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Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

Lucygirl — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:06:45 GMT

I was using my camera no problem a couple days ago and I pick it up today and I only see black thru the viewfinder. Is there maybe something I hit or set that would cause this. It is the Canon R5

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

Tronhard — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:13:59 GMT

First off, I would check page 777 of your user manual. You may have changed the settings.

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

Lucygirl — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:34:01 GMT

I wish that was it! Any other ideas?

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

Tronhard — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:35:32 GMT

If in doubt, do a settings reset and see if that makes a difference.

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

Lucygirl — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:26:14 GMT

I did that and I have a screen now! Thank you!

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

Tronhard — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:30:05 GMT

Glad to help! 😊

Perhaps mark this a resolved, then others with the same issue can know where to look.

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

FloridaDrafter — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:07:07 GMT

For future reference, the setting for that is "Screen/viewfinder display" in the Wrench 3 (yellow) menu. That will allow you to set which display to use, or auto switching.

Newton

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

Tronhard — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:47:33 GMT

Yep, as described on P777 of the user guide - as already indicated. 😶

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

DannyH — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 22:08:20 GMT

Thanks for posting this. I am new to the community. This was a quick solution. Like her issue, the camera viewfinder setting changed between uses.

Re: Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

normadel — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:43:26 GMT

The manuals for Canon cameras are amazing resources. If there isn't a printed manual that came with the camera, you should download it and find out all that it tells you.