LCD monitor a problem on 350D?

[drejc]

anybody bothering only 1.8" big lcd. if you look all the new cameras ...they have 2.0" or is it still big enought that you can preview picture etc..

 

[hariseldon77]

The LCD is pretty bad. I don't know why Canon decided to dim out the menus until you press one, but if its because the battery life then I would gladly sacrifice a little for more legibility outdoors. The original Rebel and the 20D have better LCDs. Perhaps a firmware update could fix it.

 

[Sal Baker]

The LCD is pretty bad. I don't know why Canon decided to dim out
the menus until you press one, but if its because the battery life
then I would gladly sacrifice a little for more legibility
outdoors. The original Rebel and the 20D have better LCDs.
Perhaps a firmware update could fix it.

I think the firmware fix will get rid of the need to press "set" to lock the value.

The only setting I ever need when shooting that is in a menu is FEC, but I seldom even need that. If you press the ISO button (or WB or AF) the settings pop up on the LCD at full brightness, not dimmed. I just flick the dial to change the setting. But I don't like having to press the set button.

Sal

 

[Ron Harding]

If you only see the reflection of your shirt, change the angle of the camera.... it is acting like a mirror, so don't let it mirror a light object....

If any of you have a laptop PC, take it out in the sun... they are very hard to see as well.
--
Ron