200D mark 2 Camera monitor turns black when plug into external monitor, How to keep them both on?

[balancer]

Is there any way i can have both my external monitor and dslr monitor be displayed? Because whenenver i plug into my external monitor my dslr monitor turns off and i cant use auto focus using the screen, i want to record as well as im using it for filming not live streaming.

[Waddizzle · Accepted solution]

Negative.  All of the entry level cameras contain only one set video output electronics.  The signal is sent to the rear LCS, but gets re-routed to the HDMI output when you connect a cable.

It is only the high end cameras that have the dual sets of video electronics that allow for it.