Canon R5 , I can not see thru the viewfinder it is only black.

[Lucygirl]

I was using my camera no problem a couple days ago and I pick it up today and I only see black thru the viewfinder.  Is there maybe something I hit or set that would cause this.  It is the Canon R5 

[Tronhard]

First off, I would check page 777 of your user manual.  You may have changed the settings.

[Lucygirl]

I wish that was it!  Any other ideas?

[Tronhard · Accepted solution]

If in doubt, do a settings reset and see if that makes a difference.

[Lucygirl]

I did that and I have a screen now!  Thank you!

[Tronhard]

Glad to help! 😊

Perhaps mark this a resolved, then others with the same issue can know where to look.

[FloridaDrafter]

For future reference, the setting for that is "Screen/viewfinder display" in the Wrench 3 (yellow) menu. That will allow you to set which display to use, or auto switching.

Newton

[Tronhard]

Yep, as described on P777 of the user guide - as already indicated. 😶

[DannyH]

Thanks for posting this. I am new to the community. This was a quick solution. Like her issue, the camera viewfinder setting changed between uses. 

[normadel]

The manuals for Canon cameras are amazing resources. If there isn't a printed manual that came with the camera, you should download it and find out all that it tells you.