chibisquirt

Thank you for your very helpful points to consider.

Thanks for your reply, John--this is good information to know.  In my case, it turned out to be inadvertently switching on the EVF.  Best, Jim

Thanks so much for your helpful reply!  You can tell I'm a newbie, that's for sure.  It turned out to be exactly as you mentioned--when i would lower the camera for a different angle and something...

Often when I am trying to take a photo, the monitor will suddenly turn off; when this happens, if I take a photo, it will come out dark.  Is there a setting that I can adjust for this?