Turning Off the Red Lamp (AF Assist Beam) When Shooting in Dimly Lit Locations (EOS M5)

Under low-light conditions, when you press the shutter button halfway, the AF-assist lamp may be illuminated. It illuminates the subject to enable easier autofocusing.

Caution

Instructions in this section apply to the camera with [Shooting mode] set to [Program AE] ().

Caution

In [ ] mode, the AF Beam is set to [Disable] and cannot be changed.

The procedure for turning off the AF assist beam is explained below.

1. Set the camera’s power switch to [ON].

2. Press the [MENU] button to display the menu screen.

3. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to select the [ - 3 ] tab.

Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose [AF-assist beam (LED) firing] and then press the [ ] button.

4. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose [Disable], and then press the [ ] button.

This concludes the procedure for turning off the red lamp (AF assist beam) when shooting in dimly lit locations.