EOS Rebel T7 LCD screen went black

[SuzieQ2]

Hello, I purchased my Canon EOS Rebel T7 back in August 2020.  I didn't begin using it until May 2022 when I became interested in wildlife (specifically birds) photography.  It's been a great camera until this point.  Recently, I had the LCD screen suddenly go blank.  It appeared the camera was still taking photos, although it was beeping.  I read a suggestion in the forum to do a hard reset.  It miraculously cured the problem.  I used the camera a few times since without issue.  Suddenly today, the LCD screen went black again.  Any idea what's going on?

[SuzieQ2]

Hello, it has been several months, and I've been using my Canon Rebel T7 without further issue.  Initially, I replaced the battery which was probably due.  As well, I had done a hard reset.  Ultimately, I found the resolve was to disable the "Auto Power Off" under Tab 2.  With everything, I am happy to report that it's working like a charm.

[ebiggs1]

Pretty old thread to respond to but.....🤔

"I even tried updating to the latest firmware and it still has the issue."

Besides not ever going to help it would be a real trick to do if the LCD screen went "blank". Even if you have a working LCD screen updating the FW on a malfunctioning camera is a bad idea a very bad idea.

[tomcatphoto]

I found that I can temporarily get the screen to display by holding down the shutter release button while turning on the camera.  Then I can access the menu.  But as soon as you press the shutter release button again (even a half way press), the screen goes blank again.