topic EOS Rebel T7 Only shows half a photo on screen in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS Rebel T7 Only shows half a photo on screen

roslyn — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:22:34 GMT

I was cleaning the interior of my camera and then reassembled it. Now, when I take a photo and look at it on the screen after I have taken it I only see half a photo from the top down. I may have inadvertently changed a setting. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to remedy this situation. Is there also a reset button (maybe in the menu section) that can be used to set the camera back to factory default settings.

Re: Canon Rebel T7 Only shows half a photo on sreen

deebatman316 — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:28:07 GMT

Can we see a picture of what’s going on exactly? What exactly did you take apart in the camera? What did you clean exactly?

Re: Canon Rebel T7 Only shows half a photo on sreen

kvbarkley — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:28:17 GMT

Probably

not a setting. Sounds like the mirror is not closing all the way. What happens when you take a portrait shot?

Re: EOS Rebel T7 Only shows half a photo on screen

normadel — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 01:10:19 GMT

What do you mean by "the interior" of the camera? What did you take apart? Why on earth did you do this?

Your problem has nothing to do with camera settings. More like damage to the shutter or mirror mechanism.

Re: EOS Rebel T7 Only shows half a photo on screen

LeeP — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:51:09 GMT

I've never cleaned the interiors of any of my cameras much less disassembled them. I've always wanted a professional to clean them--if necessary--so I have someone to blame should something go wrong. I am 100% certain that I can cause something to go wrong when I do something where I have no expertise or training. Normally, I take many precautions NOT to have the camera with a lens unmounted and exposed. Moreover, I don't change lenses in dusty environments. My first camera has never been cleaned internally and is spotless, and so on.

Re: EOS Rebel T7 Only shows half a photo on screen

jrhoffman75 — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:49:33 GMT

@roslyn wrote:

I was cleaning the interior of my camera and then reassembled it. Now, when I take a photo and look at it on the screen after I have taken it I only see half a photo from the top down. I may have inadvertently changed a setting. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to remedy this situation. Is there also a reset button (maybe in the menu section) that can be used to set the camera back to factory default settings.

If you remove the lens and look into the body what do you see?