@RobertTheFat wrote:
@beccacrawford wrote:
I can't even use the menu button on the camera..screen is totally dead..is there another way to reset?
Unless there's something wrong with the camera, you must have blundered onto a setting that leaves the screen turned off after you disconnect. If you re-tether the camera, can you see it again via EOS Utility? (The way you described the symptoms suggests that you can.) You may at least be able to do a reset via the computer; if you're really lucky, you might be able to find the offending setting and change only that.
I agree with Bob. I think it is more likely something you're doing, too. It is possible that it is not a setting, just circumstances.
When you untether the camera from the computer, do you turn off the camera before you disconnect? Many people do not think one needs to power down USB devices before disconnecting from a PC, but I do not. Don't just simply pull the plug, if that is what you're doing.
When you disconnect the camera, make sure that you reverse the steps you took to tether it. This means switching the EOS Utility out of tethered mode, so that the camera can disconnect from the live shooting mode. Be sure to turn off the camera before disconnecting, and waiting for the EOS Utility to shut down before unplugging the USB cable.
Hope this helps.
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