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Canon EOS M5 Review - From a 6D Owner.

Started May 27, 2017 | User reviews thread
J Peters Contributing Member • Posts: 759
Re: Canon EOS M5 Review - From a 6D Owner.
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Re the "on" issue with the EVF eyepiece sensor. I've changed switching from LCD to EVF to manual (I re-purposed the ISO button for this, since I can think of at least 3 other methods of changing ISO selection). So random things passing near the EVF eyepiece no longer keep the camera awake.

I DO have a similar gripe that the internal tilt sensor will keep the camera awake, but you have to tilt it a lot (45 degrees?) to activate it, so gentle jostling in a shoulder bag isn't normally a problem.

If you are interested, these are the buttons I've re-purposed:

ISO: Reprogrammed to toggle LCD and EVF

M-Fn: Turn off display. The M-Fn button nestles nicely under the forefinger where I can press it whenever I think I've finished with the camera for a few minutes. The automatic turning off of the display would not normally happen for 1 minute, so I've noticed that turning it off when I don't need it saves a fair bit of battery time.

Bin (Trashcan) button: Turn off display (again). This might need some explanation. My camera bag is a holster type where the body slides in lens-down, so the camera back is uppermost. If I turn the display off with M-Fn and then up-end the camera to slide it in the holster, hey presto the tilt sensor will activate and turn the display back on. At this point it isn't easy to reach the M-Fn button to turn it off again. Therefore if I'm parking the camera in the holster I will do this first, and then press the Bin button to turn off the display. Unless I swing the holster fairly violently, it will stay off.

These (and a few other) aspects of the user interface of the M5 drive me nuts. But at least you can work around most of the foibles.

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