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New 90D built in flash problem

JRC
Contributor

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.

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JRC
Contributor

Okay, supposedly this is a "feature" of the 90D. Flash can pop up in any mode.
This was not the case with the 70D which allows the flash pop up button to be disabled and remapped
for a different function. That's progress.
Thank you for the comments and assistance. 
JRC, over and out.

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kvbarkley
VIP
VIP

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


@kvbarkley wrote:

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


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

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

shadowsports
Legend
Legend

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.

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


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

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

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. 

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


~R5 C (1.0.6.1) ~RF Trinity, ~RF 100 Macro, ~RF 100~400, ~RF 100~500, +RF 1.4x TC, +Canon Control Ring, BG-R10, 430EX III-RT ~DxO PhotoLab Elite ~DaVinci Resolve ~Windows11 Pro ~ImageClass MF644Cdw/MF656Cdw ~Pixel 8
~CarePaks Are Worth It

JRC
Contributor
Thanks, Canon is aware of it.

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?

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