R5 LCD display is always on Live View

[resajdak]

Just got the R5 yesterday and I'm happy with everything except the rear LCD is always on Live View.

I want it act act like my 5D4 where the LCD is off while the camera is on and after I take a shot the photo appears on the LCD for a few seconds for review and then the LCD goes off.

Any idea how to change this?

 

[Tony Defriez]

Not yet having R5 in hand I can only suggest you turn off live review option like on R - can't remember off hand where it is in the menus but look for live review and turn it to none - let us know if that works

 

[Amir Menahem]

Just edit one of the button to change between viewfinder and screen, but i think that the screen use less battery then the viewfinder...

 

[Sittatunga]

Just got the R5 yesterday and I'm happy with everything except the rear LCD is always on Live View.

I want it act act like my 5D4 where the LCD is off while the camera is on and after I take a shot the photo appears on the LCD for a few seconds for review and then the LCD goes off.

Any idea how to change this?

I've never tried to set any camera to just use the EVF because those things generally take more power than rear LCD screens.

The rear screen switches off while you have your eye to the viewfinder or if you turn its face to the back of the camera.

Under the Power Saving menu you can set it to turn off automatically after 15s to 30 min.

There's a big knurled knob on the left shoulder of the camera which turns it off . My Canon EF taught me a very long time ago to switch off cameras rapidly when not actually using them.

Welcome to the world of mirrorless.

 

[Ian of glos]

Yesterday I tried an R5 for the first time and my comments are the same as yours. As I never use the rear screen for composing my picture I cannot see why it should always be in live view. It would be more useful if my settings were displayed as they are on my 5D mk4.

It is possible to set the image review to HOLD so the last photo to be taken is displayed, but I cannot find any way for it to display the settings without first pressing the Q button.

It seems to me that the camera has been designed to attract people who usually use a phone camera so it might be that people like you and me are better off staying with our DSLRs.

 

[Shaun Gibbs]

Yesterday I tried an R5 for the first time and my comments are the same as yours. As I never use the rear screen for composing my picture I cannot see why it should always be in live view. It would be more useful if my settings were displayed as they are on my 5D mk4.

It is possible to set the image review to HOLD so the last photo to be taken is displayed, but I cannot find any way for it to display the settings without first pressing the Q button.

It seems to me that the camera has been designed to attract people who usually use a phone camera so it might be that people like you and me are better off staying with our DSLRs.

Just press the info button a few times to display camera settings instead of live view.

 

[ProDude]

It's also very easy to shut off the LCD operation altogether if you so desire. You also have a choice of it using the LCD or the EVF exclusively. Tons of options in the menu

 

[Jack Pangolin]

It seems like none of those who replied got your question right.

I cannot help but agree with you on this.

I've just received my R5. A beast of its kind, no question.

Yet I'm deeply bothered by the main LCD screen being always on. I'm looking forward to a way to make it behave in a similar way to the 5DIV, which would mean:

• Main screen turned off by default (off, which means not even parameters are displayed)
• EVF turns on when approaching my eye
• Main screen briefly turns on to review the picture taken then turns back off

Nothing a mirrorless device couldn't handle IMHO.

To date I couldn't find a way to manage that. I set main screen automatic shutdown to 15sec in order to lower what I consider a absurd power consumption.

Did you find out anything useful ?

Thanks !

 

[ProDude]

It seems like none of those who replied got your question right.

I cannot help but agree with you on this.

I've just received my R5. A beast of its kind, no question.

Yet I'm deeply bothered by the main LCD screen being always on. I'm looking forward to a way to make it behave in a similar way to the 5DIV, which would mean:

• Main screen turned off by default (off, which means not even parameters are displayed)
• EVF turns on when approaching my eye
• Main screen briefly turns on to review the picture taken then turns back off

Nothing a mirrorless device couldn't handle IMHO.

To date I couldn't find a way to manage that. I set main screen automatic shutdown to 15sec in order to lower what I consider a absurd power consumption.

Did you find out anything useful ?

Thanks !

Although I tend to prefer the LCD on when my face isn't at the viewfinder, the LCD's actions is fully customizable. So I have no idea why you're having issues.

 

[Jack Pangolin]

Alas, no option which would keep both EVF and main screen turned off (except when approaching the eye or quickly reviewing the picture)

Am I wrong ?

