6D DOA?

Ah, I completely forgot about the buffer and JPG. I do that myself when shooting action stuff. If I want unlimited shots on the 60D, Medium JPG will fill up the card w/o slowing the rate. (I've never actually done that.) How about are really big, DUH!

absolutic wrote in post #16776645
Just got my brand new 6D kit from B&H and it won't turn on. Brand new from the sealed envelope. Should I just return it, or could it be a problem with a battery? I have tried the battery immediately and also after 50 min of charging, the camera would not turn on. I've never had a brand new camera come DOA before.

The first thing in the instructions - FULLY charge your battery. When taking it out of the box, there is not enough power to start your camera.

After only 50 minutes, there is still not enough to start up your camera. It was only after charging longer that you were able to start your camera.

FYI Canon sent out this advisory on the LP-E6 last year. Looks like you are working fine, but here's the link if you want to read. It tells you how to "read" the blinking charger lights.

http://usa.canon.com …il&docId=0901e0​24809ed436

Thank u for the link to advisory. I might have been having that issue.

SqueekyBoy wrote in post #16776751
Which is worse?

A.) A DOA camera.
B.) A Box of flooring.

Sorry about your troubles. I hope you get it resolved quickly.

Or C.) expecting two day delivery and your shipment is delayed several days due to a cataclysmic winter storm?

Have a look at
http://www.usa.canon.c​om …il&docId=0901e0​24809ed436

I recently bought a 6D and recall a special set of instructions about the how battery may not charge the first time and how to correct it. That may be the issue that the battery is indeed dead. I recall that if the yellow charger light blinked fast after a few minutes of charging, to remove the battery from the charger, unplug the charger from the wall, install the battery for charging, then plug it into the wall. The charger had to be reset for some reason.

absolutic wrote in post #16776795
Well I am glad it turned out to be battery issue for me, 6D seems to be working fine. One thing I am surprised is the top display is not showing whether I am shooting RAW or JPEG, seriously? and no separate WB button, seriously? Kind of odd these basic things are not there.

a) why would you buy a 6D and shoot jpg?
b) has any canon camera ever displayed that on the top panel?
c) Buy a 1d series body if you want a dedicated WB button. It's not that big of a deal anyway, you can always register it to your 'my functions" page

svarley wrote in post #16956841
a) why would you buy a 6D and shoot jpg?

You clearly don't understand there is a wide variety of camera users out there. Know why the print button exists? Because many people in Japan don't have computers and print directly from their camera.

There are also many people who don't have the time nor patience/skill to shoot RAW and spend time in front of a computer developing their photos. And you should know that many a sports photographer shoots JPG for speed of getting photos to be published. Remember, the 6D is entry level 35mm, like the T5i but with a bigger image sensor.

michgirl wrote in post #16777031
The first thing in the instructions - FULLY charge your battery. When taking it out of the box, there is not enough power to start your camera.

After only 50 minutes, there is still not enough to start up your camera. It was only after charging longer that you were able to start your camera.

complete nonsense. So when your battery drops to 20% you can never start your camera? Unless the battery comes at 0%, which they don't, there is enough to start it. He also charged it for 50 minutes, which even if it was at 0%, was far more than enough to start it.

The "fully charge" is a throwback to "battery memory" days of NiCd NiMH. The LP-E6 is a Lithium-Ion battery which doesn't suffer from memory effect, so you can just put it in right away.

um, no....not 100%. Correclation doesn't mean causation. Any piece of electronics can work and then start working and fail again. It could have been the board, the switch, who knows. I have never seen a battery come new with dirty contacts. Hopefully it was a battery issue, but you need to keep you eye on it.

Gregg.Siam wrote in post #16958317
complete nonsense. So when your battery drops to 20% you can never start your camera? Unless the battery comes at 0%, which they don't, there is enough to start it. He also charged it for 50 minutes, which even if it was at 0%, was far more than enough to start it.

The "fully charge" is a throwback to "battery memory" days of NiCd NiMH. The LP-E6 is a Lithium-Ion battery which doesn't suffer from memory effect, so you can just put it in right away.


um, no....not 100%. Correclation doesn't mean causation. Any piece of electronics can work and then start working and fail again. It could have been the board, the switch, who knows. I have never seen a battery come new with dirty contacts. Hopefully it was a battery issue, but you need to keep you eye on it.

Canon had a technical bulletin about the battery. Even on the charger it was not receiving a charge, whether it was on there 50 minutes or 5 hours. That is why when he "reset" the battery/charger the problem was resolved in that the battery received the proper charge.

absolutic wrote in post #16776795
Well I am glad it turned out to be battery issue for me, 6D seems to be working fine. One thing I am surprised is the top display is not showing whether I am shooting RAW or JPEG, seriously? and no separate WB button, seriously? Kind of odd these basic things are not there.

svarley wrote in post #16956841
a) why would you buy a 6D and shoot jpg?
b) has any canon camera ever displayed that on the top panel?
c) Buy a 1d series body if you want a dedicated WB button. It's not that big of a deal anyway, you can always register it to your 'my functions" page

a) LOTS of reasons to shoot jpg as pointed out above
b) my 10D, 40D, 7D, 5D2, and 5D3 all displayed RAW and/or JPEG the top panel
c) my 10D, 40D, 7D, 5D2, and 5D3 all had a dedicated WB button on the top