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Canon M50 - How to enable viewfinder for shooting?

Started Mar 4, 2022 | Discussions thread
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Re: Canon M50 - How to enable viewfinder for shooting?

I'm assuming that when you wrote OVF that you meant viewfinder (EVF).  What I am providing for you, is what I find on my Canon M50 Mark II.  In the Menu go to the wrench #3.  You will see Display Settings at the top.  You can choose auto or manual for only showing things in the viewfinder or the LCD screen,  When choosing auto there's a sensor that does not allow us to use the viewfinder and the LCD screen at the same time (when we are too close)...except for my workaround that I describe below.

The workaround I have discovered is to pull the LCD screen away from the body, so that when a person wants to chimp their images real close to the LCD screen, it won't shut off.  When I'm using my Canon DSLR cameras I can always use the viewfinder and the LCD screen at the same time without the hassle of a sensor shutting the LCD screen off.  Maybe it was designed that way for the Canon M50 Mark II to conserve battery power.  I don't mind using extra battery power because I bring with me extra batteries.

So, there you have it.  You should now be able to enable the viewfinder for taking pictures.  I like using the viewfinder for when I'm taking video too.  It helps on bright sunny days.

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