topic Re: picture preview not working when external flash is attached in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

picture preview not working when external flash is attached

HE50077 — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:09:10 GMT

I have Rebel t6s and the picture preview does not work when i attache my speedlite 430EX. When i take flash off, preview works fine. How do i get picture preview to work with external flash attached?

Re: picture preview not working when external flash is attached

Waddizzle — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:30:58 GMT

What exactly is picture preview?

Do you mean the feature Canon calls "Live View"? Or, do you mean the way cameras show the captured image right after it was shot? Or, do you mean something completely different?

Re: picture preview not working when external flash is attached

HE50077 — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:46:21 GMT

I meant reviewing the picture after it has been taken, not in live view.

Re: picture preview not working when external flash is attached

kvbarkley — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:24:18 GMT

This is not normal. Does it not display when the flash is used, or just when the flash is on the camera? I have both of these, so I will try this tonight and let you know.

Re: picture preview not working when external flash is attached

HE50077 — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 15:21:38 GMT

It definitely does it when the flashed is used, can't recall when flash is on camera and not used. I'll double check when I get home this evening.

Re: picture preview not working when external flash is attached

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:06:15 GMT

Do you have an image on the card when you check photos on computer?

Is the problem perhaps that flash exposure is wrong and you are viewing a playback of a black image?

Re: picture preview not working when external flash is attached

kvbarkley — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 22:26:45 GMT

Mine works just fine, whether the flash is used or not.

Re: picture preview not working when external flash is attached

HE50077 — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 03:34:20 GMT

It turns out that the proximity sensor above the viewfinder was being activated by a cover that i have on my camera, it shifts when flash is installed. A small cut made on the cover fixed the problem.