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using DR-40 coupler for S90 with battery door open?

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Sue Anne Rush
Sue Anne Rush Senior Member • Posts: 6,285
Re: using DR-40 coupler for S90 with battery door open?
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Hello...

joniverson wrote:

I recently acquired a Canon S90 and a DR-40 coupler so I can use external DC. However, much to my disappointment, there is power only if I go through the hole in the closed door. If opened and the jack plugged directly into the DR-40, when I try and turn on the camera, no power. So, is there any way I can power the camera with the DR-40 and open door? I wanted to be able to insert and remove the SD card without having to remove the camera from the tripod each time. My guess is that there must be a switch activated when the battery door is closed that is in an open state when the door is opened. Perhaps I could defeat the switch somehow with a shim (toothpick)? That is, only if I knew where the switch was.

Thanks in advance for your help.

IMHO - can you use a small little tool to open it? Like the kind of screwdriver for glasses?

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