problem with canon A70

I've had canon a70 camera for two years now and have not had any
problems with it. However, today it just would not start with the
memory card inside of it. When I took the card outside the camera
could be turned on and I was able to do anything with it except save
the photos. After putting the card in and out several times, I could
not turn it on even with the memory card taken out. It does not show
anything. like it is dead. Has anyone had a problem like that?

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I've had canon a70 camera for two years now and have not had any
problems with it. However, today it just would not start with the
memory card inside of it. When I took the card outside the camera
could be turned on and I was able to do anything with it except
save the photos. After putting the card in and out several times,
I could not turn it on even with the memory card taken out. It does
not show anything. like it is dead. Has anyone had a problem like
that?

It's possible that you've bent one or more of the pins that connect
to the Compact Flash card. The fact that your problem got worse as
you removed and re-inserted the card a number of times strengthens my
suspicion.

I have an A60 which is mechanically similar to your A70 and I've
always worried about doing that.

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