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Red focus confirmation light barely visible

Started Apr 16, 2018 | Discussions thread
WilbaW
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Re: Red focus confirmation light barely visible
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CoffeeKing wrote:

I lent my old 550D / T2i to a friend the other day and was showing him the ropes but the red focus confirmation light is barely visible (I think I can just about see it sometimes).

The focus confirmation light is green -

So you must be talking about the AF point activation indicator, which is red.

Most of the time its like its not lighting up at all, but it will beep confirm.

What is the green focus confirmation light doing in that scenario?

Any idea what else it could be? Is there some internal batter perhaps that makes it light up?

The date/time backup battery was dropped with the 450D. In any case the red flash of the AF point would be powered by the main battery.

They are harder to see in bright light - what's it like in dull light?

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