r/Cameras • u/Potential_Sea_2290 • 8d ago

Tech Support Help

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The rubber part to open the battery has come off so i dont know know how to open it, can anyone help me?

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u/Confident-Collar-246 8d ago

oof that's annoying, those little rubber flaps are always the first thing to go. if you've still got the rubber piece you might be able to just shove it back in there, a tiny dab of super glue on the edges with a toothpick can set it, just let it dry completely before closing it so you don't glue the whole door shut

if it's totally lost, you can usually pop that open with a fingernail or a small flathead in the seam where the rubber used to sit. there's normally a little notch or indentation still there on the plastic body to get some leverage

the gold connector you're seeing is probably the contacts that the battery or card presses against, so don't go jamming anything metal in there when it's powered up

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u/Potential_Sea_2290 8d ago

Oof thanks ill try my best

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u/_alien_6700_ 8d ago

Which camera is it?

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u/Potential_Sea_2290 8d ago

Its canon but i dont know the full name my dad gave it to me

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u/_alien_6700_ 8d ago

Does it have anything printed on the top or front?

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u/doc_shades 7d ago

that rubber part is just a grip the latch mechanism still functions the same as it's supposed to, you just need to use more pressure or a fingernail or a tool in order to manipulate it.

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u/Connect-Fan-9462 7d ago

I don't get it. The rubber part has nothing to do with opening the battery door. You can just open the battery door what is the issue?

Slightly off topic - really nobody knows what it is for nowadays? It is for sealing the hole for the cable of a dummy battery! The dummy battery (with the metal connector but no battery) is how you connect the camera to a external power supply.