waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas

The on-camera flash on my Canon t 6 I does not flash in any instance. This was discovered about three days ago.
The camera works on all settings, just no flash.

Is this repairable, or is it better to invest in another camera and use this one for backup?
Thanks.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Question: If one has Auto ISO set, might there be sufficient light for it not to use the flash?
I've no idea onder what circumstances you are checking it.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Your Rebel has a button to pop-up the flash manually. With the flash 'up', are you saying the flash doesn't light? Are you saying you've investigated all the applicable settings that might disable the flash from working, even when manually raised?

If everything has been confirmed and the flash is 'broken', yes, you'll likely find it more cost effective to consider a replacement body rather than a repair. You can just buy another used copy of the same T6, or another used and updated model.

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

I a camera to be sold to B&H and they told me the built-in flash did not work. I thought this was strange, as I always used a hotshot flash. When it was returned, I updated firmware and it worked fine. You might give this a try.
Good luck!

roxiemarty Loc: Florida

Or they could add an external speedlight.

waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas

Thanks.
What is firmware, where do I get it, and how do I use it?

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

Firmware can be found on Canon website. How to update firmware is available on YouTube.

I don't mean to be so brief in my explanation but currently we are experiencing wind, rain and a power outage... luckily cell phone works in the dark

waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas

Thanks for your response.
Be safe and be well.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

You've actually received some pretty good answers. But there is one question I'd ask...do you have, or can you borrow, a hot shoe flash to see if it works? If yes, the problem might be with your flash tube or capacitor. Repair would not be trivial, but might make sense to pursue. If not, the problem is probably on the flash circuit board or the main control board, which is almost certainly a significantly bigger deal.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

It would be a good idea to test the hot shoe with an accessory flash. If that works (and it probably will unless you have something set incorrectly), get yourself an accessory flash. They are WAAAAAYYYYY better than the built-in flashes for a number of reasons. In comparison to the built-in flash...

1. An accessory flash sits farther from the lens axis, reducing chance of redeye and ugly shadow effects. If needed, this can be further improved by using a flash bracket and an off-camera shoe cord.

2. An accessory flash is more powerful. Even the smallest accessory flash Canon ever made has about 5X or 6X the power of most built-in flashes. A lot of accessory flashes have 10X or more the power of built-in flashes. This gives much further reach and usefulness.

3. Many accessory flashes have a wider spread to be usable with wider angle lenses.

4. An accessory flash has it's own power supply... it's own batteries. The built-in flash draws heavily on the camera's rechargeable battery, reducing the number of shots per charge a lot when it's used.

5. Typically an accessory flash will recycle much faster. This means less waiting for the flash to be ready to shoot again. Plus the added power of accessory flashes often means they don't need to fire fully, making recycling even faster or even allowing two or three shots in a row before they need to pause briefly to recharge.

waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas

Sage advice that I am considering and will attempt today. Thanks.