Turning Off the Lamp (AF Assist Beam) When Shooting in Dimly Lit Locations (EOS M6)
06-Feb-2017
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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.
], [ ] 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.
], [ ] 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.
], [ ] 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.