Y does my 5D led kept blinking non stop?

[josho]

I noticed that when I tried to put in my battery to my camera, the red light will kept blinking non stop even when it is off mode. It will only went off after I turn on the camera and half press it. I know that it will blink again but I forgotten when as I noticed back then.

The red led is located at near to the jog dial at the back of the camera. I had no idea why it kept blinking non stop even though I formatted the card before and charged the battery.

Anyone know what is going on with it? Getting worry as I dun recall I seen this situation before. I thought it might just blink a while but it's not. It went on without stopping.

Hope that any kind soul is able to help me out of it.

Cheers,
Josh

[Garion]

No idea what causes this, usually its when the buffer full or when the cam is busy writing to the card after a long burst of shots then the LED blinks continously. Maybe a trip down to Canon Service Centre to resolve the matter?

[Redsun]

have you tried using another card?
if all else fails looks like its a trip to csc

[iteach]

Can't replicate your observations on my EOS-5D. The access lamp of my camera blinks when:

• Images are being written to, erase or read from the CF card;
• Formating CF card;
• When mounting a lens on the camera (in this case, it blinks once).

[josho]

I rem that it will blink once no matter what. but this far too constant blinking.. hmm.. I realise that without doing anything, it will automatically off the blinking after 10 sec. But still, it worried me.

Best part of that, I never on the camera, put in the battery and it blink.

[hazmee]

Try changing your CF card or battery. If it still blinks, try removing your card. I had once instance when my camera felt warm even when it's in off mode. When I changed to another battery, no more problems. Sometimes, it could be these third party batteries giving these random problems.

However if it still blinks intermittently when its OFF then I think you should send it down to Canon Harbourfront for checking.

[josho]

Originally Posted by hazmee Try changing your CF card or battery. If it still blinks, try removing your card. I had once instance when my camera felt warm even when it's in off mode. When I changed to another battery, no more problems. Sometimes, it could be these third party batteries giving these random problems. However if it still blinks intermittently when its OFF then I think you should send it down to Canon Harbourfront for checking.

Thanks man. I just formatted the card.. and it works fine... I dunno what happen to it when I lend my cam to my frenz. the playback stated the files are not able to playback the image. look like some corrupted files causing the CF card to read longer.

Thanks ppl... now the cam is back to normal situation (one blink)

[Lenscapes]

maybe your friend formatted your CF card with his pc/mac?

[josho]

Originally Posted by Lenscapes maybe your friend formatted your CF card with his pc/mac?

Going to give him a big scolding. Because I realised that he rtn the cam without offing the power at all.

[STEV]

Originally Posted by josho Going to give him a big scolding. Because I realised that he rtn the cam without offing the power at all.

Doesnt switch off wouldnt spoil the cam, bro... Just draining the batt i believe. U r one good man to loan yr precious to yr friend...

[Majest1c]

hahaa... can you loan me?

[josho]

Originally Posted by STEV Doesnt switch off wouldnt spoil the cam, bro... Just draining the batt i believe. U r one good man to loan yr precious to yr friend...

I know it wun spoilt but it quite careless for not switching off and leave it on for days. Its a precious and I am very particular about it.

I lend because my frenz in need, just been a kind soul. Next time, no no no. Its dangerous to lend like that

[miniUltraman]

Originally Posted by josho I know it wun spoilt but it quite careless for not switching off and leave it on for days. Its a precious and I am very particular about it. I lend because my frenz in need, just been a kind soul. Next time, no no no. Its dangerous to lend like that

I thought will auto-off after sometime?

[xunjas]

Originally Posted by josho I noticed that when I tried to put in my battery to my camera, the red light will kept blinking non stop even when it is off mode. It will only went off after I turn on the camera and half press it. I know that it will blink again but I forgotten when as I noticed back then. The red led is located at near to the jog dial at the back of the camera. I had no idea why it kept blinking non stop even though I formatted the card before and charged the battery. Anyone know what is going on with it? Getting worry as I dun recall I seen this situation before. I thought it might just blink a while but it's not. It went on without stopping. Hope that any kind soul is able to help me out of it. Cheers, Josh

It's not normal situation. I would recommend to format the CF in future if such situation. If this doesn't work, someting is wrong with the 5D.

I encountered something like this. I could not eject the CF from my PC card reader properly. I just remove it. When i put the CF into the 5D, the no. of shots available is reduced ( memory seems to like used but the actual photos in the CF doesn't use so much memory). The only solution is to back the files of the CF and reformat the CF using the 5D.

[xunjas]

Originally Posted by josho I know it wun spoilt but it quite careless for not switching off and leave it on for days. Its a precious and I am very particular about it. I lend because my frenz in need, just been a kind soul. Next time, no no no. Its dangerous to lend like that

I avoid to lend the 5D as it is expensive and should anyting go wrong, i will feel bad to pursue compensation from my fren.. A better option is to rent the gear. Less hassle and dun spoilt friendship =)

[josho]

Agree on renting out then borrowing... Always a fear of spoilt...or scratches.. Luckily all intact. After formatting, everything return to normal mode. *phew*

[calebk]

Don't tell me it's BRLOD (Blinking Red Light Of Death), Canon's answer to Nikon's BGLOD (hehe. actually BRLOD doesn't exist.)

[xunjas]

Originally Posted by josho Agree on renting out then borrowing... Always a fear of spoilt...or scratches.. Luckily all intact. After formatting, everything return to normal mode. *phew*

renting is much cheaper n safer, u can rent equipment from Jason @ http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...=279103&page=6, nice guys and gd rates.

[STEV]

Can ask your frenz to buy 5D lol, the price have drop quite a lot from what i bought few months... V afforable price range.

[xunjas]

Originally Posted by STEV Can ask your frenz to buy 5D lol, the price have drop quite a lot from what i bought few months... V afforable price range.

so cheap now.. 7k @ start, dropped to 3k plus..