Turning Off the Lamp (AF Assist Beam) When Shooting in Dimly Lit Locations (EOS M6)

Article ID: ART167416 | Date published: 02/28/2017 | Date last updated: 09/11/2018
 

Description

Turning Off the Lamp (AF Assist Beam) When Shooting in Dimly Lit Locations (EOS M6)

Solution

 

Under low-light conditions, when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF-assist lamp may be illuminated. It illuminates the subject to enable easier autofocusing.

IMPORTANT
  • Instructions in this section apply to the camera with [Shooting mode] set to [Program AE] ().
NOTE
  • In [ ] mode, the AF Beam is set to [Disable] and cannot be changed.

 

 

The procedure for turning off the AF assist beam is explained below.

 

 

1. Set the camera's power switch to [ON].

 

 

2. Press the [MENU] button to display the menu screen.

 

 

3. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to select the [ - 3 ] tab.
Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose [AF-assist beam (LED) firing] and then press the [ ] button.

 

 

4. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose [Disable], and then press the [ ] button.





 

 

This concludes the procedure for turning off the red lamp (AF assist beam) when shooting in dimly lit locations.

 

SIMS Doc Id

8203424900

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