Canon Flash Speedlite 430ex issue

This made me doubt about my intelligence for a sec

Changing the batteries, unfortunately, did not work.

Pushing the test button fires the flash at no problem.

put flash into ETTL and the camera into green box mode and see what happens.

Set camera and flash in automatic and the same thing happens, Flash fires but the picture won't come out lighted, even if the flash is directly pointing into the object.

tefferz wrote in post #16071233
Set camera and flash in automatic and the same thing happens, Flash fires but the picture won't come out lighted, even if the flash is directly pointing into the object.

Definitely a sync issue, and I still suspect contacts. Don't suppose you have another flash you could try?

Tried my flash on my T3 and it did light up the image.

SO, there must be a problem that relates only with mt T4i. Sadly. Do you guys know if there's something i can do?

Check that the little pressure plate in the hotshoe is in place. Had it drop out on me once and that does all kinds of screwy things to the connection. If all else fails maybe a factory reset/clear settings on the body?

DId reset the factory settings. nothing changed. Cleaned the hotshoe. nothing changed.

What did change is that now the flash only fires in Automatic mode. I think the best to do know is take it to the repair shop :/

Thank you all for your help and responses.

Sounds like you tried everything, probably not a bad idea to have an expert check it out. Hope it's nothing serious.

One last idea, do you have any bracketing engaged? The 430 EX II is not capable of FEB and the camera will NOT use flash if AEB is engaged, I think. If that isn't it, I'm out of ideas.

Thank you but that's not it either. There is no AEB setting :/

The only thing left to do now is just sit here and cry :'(

thank you everyone!

Crying is OK. Please don't shoot yourself. By chance is it still under warranty?

hahaha i won't i promise.

I bouthg the camera online and I live in El Salvador so warranty doesn't work out for me

tefferz wrote in post #16071415
I bouthg the camera online and I live in El Salvador so warranty doesn't work out for me

I feel your pain man. I live in Barbados and sometimes can only laugh when people nonchalantly say "Just send it in/Just order it, it's cheap/Just rent one to try". It's all great advice but unless you live in the U.S. it's usually not nearly that easy!

At least it seems pretty certain that this is a contact failure issue.

tefferz wrote in post #16071151
The settings are posted above the image

I see absolutely no EXIF information on the linked page.