topic Re: Changing color of the screen in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Changing color of the screen on EOS R5

Icedragonrkrh — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:37:21 GMT

Just curious if anyone else has thought about the convivence of being able to change the EOS R5 screen information to RED, instead of the usual white? I shoot quite a bit of astrophotography and it would be great if Canon could come up with a firmware update that would allow me to change the color of my screen. I use a red light for everything else when shooting at night and it would be nice to not get a white-blast from the screen in between exposures.

Re: Changing color of the screen

Hazel_T — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 06:04:16 GMT

Hi Icedragonrkrh,

We appreciate feedback on updates customers would like us to make to our products and services. We have a team that documents and handles customer feedback. I have already alerted them to this post, but if you want to contact them directly in the future they can be reached by going to our website HERE and selecting Feedback in the top left corner of the site. We do take customer suggestions and feedback into consideration when we are updating our products and processes.

We are not notified to future software, firmware, or hardware updates prior to them being officially announced by Canon. If a firmware update is released for the camera it will be available HERE. If you would like to be notified about updates you can also set your email preferences in your Canon account to receive EOS News.

Re: Changing color of the screen

Waddizzle — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:51:00 GMT

I often shoot at night, and find the LCD menus to be hard on the eyes. I have brain stormed with the idea of buying a hood for the LCD, and adding a sheet of red clear plastic to filter it.

Re: Changing color of the screen

Icedragonrkrh — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 16:50:15 GMT

Thank you, Hazel_T, for a quick response!! I did as you suggested and went to the "feedback" section of the webpage. One can only hope 🙂 There are a lot of astro-shooters out there that would find this very useful and perhaps open up a bigger market for already excellent camera. Love the R5!

Re: Changing color of the screen

Icedragonrkrh — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 16:34:11 GMT

Great idea, Waddizzle, but I am looking for a more permanent solution, and one that doesn't mean more stuff to drag around with me. LOL Many of the sky/star apps that I use on my phone offer the ability to use "night vision" - turning the screen info to red, so I see no reason why a top-tier camera company cannot apply the same tools to make the same thing happen. We are not the only two people that shoot at night. This could be a big selling point in the battle for #1 in the mirrorless battle!!

Re: Changing color of the screen

Waddizzle — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:15:23 GMT

Canon does sell cameras specifically designed for astrophotography.

Re: Changing color of the screen

Tronhard — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:32:53 GMT

Back in the Day the Canon EOS 600d and 650D bodies had red lettering as an option for menu displays but not all of the display indicators. I agree that for times when one wants to work in the dark (literally, and not figuratively!), then red is great for maintaining our night vision.

Re: Changing color of the screen

Waddizzle — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:06:03 GMT

Someone needs to make a red-tinted screen protector. Everything being sold is clear. That is what gave the idea for the lens hood and tinted plastic. But, that could be a little loose and flimsy. I like the idea of having a hood, though.

Re: Changing color of the screen

Tronhard — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:12:02 GMT

Well... perhaps, but not necessarily a great thing if one is composing via the LCD at the back. In that case it's going to tint the image itself. I am thinking of shots like the northern lights, shooting the moon near the horizon etc. I think it would be great if they just added the option for red coloured text to the display options - then we wouldn't have to buy solutions to make it sort of work.

Re: Changing color of the screen

Waddizzle — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:17:37 GMT

What if you buy a glass screen protector, not plastic, and then slapped a sheet of red window tint onto that glass screen protector?

Re: Changing color of the screen

Tronhard — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:31:49 GMT

Well or have one that can attach via a thin magnetic frame, so it can be removed at will?

Re: Changing color of the screen

Waddizzle — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:12:09 GMT

@Tronhard wrote:
Well... perhaps, but not necessarily a great thing if one is composing via the LCD at the back. In that case it's going to tint the image itself. I am thinking of shots like the northern lights, shooting the moon near the horizon etc. I think it would be great if they just added the option for red coloured text to the display options - then we wouldn't have to buy solutions to make it sort of work.

That’s what initially drove me toward the lens hood. It’s temporary.

Re: Changing color of the screen

Tronhard — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:22:33 GMT

I still reckon it's a fairly simple firmware update that wouldn't kill Canon to add and then we wouldn't be trying to work around it...

Re: Changing color of the screen

Icedragonrkrh — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:23:17 GMT

Could not agree more Tronhard!! It cannot be that hard for an IT guy @ Canon to write a firmware update to make this happen!! While all the ideas above are good ideas, they are only stop-gap fixes to the issue. Here in Missouri, I can only dream of shooting the Northern Lights, but I get out as often as possible to do Milky Way images and every Lunar Eclipse that rolls around. I have a lot of astro-shooter friends that would love to have their screens red so as not to impair their night vision. Someday ... maybe!! Will keep my fingers crossed that the powers-that-be hear my cry. LOL

Re: Changing color of the screen on EOS R5

LCinOH — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:44:51 GMT

I have the same problem with my T7i. I can’t see the the bright white. I have that option on my T3i. Why didn’t they put it in the firmware on my T7i. If I had known this I probably looked at a different brand. I would like to get an answer from Canon. This is not good. The camera shop I bought my T7i, when I called them to find the menu on the T7i to change colors, didn’t even know about that option not being available on theT7i. Makes me wonder. Come on Canon. Add some firmware to correct their glaring error of not offering the option of changing the LCD Screen’s color

Re: Changing color of the screen

LCinOH — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:33:24 GMT

I also have a T3i. There is an option to do a screen color change under the first wrench in the menu. If they can do that in a T3i, they should do it on the T7i shouldn’t they? And there is no mention anywhere in the manuals, ads, web site that screen color change has been deleted. That is WRONG, Hazel. It makes me wonder why and if I should sell the T7i and start over. This option may not be important to Canon Developers, but i need this color change option to see the screen better. On the T3i, it has been on screen color 2, but I occasionally change it. It is an important option to many of us!. I occasionally change it when the shot and set up needs it.