I've heard there is no way to turn off the rear LCD screen while shooting. Is this true?
1280621
Janis Knight's response is correct - the LCD screen is always on except when you use the viewfinder when it is automatically turned off while your eye is at the viewfinder. There is no switch to toggle the viewfinder on and off manually.
1280622
when using the viewfinder: as soon as the camera senses proximity with your face, the screen turns off and remains off while the camera is held to the eye. the picture is previewed through the viewfinder so there is no reason to remove the camera and view the LCD screen while shooting. this is a wonderful feature when in brightly lit conditions where the glare prohibits viewing the images on the screen.
1416427
Default is for Steady Shot to be on. Go to Still Image menu 2 and you will see Steady Shot and just turn it off as you would if camera were on a tripod.
551504
I turned mine off. It works but on mine it some times caused shimmer in play back, if you're moving the camera following action. If you're using telephoto and not moving camera or slowly moving camera, then ok. If you want to capture a frame to save a photo then you need it on.
1845318
Even on asian version you can turn off shutter sound. Just search internet how to enable shutter sound menu.
1212391
Yes, you can turn the sound off. Just hit the sound button once to turn off, then again to turn it back on. Don't feel bad, I can't see the screen on mine unless I slant it in a downward position away from me and that is very awkward, so I don't play with it anymore. I chalk it up to experience!
1083493
Yes, there is a screen that comes off the side. (I do not like this camera though so please do not take my answer as an endorsement)
122433
Hi Jeran B., you can go to MENU then [SETUP] then [Shooting Settings] then look for [Live View Display], then select on [Setting Effect OFF]. This will remove the display info of the screen. -Ely
1183338
Yes, you can disable and enable it. It is a great camera, esp for close ups because of the light.
58019
There is a button to the right of the viewfinder that is labeled EVF/LCD. Push that and it will allow you to turn off your LCD screen and use the viewfinder. It is labeled as number 12 in Name of Components schematic in the booklet the camera came with.
1546525
No, you can not turn off the LCD. You can set the brightness to a very low level; however you can not turn it off.
1172561
I sent mine back because almost nothing worked, so I don't know if the recoil feature can be turned off.
125361
Yes you can turn the volume all the way down on your video screen so you dont hear the cameras. And i think you can turn each camera off, but you cant turn the sound off on the individual cameras; only on the monitor you use to see/listen.
883761
In exploring my camera there is a setting to turn off the sounds of the camera. I don't know if that is what you are hearing but that is a start. I LOVE this camera. I have several family members, including a professional, who looked this camera over and were plesantly surprised by all the advanced features and some features that they wished they had on their high end Nikon's and Canon cameras. It's been a joy for me and I love it. I hope you figure out your problem ...
136305
I have been trying to do that same thing. Some scenes get messed up by the auto-exposure. A couple steps down in the settings you can change how bright or dark the picture is but that pesky auto-exposure is still active. Let's hope if they ever put up another firmware update that they include that functionality like when they added the timer function.
302034
It does not. When you close the LCD the shutter closes. I think you have to go to the next up model that has a viewfinder to be able to keep shooting with the LCD closed.
144793
If you can, I have not been able to figure out how. It is the only negative aspect of the camera, as far as I am concerned. If I wanted my kids to play electronic games, I would buy them. I bought a camera. It is an unfortunate feature. I wish it was just an optional add-on.
1086907
thats actually the backlite on the screen - if it can be turned off the user manual should tell you how --