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5D Mark IV Live view not displaying on back screen

saraessex
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I just pulled my old 5d Mk IV out, as I need a backup, but when I turn on the camera - fresh battery, reformatted card - the image I'm shooting does not appear on the back screen. I can take an exposure and press the play button and it will display, but when i press the shutter to resume shooting, the screen goes black. I reset to factory settings. This is probably a dumb question but I've gotten so used to the R5, I can't remember if I'm supposed to change a setting. I've searched and can't find an answer. I have Live View enabled.

Thank you for any help with this.

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deebatman316
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Did you press the start stop button to put the camera in live view. If not live view is not going to work. 

-Demetrius
Bodies: EOS 5D Mark IV
Lenses: EF Trinity, EF 85mm F/1.8 USM
Retired Gear: EOS 40D, EF 50mm F/1.8 STM & EF 70-210mm F/4
Speedlites: 420EX, 470EX-AI, 550EX & 600EX II-RT

Yes, I did that, thank you. I just tried a different battery and now it's working. I then put the first battery back in and it still works. I guess the camera just wanted to waste an hour of my time today lol. Thanks for your reply!

 

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