topic Re: M50 screen blackout in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

M50 screen blackout

VungTauM50 — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:53:29 GMT

Often, when shooting in low light with the touch screen open - like this:

the screen will blackout when my left hand is placed under, as shown. When I move my left hand away, it turns back on, but I don't have support. Also if I move my right hand to the screen from the right (top - to adjust settings)), the screen will blackout. This is very anoying and I cannot find any settings to adjust. Any suggestions?

Also the screen will turn off before I get everything adjusted (time out). Is there a setting to tell it to never turn off?

Thanks, in advance, for any advice.

Re: M50 screen blackout

shadowsports — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:27:42 GMT

Greetings,

There are a lot of people who have complained about this.

I haven't researched it much, but believe you can effect change by disabling the proximity sensor: Menu SET UP4->Display settings->display control->Manual.

Of course it means the camera won't behave as intended now. You'll have to experiment and see what works best for you.

Re: M50 screen blackout

VungTauM50 — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:37:31 GMT

Thanks. I figured therre was a controll somewhere, I just didn't know where. That seems to work.