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Canon Digital Rebel XTi / Canon 400D (Body Only)
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John Ronnquist (johnronn) 0 pts
January 1, 2008 10:48 AM
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i cannot shut off the red eye reductin feature in the pop-up flash. How do I shut it off?

I went to the menu to enable or disable red-eye. I disabled it and it still does the pre-flash, which I do not like. How do I stop it?
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Andrew Skinner (blackdoorphotos) 18535 pts
January 1, 2008 7:05 PM
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John,

If you look through the manual, on page 100 it states the reduction lamp will light by pushing the shutter button half way before completing your photo. This may be why your lamp is lighting with your photos. Try pushing completely instead of halfway first. It may work better for you. Good luck and happy shooting.

Andrew
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John Ronnquist (johnronn) 0 pts
January 1, 2008 7:19 PM
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Thanks for your answer. I tried the camera again and it seems to do the pre-flash once on a particular focus point, then it does not do it again until I move to a different focus point. I also have a 20D and that camera does not do this. I would prefer that it does not do this at all. Pushing the button half way is how the camera focuses, so I am not sure how to get around it altogether.

John
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Andrew Skinner (blackdoorphotos) 18535 pts
January 3, 2008 6:04 PM
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John,

I have both a Rebel XT and a XTi, and neither of them do this. The only other explanation I have for this is a defective product. I would call Canon for warranty support on this. I'm sure your camera is still under warranty. Good luck.

Andrew
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radswim (radswim) 247 pts
January 3, 2008 7:37 PM
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I have the 40D and it is a standard feature when set in the Point and shoot modes. When in manual settings this isn't a problem! So this isn't defect in the camera.
Andrew said it right earlier, push the shutter fully and you won't get the strobing effect prior to the shot. The strobbing is so the camera can focus correctly while in auto mode. You may get a single burst flash prior to the full flash when the shutter opens and closes. The strobbing is used for red eye as well as focusing!! Good Luck.....I hope that this helps you!!
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John Ronnquist (johnronn) 0 pts
January 4, 2008 9:55 AM
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Thanks to both people that answered my question. It is a great resource to be able to get these kinds of questions answered. I would have preferred to picked both as best answers because both answers were very helpful.

Thanks again,

John
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Andrew Skinner (blackdoorphotos) 18535 pts
January 6, 2008 8:20 AM
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John,

No worries on picking and choosing. I'm glad we could help. Please come back with any further issues or questions. Good luck and happy shooting.

Andrew
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Richard 0 pts
April 8, 2008 6:10 PM
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I have the same problem on my 40D and pushing it all the way doest stop the strobing effect, its very annoying. It appears to be random also.
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MikeO 1 pts
April 20, 2008 8:35 AM
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Go into the custom functions and select C. Fn III. From there, go to Number 5 (Auto focus/Drive AF-assist beam firing) and set that to "Disable". That should turn off the preflashes that the camera is using to assist with autofocus. This solution is better as it turns it off for good from the controls menu. Note that this only works if you are in the "Creative Zone" (P, Tv, Av, M). The other modes are preset in the camera and don't always work with the Custom Function settings.
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