topic Re: Shooting Canon G16 without live view in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Shooting Canon G16 without live view

tmlove — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 23:12:01 GMT

I want to use the canon g16 for a dashcam for an upcoming trip,but I can't seem to get the live view off when shooting video. The display button works fine for stills, but need to turn off the display to save battery

HELP!

thanks

Terence

Re: Shooting Canon G16 without live view

Mark35mmF2 — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 05:01:57 GMT

Hey there tmlove,

Sorry to say, the camera doesn't have an option to disable the LCD screen while recording movies since it has no other viewing alternative. A different product like a Vixia camcorder would be a better fit for this use since you can simply close the LCD screen and it will power off.

Re: Shooting Canon G16 without live view

kvbarkley — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:42:52 GMT

If it has an HDMI output, you might just plug a cable in and see if that turns off the display.

Re: Shooting Canon G16 without live view

tmlove — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:39:59 GMT

Thank you!

Re: Shooting Canon G16 without live view

tmlove — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:40:24 GMT

Hey, smart idea...I'll give it a try!