EOS R5 Mark II turns on between the switch is “off” & “lock”

[Haiger2025]

My camera will be turned on before the “lock” position, even only 1-2mm away from the “off” position. Is this normal? EOS R5 Mark II 

[FloridaDrafter]

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@Haiger2025 wrote:

Maybe we are experiencing the same "switch problem", which shows that I am not the only one who has encountered the problem. That would be Canon’s problem, so I'm going to repair it. If there's really a problem, they may not give me a new machine, so the brand-new machine is about to be disassembled. And that is really heartbreaking...

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To be more descriptive, my R5 II power switch has no play at all and is quite solid. By the time I have put enough pressure on it to power up, it pops (clicks) right to the Lock position then to normal On position, so there is no space/play between Off, Lock, and On. It's the same with our R6 II, which has the same power configuration.

I'm not sure what, if any, problems this particular power switch behavior would have long term, but if it annoyed me, you can be assured it would be returned or repaired. But, mine is fine so I will never know 🙂

Newton 

[Haiger2025]

There is no problem with the switch "click" of my R5m2, but it is in the middle of "off" and "lock". If I deliberately put the switch between those two positions, the machine will be turned on. Although there is no "click" in that position.

[Haiger2025 · Accepted solution]

To all the friends who care about this issue:

Today, I went to the official maintenance center and looked at their prototype r5m2. I found the same situation, which shows that it is not an individual “problem” and is no longer a "problem".

Thank you again for your patient answers and solutions. Wish we all have better lives and create more beautiful moments with our machines.