 

[Mark B.]

It seems like none of those who replied got your question right.

I cannot help but agree with you on this.

I've just received my R5. A beast of its kind, no question.

Yet I'm deeply bothered by the main LCD screen being always on. I'm looking forward to a way to make it behave in a similar way to the 5DIV, which would mean:

• Main screen turned off by default (off, which means not even parameters are displayed)
• EVF turns on when approaching my eye
• Main screen briefly turns on to review the picture taken then turns back off

Nothing a mirrorless device couldn't handle IMHO.

To date I couldn't find a way to manage that. I set main screen automatic shutdown to 15sec in order to lower what I consider a absurd power consumption.

Did you find out anything useful ?

Thanks !

Although I tend to prefer the LCD on when my face isn't at the viewfinder, the LCD's actions is fully customizable. So I have no idea why you're having issues.

So is there a way to make it behave as listed in the 3 bullet points above? How does one do that? Should I go ML at some point I'd be interested in this as well.

Mark

 

[Sittatunga]

It seems like none of those who replied got your question right.

I cannot help but agree with you on this.

I've just received my R5. A beast of its kind, no question.

Yet I'm deeply bothered by the main LCD screen being always on. I'm looking forward to a way to make it behave in a similar way to the 5DIV, which would mean:

• Main screen turned off by default (off, which means not even parameters are displayed)
• EVF turns on when approaching my eye
• Main screen briefly turns on to review the picture taken then turns back off

Nothing a mirrorless device couldn't handle IMHO.

To date I couldn't find a way to manage that. I set main screen automatic shutdown to 15sec in order to lower what I consider a absurd power consumption.

Did you find out anything useful ?

Thanks !

Generally speaking, an EVF will have a higher power consumption than a rear screen.

The EVF is higher definition than the rear screen. It's better than the screen for reviewing images because of this, especially when you get older and find your arms are too short to let you see the screen properly. You can set image review for 2, 4, or 8 seconds and review through the viewfinder without taking the camera from your eye. I wish my DSLR would let me do that.

The rear screen will not switch on at all if it's turned towards the camera. Of course that also means you can't use the screen to move the AF point, you have to use the joystick, which is a bit of a pain.

 

[Alexander Rosenwald]

So is there a way to make it behave as listed in the 3 bullet points above? How does one do that? Should I go ML at some point I'd be interested in this as well.

Mark

Not possible.

You could configure the camera to have the LCD off. The EVF will go dark after a few seconds and switch on again as soon as you put in on your eye. But picture review will then be on the EVF only.

You might in addition to that assign EVF/LCD swap to a button but then the camera has a clear tendency to fall back to the LCD. You would use that button quite often.

A mirror less camera is on live view at default. It has nothing else. That is one of the very big improvements over DSLR's. ;-) And no! DSLM's will never ever behave like DSLR's.

 

[ProDude]

It seems like none of those who replied got your question right.

I cannot help but agree with you on this.

I've just received my R5. A beast of its kind, no question.

Yet I'm deeply bothered by the main LCD screen being always on. I'm looking forward to a way to make it behave in a similar way to the 5DIV, which would mean:

• Main screen turned off by default (off, which means not even parameters are displayed)
• EVF turns on when approaching my eye
• Main screen briefly turns on to review the picture taken then turns back off

Nothing a mirrorless device couldn't handle IMHO.

To date I couldn't find a way to manage that. I set main screen automatic shutdown to 15sec in order to lower what I consider a absurd power consumption.

Did you find out anything useful ?

Thanks !

Generally speaking, an EVF will have a higher power consumption than a rear screen.

The EVF is higher definition than the rear screen. It's better than the screen for reviewing images because of this, especially when you get older and find your arms are too short to let you see the screen properly. You can set image review for 2, 4, or 8 seconds and review through the viewfinder without taking the camera from your eye. I wish my DSLR would let me do that.

The rear screen will not switch on at all if it's turned towards the camera. Of course that also means you can't use the screen to move the AF point, you have to use the joystick, which is a bit of a pain.

