MartyM Loc: Monroe, NC

Hello
I need help in finding out if I can program a button to put the LCD asleep when not in use? I have the "display off" set to 1 min. I realize I could reduce it to 30 or 15 sec. I found those times too short (I'm slow). However, after shooting, if I'm not going to use the LCD I would like to be able to program a button to put it to sleep on demand. I think this is a major drain on the battery.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Marty

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

I don't see that option anywhere on my D850 or D7200.

MartyM Loc: Monroe, NC

Thanks for your reply!

User ID

Carry one more battery.
Common sense solution.

User ID

FYI those are both SLRs. A Canon “R” is a live view camera.

MartyM Loc: Monroe, NC

Thanks! I carry 3

User ID

Excellent. Don’t know your personal working context but for most users that would eliminate any concerns over battery drain.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Reading Rockwell's write-up, try the manual and investigate the ECO mode: https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/eos-r/r.htm

If still no luck, try Canon support at: (800) 652-2666

MartyM Loc: Monroe, NC

Thanks! I’ll check it out.

twosummers Loc: Melbourne Australia or Lincolnshire England

Just close it!

DSmith

In the customize buttons menu, you can set one to switch between VF/screen. That might be what you want. I have mine set to the down arrow button.

Zooman 1

Not found it to be a problem with my R. But, I normal have 4-6 batteries with me. Do use the battery pack grip, find it helps in holding the camera.

MartyM Loc: Monroe, NC

That’s exactly what I’m trying to figure out. How to turn LCD off without turning camera off.

MartyM Loc: Monroe, NC

Thanks for the suggestion.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

It's not an R, but I've been wondering the same thing for a Canon M5 I recently bought. So far, I haven't found a way to turn off only the rear screen.

I do that on all my Canon DSLRs... I set them up so that there's no immediate playback after each image is shot. I can always call up the last image by pressing the review button (I also have the Set button do the same thing, when the camera is in it's "shooting" mode... so I can use either thumb to recall the last image shot.)

Minimizing use of the rear LCD saves a lot of battery power. I use grips on my cameras, but I consistently get upwards of 2500 shots with a pair of LP-E6/E6N. That's with 7D Mark II, which are CIPA rated to only get something like 670 shots per battery/charge. As a result, I only need to carry one set of spare batteries per camera (and often could get by without them at all).

It would be nice to be able to do similar setup with the M5, which uses a much smaller battery and drains it a whole lot faster. One day I was fiddling in the menu and got less than 100 shots before needing to swap in a fresh battery! I think it's only rated for around 300 shots per charge.

The problem with mirrorless with a viewfinder, in particular, is that they have two screens to power. Turning off one of them, and the larger one at that, so that it only works "on demand" sure would help! I just don't see any way to do it. I wonder if it's a feature that could added with a firmware update? (If Canon even issues any more FW updates for M5, since it's considered a discontinued model now.)

A possible "issue" is that the rear LCD on the M5 (and I'm sure the R) is a "Touchscreen", with various functionalities beyond just displaying images and reading the menu. For example, on the M5 it can be set up for AF point selection (like using a joystick or a multi-directional pad on a DSLR), while no image or menu is displayed. Still, should be possible... since the camera automatically turns off the screen as soon as it senses the user has raised it to their eye. I considered just taping over the sensor that does that, "fooling" the camera into thinking it's at my eye all the time. But I think that would fully disable image playback and menu access on the screen.