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Does your LCD screen flash when focusing with the R5?

Started Nov 28, 2020 | Discussions thread
sea_dragon Contributing Member • Posts: 836
Re: Does your LCD screen flash when focusing with the R5?

I just experienced this with the R6 Mark II that I purchased yesterday and didn't know what it was. I can reproduce it on the fly.

If I'm in single point AF and the focus box straddles a vertical line between black and a slightly lighter area, both the EVF or LCD screen will show a brief flash of white as focus is obtained.

Based on what I read in the manual, this is likely normal behaviour:

https://cam.start.canon/en/C012/manual/html/UG-05_AF-Drive_0060.html

AF Shooting Tips

  • Even when focus is achieved, pressing the shutter button halfway will focus again.
  • Image brightness may change before and after autofocusing.
  • Depending on the subject and shooting conditions, it may take longer to focus, or the continuous shooting speed may decrease.
  • If the light source changes as you shoot, the screen may flicker, and focusing may be difficult. In this case, restart the camera and resume shooting with AF under the light source you will use.
  • If focusing is not possible with AF, focus manually ().
  • For subjects at the edge of the screen that are slightly out of focus, try centering the subject (or AF point, or Zone AF frame) to bring them into focus, then recompose the shot before shooting.
  • With certain lenses, it may take more time to achieve focus with autofocus, or accurate focusing may not be achieved.
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