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Canon EOS 20D
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Jessica 9 pts
September 28, 2006 3:34 PM
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err 99

okay my d20 once in awhile when i'm in a shoot will say err 99 and deleat all of my files on my card. HOW do i fix this problem or do i need to get a new camera since it's still under warrenty???
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Joe (topfeeg) 14259 pts
September 30, 2006 1:53 PM
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This is a problem that seems to occasionally occur in the Canon EOS 20D. Err 99 is a system error. This error occurs when there is an internal malfunction found while the camera preforms its self-checking procedure, which happens before taking every picture.

To temporarily solve this problem I suggest turning the camera off then back on again. I am sure you have probably tried this, but if it is a contiuning problem as it sounds like it is I would suggest you take Canon up on that warranty. I could find no simple way to fix it yourself and you get it taken care of before that warranty runs out.

Other professionals have reviewed this camera on digitalcamera-hq.com with the same problem. Check it out: Here!
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Jessica 9 pts
September 30, 2006 8:06 PM
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Thank you for your help Joe, I'm going to send it in since it's still under warrenty. :)
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Tommy 3 pts
October 4, 2006 11:40 AM
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Try upgrading your firmware before you send it back. I used to get the err99 but after upgrading I haven't had the error.
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Joe (topfeeg) 14259 pts
October 4, 2006 11:45 AM
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That is a great suggestion I didn't think of that. Thanks Tommy!
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Tommy 1 pts
October 4, 2006 4:06 PM
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I guess I should've posted the link
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos20d/eos20d_firmware-e.html

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Jeff 0 pts
December 9, 2006 10:46 AM
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I have this problem only with my older Tamron 24-135, every other lens I've tried works without fail. It was suggested to me that I contact Tamron about a possible chip upgrade, I'm going to look into it, but I've also found a discussion on the ERROR 99, the "update 2" may solve or at least help other to determ the exact problem.

http://www.richardsnotes.org/archives/2005/04/29/50mm-lens-contact-points/
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CJ 1 pts
April 10, 2009 12:43 AM
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its happening to my canon 20d also.. i have had the body for a few years now and it started doing it about 4 months ago.. it is intermittent and just seems to do it when its having a bad day... i do know that the little round battery in my cam is about done for sure so i will change that today and let you know if it fixed it..
i did update the firmware and it fixed the problem only temp.. yesterday in the middle of a shoot it did it again and it was worse.. so becasue this only happens intermittently and sometimes the cam shoots fine and then the error comes up again and seems to have gotten worse to worse.. i think it must be the battery (little memory battery)
i took the little battery out and tried the camera and the problem was there and constant.. so i have my fingers crossed ..

saving this link to let you all know!


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Tom 0 pts
November 3, 2009 5:02 PM
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I just read somewhere that someone cleaned the lens contacts with and eraser and the problem was solved.
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Joe 0 pts
November 16, 2009 12:51 PM
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check your lense. i updated my firmware and that did not fix the error. changed lenses and after some extensive testing i can sadly say that my lense is the issue. but after 5 years that was a bit to be expected

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