R10 cheap battery door.

Distinctly Average wrote:

RDM5546 wrote:

Photato wrote:

RDM5546 wrote:

Photato wrote:

Is it me or the R10 battery door feels really cheap, like it could break at any moment ?
Or perhaps it feels poor quality simply because is not spring loaded, or mine have that spring missing ?
In my 15 years owning different digital cameras, this has to be the lowest quality battery door I've had.

What will happen when it finally breaks ?
The lousy switch looks like a point of failure.

The issue is, this camera won't turn on without the door shut, even when the battery is properly inserted.
Does Canon sells it as a part and can it be replaced by users ?
Can the door sensor be hacked to let the camera turn on without the door on?

I ask because I'm surprised this doesn't get mentioned, this is perhaps my only R10 disappointment.

I don't know about the R10 but I bought a spare battery door from China for the R5 on Ebay for $30. You must take this door off when using the optional camera grip and I was concerned that the camera would be out of business when taking the grip on and off if I lost the original door. I do not know if it will fit on the R10 not. I have not tried the door on my R7.

Unlike the R5, the R10 door can not be easily removed and I'm confident these doors are not the same part.
The R10 was not designed to have a battery grip, unfortunately.
It is an unnecessary vulnerability that this $1,000 camera can turn into a brick at the mercy of a $0.5 plastic piece of plastic.

At least, there should be an option to allow the camera be turn on without the door.

Hopefully the part will become available and easy to remove.

My M6ii became a pain to use when its internal clock battery stopped working and is not user replaceable.

You will need to send the R10 to Canon service to fix these things. However, if you need it may make sense.

They are very good and very quick in my experience. They have been much quicker, and better in my experience with other camera makers. It is one reason all my expensive cameras now are Canon.

They are easy to replace and can be purchased online - https://www.ebay.com/itm/155132746474

Thank you  DA !
Glad to know it exist and can be done. It didn't occur to me to search it online. Sight!
Will order one as a backup but they don't show instructions.
Is probably easy but I don't want to risk breaking the hinge, etc
Another Canon camera would probably have the same R10 door design for which instructions exist, even on video.