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Gear / Technical Help => Photo / Video Recording => Topic started by: Vally1978 on May 15, 2005, 06:57:11 PM
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I hope someone can help with with this question. Anyway I love this camera, but recently I have noticed a bright orange light blinking when I try to take pictures. I fooled around with the settings to slow down shutter speed, but I just reset to factory settings, and when I tried to take a pictures that same bright orange light was blinking on the front of my camera before I took the pic. What is this and how can I get rid of it?
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i'd bet it's either an autofocus assist beam or a red-eye reduction lamp. sorry i can't be of any more help...
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hm I wonder if that is what it is...it is just annoying, because at concerts it is bright and it I know it must annoy those people in front of me cause its blinking on the back of their heads, haha.
I have never noticed it before until recetly when I started to mess with settings, that is why I reset them to the factory settings....but it as there again. Gr.
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I did a quick google.
From DCRP:
Below the flash is the autofocus illuminator, which is always a welcome sight. This bright orange lamp helps the camera focus when lighting is low. All cameras should have this (and they still don't).
Try this.
Go to the function menu:
(http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a75-review/screen-rec-menu.jpg)
Find the AF-assist beam (on/off) menu item (3rd one down, says "AF"), turn it to off.
See if that doesn't turn off the orange light :)