last item)I'm not entirely sure about the buffer light but if the flash is on, that's probably the issue as it does take time to charge up. You can decrease this time a bit by using a higher ISO so that you don't drain the flash's power reserve as quickly. You can decrease the time a LOT by getting an external flash (which will also GREATLY improve your flash shots if you get one that can... » Read More You can find an electronic copy of your manual at http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact;=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid;=314&modelid;=16307 (its the very last item)I'm not entirely sure about the buffer light but if the flash is on, that's probably the issue as it does take time to charge up. You can decrease this time a bit by using a higher ISO so that you don't drain the flash's power reserve as quickly. You can decrease the time a LOT by getting an external flash (which will also GREATLY improve your flash shots if you get one that can be bounced off the ceiling). After you download all your images, also try formating the cards in the camera. « Show Less
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check out the manual, its doing both (charging flash and writing cached buffer on the memory), meaning i may well need an external (ohh gooding!!!! more stuff for my camera) so for such a case, what external flash unit would you recommend, cause i've been looking at the at different ones, and the one that fits my needs the best according to what i've seen is the 430EX II by canon, what your insight is it to much to little?
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I get this same problem? Any solutions yet? It's even when I'm not using the flash at all. I get both busy and the green blining light.
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I'm not sure what your flash needs are but it sounds like you use flash pretty often so a decent one might be a good idea.I recently replaced a Sigma 500 Super that I appear to have worn out with a a 430EX II. Nice flash - good feature set, powerful enough for all but the largest venues, not too big, recharged VERY fast and silently and tilts AND swivels so you can always use ceiling bounce no matter what orientation you're shooting in plus, if you ever upgrade to a 580EX, you can use the 480EX as an ETTL slave. AND, starting April 3rd, Canon will be offering the following INSTANT rebates:SPEEDLITE 580EX II - $50SPEEDLITE 430EX II - $30SPEEDLITE 220EX - $30That will put the 430EX II around $240 or $250. I'm not sure what your flash needs are but it sounds like you use flash pretty often so a decent one might be a good idea.I recently replaced a Sigma 500 Super that I appear to have worn out with a a 430EX II. Nice flash - good feature set, powerful enough for all but the largest venues, not too big, recharged VERY fast and silently and tilts AND swivels so you can always use ceiling bounce no matter what orientation you're shooting in plus, if you ever upgrade to a 580EX, you can use the 480EX as an ETTL slave. AND, starting April 3rd, Canon will be offering the following... » Read More I'm not sure what your flash needs are but it sounds like you use flash pretty often so a decent one might be a good idea.I recently replaced a Sigma 500 Super that I appear to have worn out with a a 430EX II. Nice flash - good feature set, powerful enough for all but the largest venues, not too big, recharged VERY fast and silently and tilts AND swivels so you can always use ceiling bounce no matter what orientation you're shooting in plus, if you ever upgrade to a 580EX, you can use the 480EX as an ETTL slave. AND, starting April 3rd, Canon will be offering the following INSTANT rebates:SPEEDLITE 580EX II - $50SPEEDLITE 430EX II - $30SPEEDLITE 220EX - $30That will put the 430EX II around $240 or $250. « Show Less
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I am also having this problem with the busy light signal. I've read other posts and it quite a few people have mentioned this issue. I've check and tested some of the solutions and:1. It's not the battery2. it's not the speed of the card (tried 3 diff. ones high speed)3. it's not the iso settingsI think its time to send it back to canon and have them evaluate.
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Can you describe the conditions and the camera settings in which you usually see this? Are you shooting long bursts? In low light? What memory card are you using? Have you tried a different one? Have you reformated the memory card in the camera recently? Are you shooting jpeg, RAW or both?
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While saving the image to the SD card, it says "Busy".. if it is around a second or lesser, nothing to worry... however if it is Busy for longer time, it may be some issue with your SD card or Camera... you can try another card and if the behavior is same, you need to go to the nearest service center. If SD card is slow, try with another SD card with higher speed.
