Sometimes a very bright red laser light comes on before you take the picture, is there a way to disable it? What is it for?
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It took some digging, but I found it! The red laser light is the Auto Focus (AF) Illuminator. If you have the selector knob on the top in the iAUTO setting, it will automatically come on. It seems to assist the camera in focusing in low light settings. It can be VERY annoying, but I just read the manual (page 35, hyperlink below) and it is possible to turn it off (I tried it to make sure). Turn the knob to "P", then push the MENU button on the back, select the left column on the screen, then select the "AF Illuminat." and click the ok button. Then select "off". Keep in mind the light assisted the auto focus, so it may make images taken in dim environments less focused. I hope this helps! http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/oima_cckb/SH-50_MANUAL_EN.pdf
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The red light indicates that a flash is needed when you pre-focus and hear the beep sound. You will notice that in bright light, the red light does not come on with the pre-focus beep because a flash is not required. I am not sure that you can disable the red light, as it is for indicating that a flash is required. Maybe if you set the manual (M) mode in a certain way the red light will not go on and you can override it, but that is beyond my knowledge. The red light basically indicates that the lighting conditions require a flash. Maybe someone else can provide you with a more technical answer, but hope this helps you somewhat with your questions. The red light indicates that a flash is needed when you pre-focus and hear the beep sound. You will notice that in bright light, the red light does not come on with the pre-focus beep because a flash is not required. I am not sure that you can disable the red light, as it is for indicating that a flash is required. Maybe if you set the manual (M) mode in a certain way the red light will not go on and you can override it, but that is beyond my knowledge. The red light basically indicates that the lighting conditions require a flash. Maybe someone else can provide you with a more technical... » Read More The red light indicates that a flash is needed when you pre-focus and hear the beep sound. You will notice that in bright light, the red light does not come on with the pre-focus beep because a flash is not required. I am not sure that you can disable the red light, as it is for indicating that a flash is required. Maybe if you set the manual (M) mode in a certain way the red light will not go on and you can override it, but that is beyond my knowledge. The red light basically indicates that the lighting conditions require a flash. Maybe someone else can provide you with a more technical answer, but hope this helps you somewhat with your questions. « Show Less
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There is nothing more I know to add to Syd's answer . I have not taken very many shots with the flash but Syd's reply is correct as far as I can tell .
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You've got to keep some light off of the screen or possibly tilt the screen and hold the camera higher. This is a normal probelm with most digital LCD or LED screens.
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Yes indeed. Once the red lights start blinking and while looking into the eye spot you'll see a spot that reflects like a flash it'll apear bright red flash that's the lens of the hidden camera. As far with signal depends on what type of electronic is nearby within the room
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The LED lights turn a dim red at night when the camera is on. They are difficult to see and not very bright. I have not reviewed the instructions to see if there is a day only option. I have mine setup to turn on when the vehicle starts and turn off when the vehicle turns off. The LED on most infra red cameras do the same thing, I install them for a living..
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I'm thinking it might be related to the dark corner issue. I noticed more than one reviewer complained about this and there are photos posted up in the customer photo section illustrating this issue. I was going to purchase this camera myself until I saw this potential problem. For example:http://www.amazon.com/review/R1HXQU9INW3I2T/ref=cm_aya_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN;=B005TGKX9S#wasThisHelpful
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No, a red light flash when it is activated or when you enter the room to let you know to disable it before it alarms.
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Hi Richard, If you pictures are too bright you can do one of several things: ---Step down the aperture on the lens. ---Increase how fast your shutter is. ---Decrease your exposure compensation. There is no automatic mode on this lens if you are using a Nikon or Canon camera.
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Ya It does that, Camera doesn't detect this flash properly, It's uses setting as if your using the camera without flash, I use it only in manual mode or slave, If you use it in shutter control mode, I will try to increase the iso and Open the apature, So Just use manual mode only.
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Most likely it's due to the camera being to close to what you're whatching... If you move the camera a bit away, the flashy thing will stop...
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The camera has a button control for adjusting its background lighting. You can reduce the amount of light the camera receives from ambient light with the button control.
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A red light (led) will show briefly when the camera is actuated. It will work great in your garden....Bill
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Sorry No. The 4 IR LEDs are at the corners of the lens. They are not very bright, a dim dull red color. If you hold your hand close to the lens it does have a effect, illuminating objects in total darkness only up to a foot away. They are no help when recording at night. I tried everything through the menu to turn them off with no luck, my solution was black electrical tape over the four LEDs
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It has a red beam I noticed at night, technically not sure if its laser or infrared.
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There is a faint red glow visible when looking into the end of the IR illuminator when it is switched on. You can't see it from very far away though.
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If you take pictures with a flash, it will cause a light gray "crescent glow" on one side of the image. The only time I ever use a flash is for stuff I don't care about. Any photo without the flash will be fine.
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If you are talking about the red dot in the top left of the lcd screen, no it will either blink when it is recording or glow solid when it is not.
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I turned mine off. It works but on mine it some times caused shimmer in play back, if you're moving the camera following action. If you're using telephoto and not moving camera or slowly moving camera, then ok. If you want to capture a frame to save a photo then you need it on.