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9:13AM

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Experiencing "Light Leak" Issue

Just after the beastly Canon EOS 5D Mark III (3) was announced, consumers have been reporting that the Mark III’s top-mounted LCD display would leak light into the camera’s body, reach the Auto Exposure sensor, and affect auto-exposure settings. Canon has indeed confirmed that there is a problem with the hardware. Once a solution is found, more information will be posted on its Website, Canon went on to say. The multi-billion Dollar company said in their own words: 

In extremely dark environments, if the LCD panel illuminates, the displayed exposure value may change as a result of the AE sensor’s detection of light from the LCD panel.

At the moment, there is no word on how wide-spread the problem is. 

PetaPixel also reports that some folks have experienced the phenomenon when ambient light beams down on the panel as well.

The $3,500 Canon EOS Mark III (3) is a 22.3 megapixel machine equipped with a full-frame CMOS sensor, a max ISO of 102,400 and the ability to record up to 29 minutes and 59 seconds consecutively. Signs point to this being a pretty significant hardware oversight. If that’s the case, Canon sure has a PR nightmare on its hands.

Do you have a Mark III experiencing this problem? Please explain by leaving a comment down below. 

[Via TechnoBuffalo, Engadget, PetaPixel]

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