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Built-in flash will not pop up when required. error message appears. Camera may have been dropped while in its case. (Report from grandchild is sketchy) It will take pictures outdoors when flash is not called for and indoors in sports mode.
had a similar issue on 40d. brought it to repair shop and the guy just gently helped the flash to pop up with a fingernail and it jumped right out. apparently the mechanics are very subtle a even tiny drop of something sticky might cause that the flash doesn’t pop out. then the error message comes. wouldn’t use much force though, might be other issue
I have this problem too. I can manually pull the flash up but have to do it every time I take an inside picture. Any suggestions on how to permanently fix?
I had the same trouble with my T3-i. I used a small file to enlarge the hole that the clasp uses to hold the flash down. I did this extremely carefully as to not remove too much of the plastic, so that the flash would still be held down when not in use. I did this about 3 years ago and it has not caused me any trouble after the repair and it only took a few swipes of a file.
