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I cannot get my canon T6 to focus. Even the exposure bar in the viewfinder is out of focus. I know it's a setting, but I don't know which one because my instructor changed it

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Hmmm... if the viewfinder exposure bar is also out of focus, I think the problem might be the manual focus for the viewfinder itself. Usually cameras have little thumbscrew somewhere near the viewfinder. It's there to accommodate differences in some peoples vision (do they have their glasses on or not ?). Yup... that's my bet. Give it a go. Is it on the top, right of the viewfinder?

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SOURCE: Poor exposure when using the flash

I read in another Toshiba forum where some users were putting a small piece of electriacal (black) tape over the flash sensor, and their indoor photos with flash turned out spectacular, since it allows the camera to apply more light . Actually fools the camera but it works. You might want to experiment with it..

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 21, 2008

SOURCE: Canon Rebel XT Does NOT Take Pictures (AF & Exposure seem OK)

This is what someone off of yahoo answers told me...turns out it was in fact the mirror..what a relief..hope this helps you too!
It seems like your mirror is locked up in the "up" position, which is why your viewfinder shows nothing.

It's possible that your battery died in midshot, locking up the mirror. Some things you can try:
1) remove the battery, let the camera sit overnight. Charge the battery and reinsert. Try to take a photo in manual exposure.

2) If that doesn't work, try the mirror cleaning up/mirror cleaning down procedure to see if that unlocks the mirror.

3) if neither of those work, you'll have to get the camera looked at by a Canon repair location.

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Sachin Gharat

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  • Posted on Dec 04, 2009

SOURCE: The auto focus works fine- it will not auto or

Hi I am SAGHA camera repairer from mumbai,I think your sigma 18-125 dc lens is having electronically operated aperture unit in which one Film PCB runs from mount contacts to aperture unit.Due to multifolds of that film inside the barrel the film gets cracked at one fold location So either you have to get that film changed or the whole aperture unit replaced from an expert.give me feedback for this tip Vote me if you found it useful,ALL THE BEST.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 11, 2010

SOURCE: My Canon EOS Rebel xs takes a focused photograph,

Can you change the diopter setting on the viewfinder to accommodate your vision? It's usually a dial or slide switch at the eyepiece.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 03, 2011

SOURCE: my Canon won't focus through the viewfinder.

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