topic Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7 in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon EOS Rebel T7 LCD Screen Won't Turn On

Brayham03 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:33:15 GMT

I was shooting with this camera this weekend, and the LCD screen cut out near the end of my session. The camera still takes photos, but again the screen won't turn on. Does anyone have a remedy for this?

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7

Tronhard — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 02:20:40 GMT

Please don't be insulted (because I don't know you) if I ask if you have repeatedly pressed the DISP button to cycle through the display options?

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Brayham03 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:22:57 GMT

I just tried that and nothing happened. None of the cameras settings display anything besides the video setting.

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Tronhard — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:15:41 GMT

Nothing else will display if there is no card in the camera - as is indicated.

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Waddizzle — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:26:53 GMT

@Brayham03 wrote:
I just tried that and nothing happened. None of the cameras settings display anything besides the video setting.

That’s not Live View or Video mode. It’s the AF point selection display for the OVF.

Is the menu button “dead”, too? If not, then make sure the power switch is not in video mode. Switch the top dial to “P”. Go into the menus, find and select the option to restore factory default settings.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7

Tronhard — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:31:17 GMT

Hi Bill. I am not sure that the power switch has an integrated video function in the T7, I think that is specific to the R7.

I certainly agree that the display is working to at least some degree, but they will got get much joy with no card in the camera, as the example image seems to show.

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jrhoffman75 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:24:50 GMT

OP states "I was shooting with this camera this weekend, and the LCD screen cut out near the end of my session.", so I would assume that at the time the problem arose there was a card in the camera.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7

Brayham03 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:40:39 GMT

Nothing works even when there is a card in the camera. Pour it cut out during my shoot when there was a sd card in there

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Brayham03 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:41:40 GMT

When I click the menu button nothing happens. Don’t mean that the menu button is dead, im thinking something is wrong with the screen itself. Can’t navigate to the menus if I can’t see where I’m navigating to.

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Tronhard — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:25:43 GMT

Agreed, but the photograph supplied shows no card in the camera, thus as an examplar of the issue, it is not terribly helpful. What it does show is that there is some kind of display on the screen. I think what is needed is a shot of exactly the situation under which the display was not working.

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Brayham03 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:32:45 GMT

Ok well when I put the card in, nothing is shown on LCD screen for any setting except the video setting. I can send a photo when I get back home, but it would just be a photo of the camera turned on with a blank screen (making it look like the camera was off).

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7

Tronhard — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:45:37 GMT

Thanks for responding! 🙂
Given the situation, I think you need to have a chat to the Canon technical support team. If you are in the US, the number is 1-800-OK-CANON.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7

Brayham03 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:09:10 GMT

Cant navigate to the menu because the LCD screen won't turn on. That's the problem. Even when the top dial is switched to "P". I click the menu button and nothing happens.

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Brayham03 — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:12:28 GMT

Thank you.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7 LCD Screen Won't Turn On

IsWacky — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:06:39 GMT

I had an identical problem, it was fixed by holding down the shutter while powering on. Tyvm

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Desiderata2001 — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:02:59 GMT

I made the mistake of buying 20 T7's for my photography class, I am now down 7 cameras with this same exact problem. Canon won't even acknowledge this as a known issue and I can't afford to pay $200 per camera for repair... I am switching my classes to Nikon

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jrhoffman75 — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:14:14 GMT

Maybe give Canon a call and discuss with them. If you are a school system they may be willing to work something out.

As frustrating as your problem is I suspect you couldn’t convert to Nikon for $1400 dollars and I suspect Nikon isn’t 100% problem free.

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7 LCD Screen Won't Turn On

DRWebster — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:14:29 GMT

I also teach Photography, and we're down two of the three T7s we purchased less than two years ago.

Symptoms are the same...no menu, no screen, no replay, but screen is active on Recording Mode only.

Are there any other suggestions to do a hard reset on the camera? Can't access any of the menus...there must be a sequence of buttons to reset?

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onpoint — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:44:20 GMT

Hello! I am also having this issue. Did you ever solve the problem? If so, may I ask how?

Thank you!

Re: Canon EOS Rebel T7 LCD Screen Won't Turn On

stevet1 — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:14:14 GMT

DRWebster,

I ran across this suggestion for doing a hard reset. I cannot guarantee that it will work.

Take the lens, card, and battery out

Turn the power switch on
Hold down the shutter button for 20 seconds
Turn off the power switch
Put the battery in and shut the battery door
Turn the power switch on

Steve Thomas