EOS R50- Control ring doesn't do anything

[amir36]

Hi

I have the canon r50 camera with as a kit

with two lenses 

I tried to use the control ring and it doesn't do anything

even after I set it up in the menu

olease let me know how to use it

[March411]

amir36, welcome to the forum!

What lenses came with the kit?

I threw my 15-35mm on the R50 and tested the control ring function and it worked fine. I programed exposure compensation.

What do you have programed on your control ring? Are you half pressing the shutter button when attempting to make adjustments with the control ring?  If you are not half pressing the shutter button when making the adjustment give it a try. 

[FloridaDrafter]

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@amir36 wrote:

even after I set it up in the menu

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Some of the "kit" lenses have a switch on them that change the function of the focus ring, if I remember correctly. So the focus ring may have a dual purpose of either a focus or control ring depending on what position the switch is in. Check the manual for your lens to verify this. There is also the possibility that you have to press a button on the back of the camera to activate the control ring. The later will be mentioned in the info as you configure the control ring in camera (my R5 II is like that).

Newton