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Rebel T1i Error 20

Started Feb 9, 2017 | Discussions thread
kreygscott
kreygscott Senior Member • Posts: 1,285
Re: Rebel T1i Error 20

heyitsmatt wrote:

Hey everyone,

I'm somewhat new to the world of photography so please be gentle. I have an older model DSLR EOS Rebel T1i and I've been using it for about a month after having it for years and it collecting dust in an old friend's house. Anyways, I ran into a problem when I was out shooting the other night and it occurred when I attempted to view the live preview. It sounded like the camera was struggling mechanically to give me the live view image and gave me the Error 20. I was on manual mode at the time, however, I tried switching the camera to Video mode and the same issue occurred. Does anyone have any idea what the problem may be and how to resolve it? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

(Also, I have tried removing the battery, removing the lens (which seems to be unrelated to the issue), and taken out the SD Card. Also the live preview works once in a while but very rarely as it always seems to run into a mechanical issue.)

I suggest you try using a different lens. It may very well be that your lens and not the camera is faulty.

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