R5 Livescreen on/off

[dougsooley]

On the Canon R5. Is there any way to keep the livescreen ON when the camera is near your face? I wanted to use a loupe for focusing on star photos but cannot because the screen goes off as soon as I put the loupe and my face up to the screen. TIA

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

From the manual:

 

[dougsooley]

This doesn't solve the problem though. All the bottom choice does is turn off the viewfinder. Is that the only way to accomplish this?

[Anonymous]

Is the screen open? That seems to be a requirement for it to stay on. I don't have this camera, so I can't test it here.

[Anonymous]

If all else fails, does putting a piece of tape over the sensor do what you want?