The built-in flash fires brief burst of flashes and a noise is audible before shooting

The built in flash fires brief burst of flashes and a noise is audible before shooting

Under low-light conditions, when you press the shutter button halfway, the built-in flash may fire a brief burst of flashes. It illuminates the subject to enable easier autofocusing. Additionally, a noise may be audible when the AF-assist beam fires. This is not a malfunction.

Disabling the AF-assist beam

In the Basic Zone Modes, the flash is set to fire by default. However, you can change the setting to [Flash off] to prevent the AF Assist Beam from firing. For more information, please refer to The built-in flash automatically fires even without being previously set.

The procedure for disabling the AF-assist beam when the camera is set to one of the Creative Zone modes is explained below.

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

2. Set the Mode Dial to Creative Zone mode.

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

4. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select the [ ] tab.

5. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select [Custom Functions (C.Fn)], then press [ ].

5. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select [4], then press [ ].

6. Press the [ ], [ ] keys to select [1: Disable], then press [ ].

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