topic Re: Rebel T5 question/problem in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Rebel T5 question/problem

Roofer1976 — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 00:07:33 GMT

I am a beginner, and having trouble figuring something out. In manual mode, my viewfinder screen is completely black unless I open the flash. As soon as I open the flash, the viewfinder works. If I close the flash, back to black. If I take a picture with the flash closed, it literally takes a black picture. If I take a picture with the flash open, it will always use the flash. I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong, that is forcing me to use the flash.

Re: Rebel T5 question/problem

TTMartin — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 01:05:15 GMT

@Roofer1976 wrote:
I am a beginner, and having trouble figuring something out. In manual mode, my viewfinder screen is completely black unless I open the flash. As soon as I open the flash, the viewfinder works. If I close the flash, back to black. If I take a picture with the flash closed, it literally takes a black picture. If I take a picture with the flash open, it will always use the flash. I cannot figure out what I'm doing wrong, that is forcing me to use the flash.

Are you in LiveView looking at the back of the camera?

Also, why are you trying to use Manual mode?

Re: Rebel T5 question/problem

Waddizzle — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 13:30:56 GMT

Your exposure settings a WAY off fthe mark. Press the "Q" button, and make note of the Exposre, Aperture, and ISO. Switch to "P" mode, take a picture, and press "Q" again, and compare with the exposure settings that you noted earlier.

Re: Rebel T5 question/problem

kvbarkley — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:40:32 GMT

How are you getting to "manual" mode? Are you activating depth of field preview?

If the viewfinder works in P mode it will work in M mode.

Re: Rebel T5 question/problem

ebiggs1 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:53:00 GMT

Reset the camera. Clear all settings in the Menu under Tools.

Set the T5 to P mode on the dial. Set the AF/MF switch to AF. Set the ISO to Auto. Set the WB to Auto.

On a nice sunny day, go outside and focus on a subject about 25 or 30 feet away. Take the shot. If it works as expected, there is nothing wrong with the T5 and you had a setting incorrectly set.

Manual mode takes some getting used to. It requires you to have everything set properly.

Re: Rebel T5 question/problem

kvbarkley — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:54:56 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
Reset the camera. Clear all settings in the Menu under Tools.

Set the T5 to P mode on the dial. Set the AF/MF switch to AF. Set the ISO to Auto. Set the WB to Auto.
On a nice sunny day, go outside and focus on a subject about 25 or 30 feet away. Take the shot. If it works as expected, there is nothing wrong with the T5 and you had a setting incorrectly set.

Manual mode takes some getting used to. It requires you to have everything set properly.

But the viewfinder should work just fine! The pictures might be messed up though. 8^)

Re: Rebel T5 question/problem

ebiggs1 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:58:37 GMT

This way we, he/she, will know for sure if the camera is faulty.