Canon SL2 LCD Quality

Hi,

I just picked up a refurb SL2 from Canons site. I had a few other Canon cameras before. One of the first things I noticed was the LCD looked more pixelated than I’m used to from Canon. Even my T3i seemed less pixelated. When I review images or look at menus I can see pixels in the text, etc.

Is that normal? When I look up the specs it has the same resolution display as the other Canon cameras that I’ve had. Is there something wrong with my SL2? Seems like such a weird issue.

It has over 1 million pixels in a tiny screen.

Olga Johnson wrote:

If it looks different then something is wrong. It shouldn’t be different. You may want to ask for an exchange.

I just emailed Canon support. Hopefully they’ll replace it. Such a strange issue. I can’t think of what could cause that. Maybe this one had a broken screen and they replaced it with a lesser quality one?

No idea but it’s noticeably worse than any other Canon camera I’ve owned, and I’ve had several. I’ll update when I hear back from Canon.

Thanks for the response!

I'm going to bet that there's nothing wrong with it. That doesn't sound like the kind of problem that would be a factory defect.  If you replace it or fix it, you are likely to find no change. If I were you, I would compare it with others in the store. Also try resetting the camera to factory defaults.

ThrillaMozilla wrote:

I'm going to bet that there's nothing wrong with it. That doesn't sound like the kind of problem that would be a factory defect. If you replace it or fix it, you are likely to find no change. If I were you, I would compare it with others in the store. Also try resetting the camera to factory defaults.

I was at Target today and looked at a T6i. The screen was way less pixelated. My SL2 should have the same pixel density as the T6i. I really can’t explain it, it’s a strange issue. I did try a factory reset as well, no change.

I’ll see what Canon says. But I would likely return the camera if they can’t fix it. I’m within my return period.

I see. I don't know, really. I looked at one, but didn't notice anything.  I would still compare it with another SL2, though.

My wife uses SL-2 and I do sometimes and I have 80D and 5D4 and the lcd screens look about the same to me. Why don't you take your SL-2 to the store and compare the LCD's?

Kent

KENTGA wrote:

My wife uses SL-2 and I do sometimes and I have 80D and 5D4 and the lcd screens look about the same to me. Why don't you take your SL-2 to the store and compare the LCD's?

Kent

The closest store with an SL2 on display is a Best Buy about an hour from me. I will be stopping by this weekend though. I’ll update after that!

Otherwise the SL2 has been great. I am really OCD about this sort of thing unfortunately.

rick9814911 wrote:

KENTGA wrote:

My wife uses SL-2 and I do sometimes and I have 80D and 5D4 and the lcd screens look about the same to me. Why don't you take your SL-2 to the store and compare the LCD's?

Kent

The closest store with an SL2 on display is a Best Buy about an hour from me. I will be stopping by this weekend though. I’ll update after that!

Otherwise the SL2 has been great. I am really OCD about this sort of thing unfortunately.

You should be, my SL2 screen looks about the same as my 6D, which means, great.

RedFox88 wrote:

ThrillaMozilla wrote:

It has over 1 million pixels in a tiny screen.

No, 1 million dots, not pixels 3 colors go into a pixel so it's 330,000 pixels

Yeah, you're right, but it's still plenty.