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I bought the SD880 IS two weeks ago from Amazon. More than half of all the pictures I took using the flash had dust orbs (lens flares) in the picture. I returned it for an exchange Monday. Tuesday I got the replacement. I took 11 flash pictures in different places for tests. All 11 pictures had dust orbs (white spots) on the pictures, some very noticeable and rendering the picture unusable. And that is in a "clean" environment. So today I returned it for a refund. Just a word of caution. It's caused by the flash intensity, the location of the flash compared to the angle of the lens, etc... I bought the SD880 IS two weeks ago from Amazon. More than half of all the pictures I took using the flash had dust orbs (lens flares) in the picture. I returned it for an exchange Monday. Tuesday I got the replacement. I took 11 flash pictures in different places for tests. All 11 pictures had dust orbs (white spots) on the pictures, some very noticeable and rendering the picture unusable. And that is in a "clean" environment. So today I returned it for a refund. Just a word of caution. It's caused by the flash intensity, the location of the flash compared to the angle of the... » Read More I bought the SD880 IS two weeks ago from Amazon. More than half of all the pictures I took using the flash had dust orbs (lens flares) in the picture. I returned it for an exchange Monday. Tuesday I got the replacement. I took 11 flash pictures in different places for tests. All 11 pictures had dust orbs (white spots) on the pictures, some very noticeable and rendering the picture unusable. And that is in a "clean" environment. So today I returned it for a refund. Just a word of caution. It's caused by the flash intensity, the location of the flash compared to the angle of the lens, etc... « Show Less
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If you go to Beach Camera, who sells through here, you will get detailed info. I had bought the sx 160 from them and got a Dane Electro 16GB card (although a San disk would be preferred), 4 double A batteries, the wall charger which also gives a car adapter for it, a card reader, lens cleaning kit and a mini tripod. I sent the camera back because the images it displays on my computer have grain that shows up on the zoom. It goes down to 100 ISO while my old Canon A200 is goes down to 80, if that matters. My old one has cleaner images, otherwise the sx160 has good features and controls. ...And a carrying pouch as stated in Tom's post. If you go to Beach Camera, who sells through here, you will get detailed info. I had bought the sx 160 from them and got a Dane Electro 16GB card (although a San disk would be preferred), 4 double A batteries, the wall charger which also gives a car adapter for it, a card reader, lens cleaning kit and a mini tripod. I sent the camera back because the images it displays on my computer have grain that shows up on the zoom. It goes down to 100 ISO while my old Canon A200 is goes down to 80, if that matters. My old one has cleaner images, otherwise the sx160 has good features and controls.... » Read More If you go to Beach Camera, who sells through here, you will get detailed info. I had bought the sx 160 from them and got a Dane Electro 16GB card (although a San disk would be preferred), 4 double A batteries, the wall charger which also gives a car adapter for it, a card reader, lens cleaning kit and a mini tripod. I sent the camera back because the images it displays on my computer have grain that shows up on the zoom. It goes down to 100 ISO while my old Canon A200 is goes down to 80, if that matters. My old one has cleaner images, otherwise the sx160 has good features and controls. ...And a carrying pouch as stated in Tom's post. « Show Less
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I recently purchased a Canon Rebel XS SLR and also got the SanDisk Ultra II SDHC (8GB) - Class 2 memory card for the camera. I still haven't opened it because I am not sure if this is card writes fast enough? I also saw a 4GB SanDisk Ultra II - Class 4...confused on which one to go with..any suggestions?
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Hmm, that's really odd. My best guess would be the card first, I've taken a good amount of raw files in my 60 & I've never encountered anything on that matter. If the card was the issue then awesome, but if you try other cards and it seems to be the camera itself; then I would recommend calling canon directly. Here is the number & I hope this was helpful! : 1 800 652 2666 :D
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Just as a FYI. I have had a lot of problems with the cameras loosing signa. I'm sure that there is a spec on this from the manufacturer but I would reduce it by 50% as a guideline. If you have a problem with the camera the return policy is pretty bad.... meaning that you pay for shipping. Find another camera supplier.
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I never have problem like your XSi. However, there is a couple things you can try. First, turn the camera power off. Remove the lens to check the contacts on the lens. If it looks tarnished or dirty, clean it with a Q-tip soaked lightly with alcohol. Re-mount the lens and power it back on. If it works, you are done. However, it fails again, try using a different SD card by formatting it in the camera and try shooting again. If you have another lens, you can shoot with it to see if you experience the same failure. If the other lens works, then the failure is caused by the lens.
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Everything I see for Rebel xti is an EOS type camera. Being a 10.1 Megapixel, it probably would have to be formatted on your computer as a Fat32 format, as a lot of the older Canon would only format 4 GB or maybe 8 GB sticks. The only other issue could be that this memory is a type u2 which is a little wider than the type 1. I do not know which type memory yours uses, but the Canon cameras I have seen will work with the thicker type II memory. So if you can format the memory on your computer, you should be able to use it. If you are just totally unsure, buy a 8 gig or smaller CF card marked as Type I, as it will work in either slot and the camera will be able to format it. Everything I see for Rebel xti is an EOS type camera. Being a 10.1 Megapixel, it probably would have to be formatted on your computer as a Fat32 format, as a lot of the older Canon would only format 4 GB or maybe 8 GB sticks. The only other issue could be that this memory is a type u2 which is a little wider than the type 1. I do not know which type memory yours uses, but the Canon cameras I have seen will work with the thicker type II memory. So if you can format the memory on your computer, you should be able to use it. If you are just totally unsure, buy a 8 gig or smaller CF card marked... » Read More Everything I see for Rebel xti is an EOS type camera. Being a 10.1 Megapixel, it probably would have to be formatted on your computer as a Fat32 format, as a lot of the older Canon would only format 4 GB or maybe 8 GB sticks. The only other issue could be that this memory is a type u2 which is a little wider than the type 1. I do not know which type memory yours uses, but the Canon cameras I have seen will work with the thicker type II memory. So if you can format the memory on your computer, you should be able to use it. If you are just totally unsure, buy a 8 gig or smaller CF card marked as Type I, as it will work in either slot and the camera will be able to format it. « Show Less
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I never experienced a like problem. However, I did purchase a memory card reader (Insignia brand) from Best Buy for $5.00, which accepts both microSD and SD/MMC sizes. I insert the camera's card into the reader and insert that into my computer and Voila!...my pictures are transferred. Very handy. Hope you like the X600. I love mine.
