What to do when your camera won't take pictures!

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What happens when you press the shutter and nothing happens?!
Join Joe Brady in this edition of Monday Morning Coffee as he offers a collection of steps to get your camera back to shooting. From basic steps to some more obscure tests, these tips should get you back to shooting in no time!

[doortodoorflyerdelivery]

You earned this like and sub because I sat here for an hour watching videos trying to figure out why my camera would not take a pic or video. It was the lens. It is manual. Thank you!!!

[DarkMoon]

Thank you! My issue was the release shutter without lens! I got a manual focus lense and I have no idea what I'm doing! But thank you! This solved my issue!

[RedTSLA]

Remounting the lens worked for me !! Thanks !

[timip]

Thank you for these tips, I went to do some shooting for college and the cameras would only take photos every now and again but I took out the card and then the battery and everything is working now, thank you 👌

[stshepherd]

Thank you! Got it working again, thanks for sharing this information 🙏🏽👍🏽

[tinastarck]

You are a genius! Thank you for helping me fix my camera problems! Your video is so straightforward, and I appreciate how you go through each of the steps so clearly!

[iamfotojen]

Joe, thank you so much! I was just about to contact Canon when I found your video. Fixed my setting mistake, all good now. Thank you!

[thomashackett]

Some cameras have a setting that allows the shutter to be released even when not in focus. This can be a boon to those of us who use back button focus and then recompose.

[jilltraver]

I didn't think any of these would work but they did thank you!

[karenkaptures]

This is extremely helpful. Thank you so much!

[edwardbaker]

ANOTHER TIP!! Some cameras will be working fine, but when you press the review button the software does not reveal the most recent images, and you might assume the images were not taken. You have to figure out if you might be stuck in some accidental option that just reveals the images from the shooting from the last prior usage. Be patient, and find your way out of it.

[charlenelindholm]

Thank you. I was able to fix my canon EOS R7 camera. My problem was the lens needed to be taken off and put back on.

[jerseygirle]

I was on a hike with my Sony when I lost my view on the screen. The camera was working but I had to use optical view (too small for me)😊. Turns out, the soft eyepiece had moved slightly and was blocking a sensor. Hope to join one of your photo groups in this beautiful place someday!

[BobMelsimpleliving.]

Hello Joe. The problem I'm having is it sounds like the shutter works but no picture. I have changed the battery and checked the card for lock. Still no pictures. Oh I reformatted the card too. Canon Rebel EOS T3. Should I try to restore factory settings. Total newbie. Thanks Bob.

[livingamadatlife]

Joe Thank you so very much sir, my problem was I had a dummy battery in when trying to take the shot testing the camera indoors, the video worked and recorded but I could not take a shot. I tried everything until the point of frustration and I even got a new memory card and when I put in the normal battery it worked fine. Now I feel like a dummy but, it's a lesson I will always remember. Thanks once again for solving my problem and getting rid of my stress lol.

[kadomills]

i was too close no green dot, thank you!

[AprilClayton]

Thank you. So that’s what the green dot means. I backed up and my Sony A6600 took the picture. I had some idea it was a bit close to focus.

[PerfectLovedChosen]

Thank you for the video!! I was so frustrated cause my camera wouldn't shoot and watching your video I realized my camera's lens were placed incorrectly 😅

[Michaellapierre]

Yea it couldn’t focus! Thank you haha! I’m trying it at night

[draggy]

Hey, my Sony A7c2 has the problem that when I Shoot many Fotos back to back, the shutter "laggs" and that one picture takes like 20 seconds or more and another 15 until I can use the Focus again. I tried switching sd cards and also formatting them etc but it sadly didnt change anything. Does anyone know what I can do?