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Repair guides and support for Canon's EOS Rebel XSi, also known as the EOS 450D. This is a DSLR camera released in 2008.

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Camera will not auto focus or shoot when I press shot button

The camera was working fine on all modes but now it does not auto focus and not take a picture when I hit the shot button- nothing happens. I don't know if I reset something or there is a malfunction.

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Good morning,

I have this exact same camera so i think i can provide a bit of assistance.

My question is: What lens are you using, and did it work before?

Does an error come up when pressing shutter. It could be (From my experience):

  • Flash obstruction
  • Shutter jamming
  • No ability to focus

I will add that i have a kit lens experiencing a similar problem where it back focusses immediately when the camera is powered on. And it seems the lens experienced a failure within. i'm going to guess that's whats happening with yours.

If there are any other details you can add please do, such as what happened when it failed, does it have history failing, was it sudden or gradual failure, etc.

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