https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/R6-viewfinder-and-LCD-screen-is-black-now/m-p/438822#M105596 <P>I've been using my R6 in manual mode for over a year and now the viewfinder and LCD screen are black when I attempt to take a photo with my Alien Bees studio light.&nbsp; The viewfinder and screen are fine in Auto-mode still.&nbsp; I did notice in last month that when I took photos with a lot of light, the LCD screen would flash black in the areas of bright light on the captured shot.&nbsp; Did something burn out or a setting get switched without me realizing it?</P> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:14:23 GMT sjbackous 2023-09-30T15:14:23Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/R6-viewfinder-and-LCD-screen-is-black-now/m-p/438822#M105596 <P>I've been using my R6 in manual mode for over a year and now the viewfinder and LCD screen are black when I attempt to take a photo with my Alien Bees studio light.&nbsp; The viewfinder and screen are fine in Auto-mode still.&nbsp; I did notice in last month that when I took photos with a lot of light, the LCD screen would flash black in the areas of bright light on the captured shot.&nbsp; Did something burn out or a setting get switched without me realizing it?</P> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:14:23 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/R6-viewfinder-and-LCD-screen-is-black-now/m-p/438822#M105596 sjbackous 2023-09-30T15:14:23Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/R6-viewfinder-and-LCD-screen-is-black-now/m-p/438826#M105600 <P>I think that you should reset the camera settings and custom functions back to default values. The screen flashing in over-exposed areas is a setting in the menus.</P> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 15:54:28 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/R6-viewfinder-and-LCD-screen-is-black-now/m-p/438826#M105600 Anonymous 2023-09-30T15:54:28Z