New 60D - SD card slot issue

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MikeoldYork

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• Apr 3, 2011

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Have just got my first DSLR a 60D and Canon (since a F1).

I have popped in a new SD card and notice that it does not pop out - when 'pressed there' but needs a pair of tweezers to pull it out. Is this a fault (if so back to Jessops) or does it change with use?
Also is there a way to tell how many shots (if any) the 60D has taken.
Nice sunny day (for once) so off to York to play with new toy.

 

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• Apr 3, 2011

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The SD card should pop out - methinks a problem if it doesn't :-(
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• Apr 3, 2011

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Mine popped right out the first time, and continues to do so. Needing tweezers to retrieve a card sounds like a defect, unless maybe there's just some type of temporary spring misalignment?

 

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• Apr 3, 2011

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Thanks for the feedback - have done a bit of pushing in and out - now rises out a tiny bit so it is easier to pull out - although difficult to do without tweezers. I'll pop into Jessops in the week and see how their 60D plays this. Will read the manual - but off to take some images...

 

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• Apr 3, 2011

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Yes an SD card, when depressed to release, should pop out of the slot by quite a bit. It's not gonna fly across the room, but methinks you have a defective unit. I would pack it all back up, return it for a replacement.
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• Apr 3, 2011

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Have you tried another SD card? The one you have might be slightly wider.

 

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• Apr 3, 2011

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I agree with above take it back pronto while still under 28 days to Jessops. This dealer can sometimes be a bit picky when replacing cameras. Sounds like the spring mechanism is weak so don't be talked out of it. In a month or two it may go completely and THEN YOU HAVE TO SEND IT BACK TO CANON! Be firm.

 

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• Apr 3, 2011

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Mine did the same thing when I first got my 60D and I thought why the heck Canon designed it that way. So I used my finger nail to pull it in and out to read files as I was doing testing my new camera. A couple days later, when I pushed it in and it kept popping out then I realized it was problem at first.