topic Re: EOS 6D Mark II Viewfinder/LCD Screen Toggle in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS 6D Mark II Viewfinder/LCD Screen Toggle

Ken_Shea — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:37:20 GMT

Hi All,

Canon 6D II

Is there a setting where you can look at the LCD screen initially then move to the view finder where it senses the closeness of the eye, activates view finder and then turns LCD screen off to conserve battery. I do not see an external sensor for this but thought I'd ask.

Thanks

Ken

Re: EOS 6D Mark II Viewfinder/LCD Screen Toggle

Waddizzle — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:51:27 GMT

I think the functionality to automatically blank the rear LCD is already built into the camera, It is just not specifically associated with proximity to the OVF.

You can blank the screen by pressing the [INFO] button until it turns off. The screen can also be set to blank itself when you start the metering system when you half-press the shutter.

Of course, neither of the above methods work when the cameras is in Live View Mode.

Re: EOS 6D Mark II Viewfinder/LCD Screen Toggle

Ken_Shea — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:56:31 GMT

Thanks for the useful information.

Re: EOS 6D Mark II Viewfinder/LCD Screen Toggle

kvbarkley — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:01:37 GMT

Note that the 6D does not have an electronic viewfinder, so you *have* to turn the LCD live view image off to see the image in the viewfinder...