40D Flash Symbol

I've searched the manual and don't recall seeing this asked before, so here we

go. Sometimes, I do something with my 40D that causes the flash icon to appear

in the top window, and be viewable through eyepiece, and I hae absolutely no

idea what it is I am doing that causes it. I have also been unsuccessful at

getting rid of it without going into the menu and clearing all the camera

settings. Typically, happens when shooting in low-light.

Any suggestions as to what I may be doing, and then the corresponding thing(s)

to undo it would be most appreciated as it is a pain in the pittoozie to have

to put all the camera settings back.

TIA

Do you mean the lightening bolt with +- next to it? That's the flash exposure compensation

icon. It appears when you press the FEC button and/or set FEC.

Page 18 of your manual identifies it on the LCD. Page 101 explains how to use it. Ain't

indexes great?

I thought all it meant was the the flash was charged and ready to fire. If you never pop the flash up, I don't think it should ever come on in normal operation. I'd expect it to come on if you're using the flash as the AF illuminator in low-light, but it should go off if you push the flash down again.

If it's the one with +/- next to it, all it means is that flash exposure compensation is set.

Puppy - yes, that is the icon. Yes, I've scoured that bloody manual over and over and could not find that information. I haven't been using the pop-up or external flash when it comes on, so my presumption is that I've probaby been meaning to set ISO, and have turned the wrong wheel and set FEC instead.

DOH!