Questions tagged [equipment-damage]

Your camera gear is broken, or might be broken, or you're worried something might break it.

Before asking why your camera won't turn on, or your lens won't focus, try the obvious things:

  • are batteries charged?
  • take the batteries out, check for corrosion, reinsert them
  • if your camera has a system reset (most do) try resetting to factory settings
  • if you have interchangeable lenses, try removing the lens, cleaning the contacts, and firmly re-seating it
  • if you're not sure if the problem is the camera or the lens/flash, try another lens/flash to narrow down if it's the camera body or

When asking questions, make sure you mention everything you've already tried.

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Could bouncing around in a car trunk damage my DSLR?

I'm a new DSLR user, I have a 760D (Rebel T6S) a kit lens (18-55) and a 50mm 1.8. Now, I'm a very careful user (reaaaallly careful with any one of my gadgets) but today I went on a country side car trip and wasn't aware that my camera was in the bag…
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Can vibration damage my camera?

Sometimes I run/hike with my dog. I was planning to take my camera with me, however I'm afraid that running with a DSLR camera can damage it. Is it true? Are there any steps I could take to ensure my camera is safe? To be more clear, I assume that…
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Could a drop at the height of 50cm damage my Nikon D3100?

My Nikon D3100 as well as its 18-55mm kitlens and a sigma 70-300mm zoomlens was accidentally dropped on the ground while in a camera bag, by someone who did not know it was a camera and mistook it for a sleeping bag, because I had a shopping bag…
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What are the possible causes for a camera not saving images with a new lens?

I've just received a new used lens (75-300 Canon) for my 1100D, but putting it on the camera and trying to shoot: it doesn't save anything the screen remains black the led remains switched on points 2 and 3 persist even after restarting. What's…