New to Canon EOS R5, accidentaly shutdown LCD screen...

[WideAspect]

Just traded in my Canon 5D Mark IV yesterday for my new R5. Later in the day, as I was exploring the Menu tabs and pages, I somehow selected an option that turned off the LCD screen.

No amount of button pushing, including Menu button has restored the screen. The manual is not much help, as I am not sure what I engaged or disabled, I have no way to look up that particular function.

Spent some time on the Web but for the same reasons mentioned above, I cannot form a useful search that leads to an answer.

In less than a day and I managed to disable the camera, I'm off to a great start!

Thanks in advance.

[WideAspect]

I'm glad there is an another option for viewing but I'm not sure how that solves the issue of the LCD being inactive and that I am now unable, with my current limited knowledge, to bring the LCD back to life.

[FloridaDrafter · Accepted solution]

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@WideAspect wrote:

I'm glad there is an another option for viewing but I'm not sure how that solves the issue of the LCD being inactive and that I am now unable, with my current limited knowledge, to bring the LCD back to life.

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Press the menu button while looking through the Viewfinder (EVF). You will have to use the Viewfinder display to navigate to the Wrench 3 menu item. See page 787 of your advanced users manual. You can then set things up so your rear display will function as you want.

 

Newton

[WideAspect · Accepted solution]

Whew, that fixed it. Did not know that you could hold the Menu button down and see it in EVF. LCD has been restored.

Also, thanks to johnrmoyer, for his reply

I knew what to do after I could see the menu.

[WideAspect]

Can you believe I had to come back here?

Did it again and forgot how to undo it again.

Thanks again. 🙂

[FloridaDrafter]

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@WideAspect wrote:

Can you believe I had to come back here?

Did it again and forgot how to undo it again.

Thanks again. 🙂.

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LOL! I do that, especially if it's a "one-n-done" type thing. I end up having to dig around in some document to see how I did it in the first place 😁

Newton