topic Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

lindat — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:34:04 GMT

I have lost the info display on the rear LCD of the Canon 7D. When I turn the camera on, nothing displays on the LCD, the screen is black. Before when I turned the camera on, it gave me basic information regarding settings, battery life, number of shots available. I no longer have that information. I am not sure if I turned something off somewhere, but I can't seem to get this information back again. I know there are settings on the top LCD, but I would like to see them on the back LCD also. Is there any way I can get this screen to appear again?

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

7D5D — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:39:52 GMT

Does Live View work? If neither Live View or cycling through the Info button does nothing, then you probably have a dead rear display. (Don't forget, one of the Info button cycles is an off rear display.)

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

hsbn — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:42:43 GMT

Also you can try to press the Q button to bring back the Quick Control screen if your LCD is not damaged.
On the 7D, if you turn off your camera while the "shooting settings display" screen in active, when you turn your camera back on you'll get the same screen. But if you press <INFO> button to clear those screen, and turn off your camera, then you will NOT get the quick screen when it's on again. Just press <Q> to bring it back.

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

Skirball — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:43:08 GMT

Pretty sure you just need to push the info button.

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

lindat — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:38:13 GMT

Thank you. This was it. I have the display back again when I turn the camera on.

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

Ravila — Tue, 10 May 2016 11:18:08 GMT

Just hit the info button 3 times and the display will go back again.

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

nithinprince012 — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 18:23:32 GMT

how is it possible bro help me

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

William_N — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:54:33 GMT

Hello nithinprince012,

Welcome to the Canon Forums and thanks for your post!

To have a better understanding of your issue, please let everyone know what model camera you are using. I would also provide any relevant details about the problem, such as what happens when you press the INFO button. After pressing the INFO button, does the information displayed on the camera's rear LCD change?

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Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

lferri — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 22:18:56 GMT

I have the Canon EOS 7D as well and this happened to me today!! What finally worked? I pressed Q button then shut off camera…didn’t help. Pressed Info button… nothing. If I press Q I can see stuff in the screen but not the info that displays settings.

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

Nhanminh — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 03:24:15 GMT

did you fix it, i had the same problem

Re: Lost the LCD info display on the 7D

Hazel_T — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:30:09 GMT

Hi Nhanminh,

I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with the rear LCD on your EOS 7D. The first thing to check would be to turn on the camera and repeatedly press the Info button. Each time you press the Info button the camera should switch to the next display type it can show. When you see the display you prefer stop pressing the Info button and the camera will remember the display you left it on.

If you are not getting a response when you press the Info button then we would recommend pressing the Menu button to make sure the Menu displays. If neither button is responding that is a sign there is an issue with the camera that would need service. The Info and Menu buttons cannot be customized or disabled, so the camera should respond every time you press them.