Canon 6d mkII limited screen responses

[mully]

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Hi all, i'm out in madagascar on a photography trip, and my main body, a very lightly used 6d mkII's screen has stopped responding, no response when i hit the menu, liveview etc, nothing, but weirdly it does perform completely normally when i switch it off and on, with the "sensor cleaning" message, also "no card in camera" message, but apart from that nothing. It's extremely frustrating as i am unable to change any menu settings, or operate live view, or even look at my pics after shooting, but again, strangely i get the fraction of a second brief dispaly of my shot after i shoot, The camera has been like this now for some weeks, and i'm still using it, despite its current limited functionality. Any advice or assistance will be greatly appreciated,

Best Regards

[kvbarkley]

Hit the info button a few times or make sure that the eyepiece is set properly.

[mully]

Thanks, but no change...why would the eyepiece affect the screen?

[jrhoffman75]

Not sure about the 6D, but some cameras have a sensor at the eyepiece that turns of the LCD when it is blocked (i.e. when you put your eye to the viewfinder.) A mispositioned eyecup can block the sensor.

[shadowsports]

Might also try resetting the camera (if possible), with the lens and card removed.  I know you said you are not able to see the screen in some cases so this migjt not be possible.

[mully]

Thanks for the response, but i have no idea how i could reset when i cannot access any of the menus, also, even if i could reset, and it did'nt, solve the issue, i would then have a camera without current firmware, and i'd have lost my settings in regards to image quality, like raw for example, so that's a major concern, as i would not be able to get back into the menu system, and select raw.

[shadowsports]

You've crossed the line into "time to contact Canon" for service territory. You'll have to limp through the rest of your trip, come home and get the body serviced.