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I'm not sure why this is happening? I have a 7d and did not have any problems with this same flash card when I inserted it into my camera. You may have gotten a bad card, which can happen on occasion. If you have a desktop computer with card slots try reformatting the card from your computer and see if that takes care of the problem. Hopefully this will work.
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M. Olson says:> the ability to shoot video that doesn't look like garbage on my 46" HDTV is the killer ap here.Yep, and also there is the possibility of AE lock, AF lock and more in video mode. You can download the "Advanced Camera User Guide" here:http://www.canon.com.au/products/cameras/digital_compact_cameras/powershottx1_support.aspxAt the end there is a table of all possibilities in all modes.Important:Take care and don't buy the wrong 8GB SDHC card! It should be a Class 6 card, but not every card works. I had to send back my "Integral SDHC 8GB". Kingston should work, I read. Does anyone know if SanDisk works too? M. Olson says:> the ability to shoot video that doesn't look like garbage on my 46" HDTV is the killer ap here.Yep, and also there is the possibility of AE lock, AF lock and more in video mode. You can download the "Advanced Camera User Guide" here:http://www.canon.com.au/products/cameras/digital_compact_cameras/powershottx1_support.aspxAt the end there is a table of all possibilities in all modes.Important:Take care and don't buy the wrong 8GB SDHC card! It should be a Class 6 card, but not every... » Read More M. Olson says:> the ability to shoot video that doesn't look like garbage on my 46" HDTV is the killer ap here.Yep, and also there is the possibility of AE lock, AF lock and more in video mode. You can download the "Advanced Camera User Guide" here:http://www.canon.com.au/products/cameras/digital_compact_cameras/powershottx1_support.aspxAt the end there is a table of all possibilities in all modes.Important:Take care and don't buy the wrong 8GB SDHC card! It should be a Class 6 card, but not every card works. I had to send back my "Integral SDHC 8GB". Kingston should work, I read. Does anyone know if SanDisk works too? « Show Less
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If you download your photos once a week a 4GB card should be more than you will ever need. I only have a 4GB (class 6) card in my Canon XSi and it's more than adequate.
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I have been in Photography for nearly 30 years and I can tell you that there is DEFINITELY a problem with the XSi's auto focus. I have shot over a thousand test shots with this camera and although most of them turned out looking pretty good I noticed a CONSISTENT problem with the auto-focus feature. One thong is that even if you set it to focus only on the center spot it will still occassionally focus on the area closer to you than the focus spot. Actually it is not just occasionally, but nearly every time. I have got so teed off with this persistent problem that I shoot everything that is important to me in manual focus! I have been in Photography for nearly 30 years and I can tell you that there is DEFINITELY a problem with the XSi's auto focus. I have shot over a thousand test shots with this camera and although most of them turned out looking pretty good I noticed a CONSISTENT problem with the auto-focus feature. One thong is that even if you set it to focus only on the center spot it will still occassionally focus on the area closer to you than the focus spot. Actually it is not just occasionally, but nearly every time. I have got so teed off with this persistent problem that I shoot everything that is... » Read More I have been in Photography for nearly 30 years and I can tell you that there is DEFINITELY a problem with the XSi's auto focus. I have shot over a thousand test shots with this camera and although most of them turned out looking pretty good I noticed a CONSISTENT problem with the auto-focus feature. One thong is that even if you set it to focus only on the center spot it will still occassionally focus on the area closer to you than the focus spot. Actually it is not just occasionally, but nearly every time. I have got so teed off with this persistent problem that I shoot everything that is important to me in manual focus! « Show Less
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Always FORMAT new cards first in camera, I have been using the 16GB for quite sometimes now, no problem what's so ever!! Good luck!!
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I think this was an issue with the Canon software that comes with the camera, which you do not have to use. I bought an SD card reader (I think it cost $9) and use that to put the pictures on my computer, rather than installing the Canon software and plugging in my camera. It works just fine, and then you can use Windows (or any other photo/file management software you already have on your computer) to erase all of the pictures you want. If you plan to use SDHC cards with your camera, just be sure the card reader is compatible with SDHC cards. I use several different cameras and a camcorder that uses SD cards, so it is simpler for me to just use the card reader than to install drivers for every single camera. Plus, it saves the camera's battery power and my computer's hard drive space, and I can manage photos from all of my cameras with a single program.
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I have the same problem. I don't like this camera because of this. I had a Fuji before that worked fine. Fortunately I have a Canon that I bought last year that works. What a let down Fuji. You won't get any more of my money. I actually bought the camera to use for work, taking pictures of computers, etc., but it's almost useless for that even.