Canon R6 Screen/Viewfinder Settings

[djhonda]

Hey Guys,

I got my R6 today and was setting it up, mostly successful but I can't figure out one thing: how do I set up the back screen to only work (or come to life if you will) when prompted by pressing "Menu" or playback buttons? Is it doable? Basically I want only Viewfinder to work all the time and the screen only after pressing "Menu" or playback. How do I do this?

I know I can flip back the screen but I want to have this possibility to use it only when prompted.

Thanks,
P.

 

[Ralph B]

You may have worked this out by now, but If I understand correctly, I think my setup does what you want.

Go to menu SHOOT7, "Shooting info display". Screen info settings. Make sure you have #6 checked, this is "screen off". I have only one other option checked so that the info button becomes an on/off toggle for the screen when you are shooting. But it doesn't need to be a toggle, you can have several shooting info screens along with "screen off".

When I'm shooting, I usually have the screen open & folded into the body, and toggled off with the info button. It then stays off when I pull back from the viewfinder. I can switch it on either by hitting the info button to show the shooting info screen, or by hitting Menu or Play.

For some reason #6 "screen off" in that menu is only available for still shooting.