topic Re: White Box on Screen Please Help in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS Rebel T6 White Box on Screen, Please Help

Susie — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:55:26 GMT

Hi all I can't get the small white box OFF my video screen. Closest info I could find said something about face detection. I don't want my camera in Manual Mode. I will appreciate ANY HELP.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

kvbarkley — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:20:13 GMT

Sometimes it helps to flip the Auto-manual focus switch on the lens to manual focus, but then of course, you have to focus manually.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Waddizzle — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 04:45:11 GMT

@Susie wrote:
Hi all I can't get the small white box OFF my video screen. Closest info I could find said something about face detection. I don't want my camera in Manual Mode. I will appreciate ANY HELP.

Which camera are you using? Some have clean HDMI output, but most bodies do not.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Susie — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:20:22 GMT

Rebel T6

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Waddizzle — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 05:06:11 GMT

@Susie wrote:
Rebel T6

You have a bare bones, entry level camera. Your camera is not capable of AF tracking in video modes. If you want the camera to refocus, then you will see a white box, and you must press the shutter button.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

stevet1 — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 15:16:00 GMT

@Susie wrote:
Hi all I can't get the small white box OFF my video screen. Closest info I could find said something about face detection. I don't want my camera in Manual Mode. I will appreciate ANY HELP.

Susie,

The white box may be a magnifying frame.

Look at pages 164 and 154 of your manual.

Try hitting your display button a couple of times. Or hitting your + button.

Steve Thomas

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Susie — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:18:06 GMT

Lol- I know it's an entry level camera but I'm struggling enough learning so much new stuff. I needed a simple camera. Learning it, and Movavi video editing software, YT, etc.. I've think I've aged 10 years in the past month!

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

John_ — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:45:13 GMT

Have you tried resetting all your settings to default values through the settings menu?

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Susie — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 17:52:54 GMT

I watched some YT video tutorials for the Rebel T6 & set it for whatever they would have recommended. My guesses would be a shot in the dark at best-lol. Since I'm such a novice & trying to learn all this stuff, I'm trying to stay in AF mode until I get more comfortable w/ith it & get my first YT video out.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Waddizzle — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 20:01:52 GMT

@Susie wrote:
I watched some YT video tutorials for the Rebel T6 & set it for whatever they would have recommended. My guesses would be a shot in the dark at best-lol. Since I'm such a novice & trying to learn all this stuff, I'm trying to stay in AF mode until I get more comfortable w/ith it & get my first YT video out.

If you put the camera into movie mode, and hit record, it will record clean video.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Waddizzle — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 20:12:48 GMT

@Susie wrote:
Lol- I know it's an entry level camera but I'm struggling enough learning so much new stuff. I needed a simple camera. Learning it, and Movavi video editing software, YT, etc.. I've think I've aged 10 years in the past month!

Entry level camera means your camera lacks many advanced features. One feature it lacks is Movie Servo AF. This means the camera will not track subjects in movie mode, keeping them in focus. YOU must press the shutter whenever you want the camera to refocus.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Susie — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 18:31:21 GMT

Thanks for explaining Wadd, I appreciate you. I never used a camera more than $100.00 bucks. I'll be 60 this Sept. & proud of myself for learning a new camera, photography, video, Movavi video software, and YT. I tend to struggle when I'm learning new stuff. A 10 year old would have figured out everything in a day! I have to see if Movavi has a wonderful community like this. Have a Blessed Day.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Susie — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 18:40:06 GMT

Wadd- That I learned working in Movavi editing my video. I've put up (and taken down) 3 short videos so far in the last 2 weeks. I keep taking it down to tweak it, as I tend to jump the gun. Being a perfectionist is NOT a good thing- lol. This Thursday or Friday FUR SURE! (unless my computer blows up or Microsoft needs to do another ill-fated update!

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

RebelJoeyD — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 23:56:48 GMT

Hi there. Was this ever resolved? I have a T7 and can't find a way to remove the white square. I need to send a clean video feed out for a live stream. Thanks!

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

kvbarkley — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:08:35 GMT

You are responding to a 4 year old post. You can try to set the lens to manual focus.

Re: White Box on Screen Please Help

Waddizzle — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:30:43 GMT

There was noting to resolve, except a better understanding of the limited features of the camera. If you have further questions, then you should start a new thread. Thanks, in advance.