https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-R-Areas-of-Image-Flash-Black/m-p/383951#M90620 <P>That sounds like an option. &nbsp;It could be that the saturated highlight alert has been enabled. &nbsp;You will most commonly see it in the bright sky of a backlit scene. &nbsp;The setting is in the blue playback menu screens.</P> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:00:39 GMT Waddizzle 2022-08-29T17:00:39Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-R-Areas-of-Image-Flash-Black/m-p/383932#M90616 <P>re: EOS R mirrorless<BR />Some white areas of pictures flash black, on and off. Kinda looks like a film negative. Is that something that can be controlled in the Menu or is it an in-need-of-repair problem?<BR />Thanks, Jake</P> Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:54:23 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-R-Areas-of-Image-Flash-Black/m-p/383932#M90616 ViperEye 2022-08-30T12:54:23Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-R-Areas-of-Image-Flash-Black/m-p/383951#M90620 <P>That sounds like an option. &nbsp;It could be that the saturated highlight alert has been enabled. &nbsp;You will most commonly see it in the bright sky of a backlit scene. &nbsp;The setting is in the blue playback menu screens.</P> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:00:39 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-R-Areas-of-Image-Flash-Black/m-p/383951#M90620 Waddizzle 2022-08-29T17:00:39Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-R-Areas-of-Image-Flash-Black/m-p/383962#M90628 <P>The "saturated highlight alert" was the key clue. In Menu:&nbsp; Play icon; option 3; Disable Highlight Alert.</P> Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:27:32 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/EOS-R-Areas-of-Image-Flash-Black/m-p/383962#M90628 ViperEye 2022-08-29T17:27:32Z