50D Red Light, Can you turn it off?
 

Does anyone know if it is possible to stop the red light (Photo being taken light) from coming on when you take a photo?? Thanks

This is the red LED which indicates a file is being written to the memory card? There's a reason it comes on, some of it is historical, but it's next to the door for the memory card slot, in previous models if the door was opened the camera would switch off and the file being written and all others in the queue would be lost. On the latest generation of cameras opening the door will only switch the camera off after the file has been written.

As a consequence it is now possible to remove the card from the camera while a file is still being written to it. This could potentially damage the card or the camera or both. The light is there now to warn you that the file is being written and when it's off it's safe to remove the card.

If Canon were to allow users to turn this off it could leave them liable for damaged cards, cameras, and possibly worse, lost images.

It's there for a good reason, best to leave it be!

Thanks for the reply, I will be black taping it up then..

Why do you want to?

yes Why ?

[quote=Half Way To Nothing;6792] I will be black taping it up then..[/quote]

Well this question has surely got to be the first of it's kind :confused:.

I can't believe this question attracted so much attention. I like to do long exposures, i ahve done some on the side of railways, as i set my camera up quite close to the tracks, i didn't want the driver to see a red light and be alarmed or suprised.

[QUOTE=Half Way To Nothing;7548]I can't believe this question attracted so much attention. I like to do long exposures, i ahve done some on the side of railways, as i set my camera up quite close to the tracks, i didn't want the driver to see a red light and be alarmed or suprised.[/QUOTE]I was curious too. Given the size of the LED, that driver would need some awesome eyesight!