Help Please! LCD screen keeps going blank on SX70

[ALB2018]

I have been reading about this in other posts but they are for a SX60 and the answers do not apply to my camera. Each time anything gets close to the viewfinder the screen goes blank. I do almost all of my photography in a light box and many times the camera is at the top of the box and each time this will turn the screen off. I understand that the camera thinks my eye has moved to the viewfinder, but how do I turn off this feature?

Thank you so much!

[AmandaC]

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@ALB2018 wrote:

I have been reading about this in other posts but they are for a SX60 and the answers do not apply to my camera. Each time anything gets close to the viewfinder usps tracking the screen goes blank. I do almost all of my photography in a light box and many times the camera is at the top of the box and each time this will turn the screen off. I understand that the camera thinks my eye has moved to the viewfinder, but how do I turn off this feature?

Thank you so much!

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Facing the same here too. Help is highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Regards,

Amanda

[John_ · Accepted solution]

I think you have to change the display mode from Auto to Manual as shown here:

[ALB2018]

OMG Thank you so very much! This has driven me crazy and I couldn't find information on it anywhere.

Thanks again!

[John_]

You're very welcome!