Hi,
I'm assuming this is not normal, but just wanted to see if someone else noticed this as well. I don't want to have to send the camera in for service, especially since the issue may not be reproducible by Canon. But I also know that if I did a return/exchange, it could be ages before I get a replacement camera from another store. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ignoring the issue does not seem to be a long-term solution.
Summary of issue:
On occasion (not all the time, not predictably), my rear LCD screen will start to flicker. The whole screen goes bright/dark very quickly for a period of time. Sometimes the camera also scrolls through all of the different menu pages, though I am not touching any buttons. It simply goes through the menu by itself on its own.
Is this something anyone else has seen after flipping the screen?
Is it possible a firmware update could fix this? Or do I definitely have a defective camera?
(The battery charger that came with the camera IS defective. It makes a high pitched noise when plugged in. Canon has sent a replacement which I have yet to receive.)
I really want to love this setup, but this issue has me a bit worried since the first 400mm DO II lens I got was DOA. Canon fixed it very fast, but these are my first two Canon purchases, and both were problematic. The RF 15-35mm and 24-70 lenses that I also got seem to work just fine, thankfully! I greatly enjoy the camera otherwise.
I'm assuming this is not normal, but just wanted to see if someone else noticed this as well. I don't want to have to send the camera in for service, especially since the issue may not be reproducible by Canon. But I also know that if I did a return/exchange, it could be ages before I get a replacement camera from another store. Perhaps unsurprisingly, ignoring the issue does not seem to be a long-term solution.
Summary of issue:
On occasion (not all the time, not predictably), my rear LCD screen will start to flicker. The whole screen goes bright/dark very quickly for a period of time. Sometimes the camera also scrolls through all of the different menu pages, though I am not touching any buttons. It simply goes through the menu by itself on its own.
Is this something anyone else has seen after flipping the screen?
Is it possible a firmware update could fix this? Or do I definitely have a defective camera?
(The battery charger that came with the camera IS defective. It makes a high pitched noise when plugged in. Canon has sent a replacement which I have yet to receive.)
I really want to love this setup, but this issue has me a bit worried since the first 400mm DO II lens I got was DOA. Canon fixed it very fast, but these are my first two Canon purchases, and both were problematic. The RF 15-35mm and 24-70 lenses that I also got seem to work just fine, thankfully! I greatly enjoy the camera otherwise.
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