LCD okay but menu won't display

[nelliemae]

I just inherited this camera...Rebel EOS xsi...learning to use it. Obviously I punced the wrong button, no doubt...now the LCD's okaybut can't access the menu or see image playback.....what'd I do and how canI correct this????

[Waddizzle]

Did you ever see a menu display?  Do you have a copy of the insruction manual?

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support  

Use the above link to navigate to your camera's product support page.  From there, you can download the manual and camera software.

The <MENU> button is used to display the menu.  You may have a bad button.  What happens when you press <DISP> a few times?

[nelliemae]

I have the manual...the settings, display and everything was working fine until I tried to change settings...now I see settings when camera is on, but when I try to display menu nothing happens, and when I hit display it's a dark screen...no image.

[Waddizzle]

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@nelliemae wrote:

I have the manual...the settings, display and everything was working fine until I tried to change settings...now I see settings when camera is on, but when I try to display menu nothing happens, and when I hit display it's a dark screen...no image.

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It almost sounds like your display has died.  Change your memory card.  Does Live View show an image?

[Richard]

Hi Nelliemae,

Thank you for posting.

I recommend that you reset your camera to its default settings.  Here's how:

Select [Clear settings]. Under the [] tab, select [Clear settings], then press <SET>. Select the desired setting. To revert the shooting settings to the default, select [Clear all camera settings], then press <SET>. To revert the Custom Functions to the default settings, select [Clear all Custom Func. (C.Fn)], then press <SET>. Select [OK]. Select [OK], then press <0> to clear the camera settings. When [Clear all camera settings] is set, the camera will be reset as shown in the table below

[kvbarkley]

I don't believe the XSi *has* live view.

[nelliemae]

Thanks everyone...I figured it out and it's doing fine! I just managed to get the menu up and readjusted the settings. Somehow I'd turned off the review function for photos.

Cheers,

Nell May