topic Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken? in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

lsalort — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 13:36:54 GMT

Brand new to this, going through the menu to set up camera to shoot video and the lcd monitor goes black. Battery is fully charged and the menu on top of the camera works. I've taken out cf card and battery and tried to restart but the monitor remains black???

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

ezpop — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 14:14:19 GMT

Does the LCD go black only in video mode ? If it works in liveview shooting or if it works to display menu etc, you may see if the lens cap has been removed or if the exposure settings are correct.

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

lsalort — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 14:37:51 GMT

I can't get the lcd monitor to turn on at all

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

ebiggs1 — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 15:24:47 GMT

Press the DISP button.

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

lsalort — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:21:54 GMT

sorry to be dense but where is the DISP button?

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

ezpop — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 02:24:24 GMT

try the info button. Or carry it to a local camera store and ask the people there.

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

TCampbell — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 14:13:08 GMT

On the the 5D II that button is labeled DISP. Oddly, Canon labels it DISP on some models and INFO on others.

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

Waddizzle — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:51:05 GMT

@TCampbell wrote:
On the the 5D II that button is labeled DISP. Oddly, Canon labels it DISP on some models and INFO on others.

The INFO button on my 6D toggles between three screens, one of them is the built-in level. It also changes the display format when playing back saved images, when the camera is in image playback mode.

On entry level Rebes, like a T5, the DISP button shows just one screen that shows the status of the camera, but it also can be used to turn off the LCD screen when the camera is in other modes. Likewise, the DISP can toggle between display format during image playback.

Basically, the buttons provide similar functions, but the INFO button provides a bit more.

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

lsalort — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:06:06 GMT

it says info on mine.

I figured out what the problem was and it will show how much more i have to learn.

I plugged the mic into the av out. It makes the lcd screen go blank.

I learned a lot trying to fugure this out!!

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

ezpop — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:28:55 GMT

very strange, I can't find one with the DISP button.

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

TCampbell — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:41:49 GMT

I'll check mine when I get home. I have both a 5D II and a 5D III body.

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

ezpop — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 01:27:40 GMT

May be your version is different. But my 5D3 and 5D original all have the info button too. I also check the 30D, 40D, 60D and T4i, the all have the info button.

400D, 550D, T5 and some powershot models have the DISP button.

I guess they are the same.

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

TCampbell — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 03:09:07 GMT

I have a photographic memory... but sometimes the images come out black. Apparently this is one of those days.

Checking my 5D2 and 5D3 I see that the button does say "Info"

Re: 5d mark2 is it me or is the camera broken?

kvbarkley — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:24:34 GMT

That is because the internal LCD goes black when you view the video on a screen. HDMI does this, too.