New 90D built in flash problem

[JRC]

In Movie Mode the built in flash still pops up.
It should be automatically disabled in Movie Mode I believe.
Is that a defect? I think so.

[kvbarkley]

Do you have "disco flash" focus assist turned on? That might be why it is popping up. Try turning it off.

[shadowsports]

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@kvbarkley wrote:

Do you have "disco flash" focus assist turned on? That might be why it is popping up. Try turning it off.

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So funny  LoL!  Thanks KV got a good chuckle before walking out the door. 

[JRC]

Thanks, that's been turned off since day one.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Its true, the flash cannot be used while recording movies.  Page 163 of the 90D's Manual

To confirm, I would recommend resetting the camera to default setings and with the flash down, change to Movie Mode.  If it pops up, you might have found a bug.  If not, you might have changed something or in conjuction with other settings (like exposure compensation) which caused the behavior.  Should be fairly easy to determine.

[JRC]

Thank you for your comment.
I'll try a reset and post a reply later.

[JRC]

I did a camera reset. No change, flash still able to pop up in Movie Mode. Defect.

[shadowsports]

Bug, not defect.  Since the camera is new, I'd contact Canon.  They could fix in a subsequent FW release. 

They won't however, if they don't know about it or its not reported. 

[JRC]

Thanks, Canon is aware of it.

[BurnUnit]

Even though the flash can't be used when shooting video, is it possible that the auto-focus assist beam (or "disco flash" if you prefer) can be enabled as a focus assist for low-light video shooting?