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My one complaint about the 7DMKII is the ~1/2 second wakeup delay when coming back from sleep mode, which is a strange way to design an action/wildlife camera. Is there any way to stop the camera from going to sleep besides periodically half pressing the shutter button?

Jan 14, 2015 at 11:32 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · 7DMKII wakeup delay

The 5D3 is the same. I try and stay aware of what's happening - should be addressed by Canon really.

Jan 15, 2015 at 12:17 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · 7DMKII wakeup delay

There is a sleep setting, which can be set to "Never". (Page 69)

Jan 15, 2015 at 02:29 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · 7DMKII wakeup delay

Hillrg` wrote:
My one complaint about the 7DMKII is the ~1/2 second wakeup delay when coming back from sleep mode, which is a strange way to design an action/wildlife camera. Is there any way to stop the camera from going to sleep besides periodically half pressing the shutter button?

Amen, it is a pita. Not sure if disable or 8 minute delay will work best for me. I'll give both a try.

Edited on Jan 15, 2015 at 09:02 AM · View previous versions

Jan 15, 2015 at 07:27 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · 7DMKII wakeup delay

1/2 a second delay? I'm betting about 100% of Sony A7/A6000 users would kill to have that kind of responsiveness!

(yes yes I do realize 1/2s can be too slow when trying to catch split-second action)

Jan 15, 2015 at 08:14 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · 7DMKII wakeup delay

stanj wrote:
There is a sleep setting, which can be set to "Never". (Page 69)

Thanks! I thought I tried it and it did not work, but I just checked again and it worked.

Jan 15, 2015 at 03:57 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · 7DMKII wakeup delay

Hillrg` wrote:
Thanks! I thought I tried it and it did not work, but I just checked again and it worked.

Just remember to turn it off at night and have some spare batteries on you

Jan 16, 2015 at 11:40 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · 7DMKII wakeup delay

Methodical wrote:
Just remember to turn it off at night and have some spare batteries on you

I hear you. I added it to my menu so I can change it easily.

Jan 16, 2015 at 11:44 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · 7DMKII wakeup delay

Hillrg` wrote:
I hear you. I added it to my menu so I can change it easily.

Ahh, gotta love the 7D2s extra "my menu" so that we can load all our stuff.

Jan 16, 2015 at 11:50 AM


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