Dynamics5

Should there be a red light when the shutter is pressed, and focus is achieved on the Canon 6D Mark II? I do not see a red light.

There is always a red light on the Canon 6D when the shutter is pressed halfway and focus is achieved.

popheizz Loc: berks co., pennsylvania

Is it set up for back-button-focus?

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OP says shutter release button achieves focus, so its not BBF. Hes just wondering why theres no red light when it happens.

Maybe its a difference between AF-C and AF-S ? Just speculating ....

Dynamics5

What I mean to say is when the shutter is pressed halfway, a tiny red square is seen with the 6D - I believe to indicate focus has been achieved, but not with the 6 D Mark II.

How to turn off the back button focus?

R.G. Loc: Scotland

With every camera I've used (never Canon), a green box indicates focus lock and a red box indicates no focus lock.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

No there isn't. It depends on how the camera is set up. Straight out of the box it will show a red light so long as it has acheived focus (so it might not if the scene lacks sufficient contrast for the AF to work from).

My 6D mkII is set for back button focus. It doesn't show a red box when focussed, and it doesn't show a focusing spot in DPP v4 either, unless the AF-ON button is depressed whilst the shutter is activated.

Jrhoffman75 Loc: Conway, New Hampshire

Are you in One Shot AF?

There should be a solid green circle in bottom right of the viewfinder if focus is achieved. If camera can't focus it will be flickering.

The red square(s) in the viewfinder designate the active focus points.

Bill_de Loc: US

Maybe this:

https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/index?page=content&id=ART116321

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davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

I have 2 variants of the 5 series and a 1 Dx. All three cameras use a green light to show when AF focus is achieved. This light appears in the lower right of the viewfinder window. Red lights are usually warnings of something incorrect occuring. Troubleshoot further.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

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Tomfl101 Loc: Mount Airy, MD

On the R5 the focus point will be red when out of range (too close) then blue when focus is achieved.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Autofocus is the most configurable aspect of every digital camera I have owned or used. There are all kinds of things you can set, and most of them change what you see through the viewfinder in some noticeable way. If you still have ypur 6D, sit down with both cameras side by side and see what's different line by line in the autofocus section of the menus.

If not, the first thing I would check is whether Continuous Focus is enabled. If it is, the focus never quits, because autofocus is never "achieved." The process is never over. Then you might check whether you have things set requiring the focus to lock before allowing shutter release. Sounds like this is likely not your problem, but check amyway. See if other focus parameters are changed.

Did you buy this camera from someone else, or used from some other source? That is the one circumstance in which I recommend doing a master reset of the camera. You have no idea what kind of weird state the previous owner has the camera set up for.

Once reset is done, learn to read and use your manual. Download it if you didn't get one with the camera. It is your lifeline.

Bubbee Loc: Aventura, Florida

Check the menu on your camera. It could be an option.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Brain Imaging in Neurogenetic Conditions? BI from North Carolina? 鞭屍? Let me know when I'm getting warm .

Bill_de Loc: US

What I love about UHH is that nobody looks at links that may provide the simple answer.

Something like when Canon (not a UHH member) may tell you how to turn the red light on and off.



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