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TG-6 illumination light during recording a Movie

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oklahomabill New Member • Posts: 1
TG-6 illumination light during recording a Movie

Documentation stated that the illumination light can be used during movie making.  However the light goes out after a short time.  long pressing the info button will turn the light back on again.  So this means the screen goes dark until light is turned back on again.  The documentation implies that the light will stay on as long as needed while recording.  Is the documentation wrong or is it the purpose of this light to go off while recording?

John McCormack
John McCormack Veteran Member • Posts: 7,098
Re: TG-6 illumination light during recording a Movie

Page 47 of the manual states:

If the camera is on
The LED illuminator will remain lit for up to around 90 seconds while camera controls are in use, or up to 30 seconds if no operations are performed.
• The LED illuminator can be used during movie recording. It cannot, however, be used to film 4K movies.
 If the camera is off
The LED illuminator will remain lit for up to around 30 seconds, whether or not you attempt to operate camera controls.
• The LED illuminator turns off automatically if you:
• press the ON/OFF button,
• use the LOG switch,
• display the menus,
• connect or disconnect a USB cable, or
• connect to a Wi-Fi network.
To turn the LED illuminator off
Press and hold the INFO button down until the LED illuminator turns off

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