Can you turn the LCD off when using the view finder?
1825755
You need to turn the LCD facing inward in order to use the viewfinder. I don't think you can have both working at the same time .
1825756
The viewfinder is electronic andautomatically turns on when you close the LCD screen, and turns back off when you open the LCD screen.
1825757
Yes, there is a button just to the right of the view finder and above the screen Rectangle and 2 lines on it.
1217205
Yes you can use the view finder. Though I find it easier to use the screen.
943932
It is not possible to turn off the display at any time, though you can adjust brightness from 0-100. The best technique to use to conserve battery life is turn the unit off when not in use. This only takes a second or so.
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
2033893
I couldn't find anything in the manual on if you can turn this feature off. I happen to like this feature.
1907339
There is only the LCD viewfinder. In the conditions of higher backlight - often what is sought to illuminate the subject - it is too washed out to accurately compose the pic. I understand this to be a universal complaint with LCD-only finders.
2114125
Only if you press pause and later hit play. The off switch will force you to have fast forward to find where you stopped viewing.
760414
You can totally turn off the display on the 2E. There are three brightness settings plus off. I keep mine off. Turn it on when I need to see, then off when I am done.
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.
1192439
Yes. There is a viewfinder on the camera. There is a button to the left of the camera to switch it from LCD to the viewfinder. I hope this helps!
291694
Mr. Sanchez, You can turn off the screen. Use the menu/backlight key. Press and hold for 3 seconds to turn it off and press and hold for 3 seconds to turn it back on. Top of page 4 in the instructions. Good luck.
854584
Not on mine version which looks like the picture to the left. There is a button one pushes to turn it off.
245825
The default mode is "Auto". In this mode, when the camera detects you putting your eye up to the EVF (viewfinder) it automatically turns off the LCD and turn on the EVF. Take your eye away and it turns the EVF off and LCD on. You can also set up the camera via the menus to have only the LCD OR only the EVF turned on. You can't turn them both off at the same time, nor I think, would you want to since it would make it impossible to use the camera.
1416424
No you have to turn it off in the menu. I have read that the lens stabilization is better.
22097
Nope, the effects are built in to each setting. You can go further into menus to turn them off, but there isn't a single switch to flip them off easily
1079521
Yes. In fact, I have not found a way to turn the LCD display OFF when using the output composite to go to a TV.
1130931
I don't think you can turn it off the but the light from the display is very minimal. Only the numbers are lit, no backlighting.