I've been playing and trying a lot of different combinations lately. What I'm finding is primarily the 3x resolution of the viewfinder is a HUGE advantage if one is quickly evaluating the focus of a just taken shot that's undeniable. Having the LCD OFF altogether isn't a huge issue. It would just take some getting used to if you are accessing the menu and such as it' seems just a bit awkward doing so with the joystick and your eye to the camera. NOT a deal breaker just takes getting used to. I may try it out for a while to see if I can get used to it. Might be worth it.

 

[Jack Pangolin]

I know EVFs have a higher power consumption, but that's not the point.

I don't want to use EVF over main screen for everything.

EVF should only turn on when approaching my eye.

Main screen should only turn on when quickly reviewing the picture taken, or when I display the pictures / settings.

I cannot see why in the world is this impossible to achieve. This would save power a lot.

And I don't want any specific button to manually switch between EVF and main screen, since that would mean a waste of time and a source of misuse.

 

[ProDude]

I know EVFs have a higher power consumption, but that's not the point.

I don't want to use EVF over main screen for everything.

EVF should only turn on when approaching my eye.

Main screen should only turn on when quickly reviewing the picture taken, or when I display the pictures / settings.

I cannot see why in the world is this impossible to achieve. This would save power a lot.

And I don't want any specific button to manually switch between EVF and main screen, since that would mean a waste of time and a source of misuse.

I've never bothered to check, but I guess what you're saying is if you have "Review" ON and have the LCD OFF you will NOT see the review in the LCD? Only the EVF? I guess it would surely be a nice option if the LCD would ONLY come on if one wanted Review and NO other reason. I haven't proven that's not possible yet. It seems you have.

 

[Jack Pangolin]

The point is not to force a DSLM into a DSLR way of use, but to save power consumption by automatically turning off the main screen by default. This just sounds meaningful to me.

I'll try to word this as a request to Canon.

 

[Sittatunga]

I know EVFs have a higher power consumption, but that's not the point.

I don't want to use EVF over main screen for everything.

EVF should only turn on when approaching my eye.

Main screen should only turn on when quickly reviewing the picture taken, or when I display the pictures / settings.

It's actually quite nice having the touch screen release which autofocusses at the spot where I touch the screen. The screen turns off and the EVF turns on when approaching my eye. I find the best way to save power is to turn the camera off when I'm not actually using it. I don't expect a mirrorless camera to behave just like a DSLR as that loses a lot of the advantages of the mirrorless camera. Having the rear screen only come on to review pictures is such a waste of the camera's potential.

I cannot see why in the world is this impossible to achieve. This would save power a lot.

And I don't want any specific button to manually switch between EVF and main screen, since that would mean a waste of time and a source of misuse.

 

[ProDude]

I know EVFs have a higher power consumption, but that's not the point.

I don't want to use EVF over main screen for everything.

EVF should only turn on when approaching my eye.

Main screen should only turn on when quickly reviewing the picture taken, or when I display the pictures / settings.

It's actually quite nice having the touch screen release which autofocusses at the spot where I touch the screen. The screen turns off and the EVF turns on when approaching my eye. I find the best way to save power is to turn the camera off when I'm not actually using it. I don't expect a mirrorless camera to behave just like a DSLR as that loses a lot of the advantages of the mirrorless camera. Having the rear screen only come on to review pictures is such a waste of the camera's potential.

I cannot see why in the world is this impossible to achieve. This would save power a lot.

And I don't want any specific button to manually switch between EVF and main screen, since that would mean a waste of time and a source of misuse.

Don't laugh but I have my camera in ECO mode as well as the EVF on it's slower fps readout and see NO issues. I don't do fast action shooting hardly ever so to me it's just fine....no lag. This makes my camera barely sip the power which is nice.

 

[Mark B.]

So is there a way to make it behave as listed in the 3 bullet points above? How does one do that? Should I go ML at some point I'd be interested in this as well.

Mark

Not possible.

You could configure the camera to have the LCD off. The EVF will go dark after a few seconds and switch on again as soon as you put in on your eye. But picture review will then be on the EVF only.

You might in addition to that assign EVF/LCD swap to a button but then the camera has a clear tendency to fall back to the LCD. You would use that button quite often.

A mirror less camera is on live view at default. It has nothing else. That is one of the very big improvements over DSLR's. ;-) And no! DSLM's will never ever behave like DSLR's.

There's no reason for live view to be on all the time, not only is it a big power draw but many people still do not use the LCD to compose 100% of the time. Otherwise why even include an EVF?