canon 70d lcd screen not working factory

Today after noon, I have worked for two hours and turned off the camera at location. On the way home i have turned on the Camera, but back LCD stopped working. Able to boot the camera and took couple of pictures without back LCD working.

1. Turned on the Camera, Took the battery and SD card out of the camera. After 5 min, I have kept the battery and SD card into the camera and turned on: LCD not working. Able to take pictures.

Judging from Canon"s comments in the page for the replacement issue, this seems to happen occasionally and removing & replacing the battery is the fix.

I agree. removing and replacing the battery is not a solution.  If it happens again, I would definitely send in the camera to Canon for service because that type of issue makes the camera non-reliable and will make you worry each time you take the camera out.  And just because you camera"s serial number does not fall in the recall program, it doesn"t mean its not affected.

I don"t think anyone can say whether it will get worse or not.  Try searching more about the issue online, or wait for more comments here.  I think the Canon website has a technical chat assistant, but I don"t know if they are open in this time of crisis.

I"m guessing what you want the LCD screen to display while shooting stills is your camera settings. If so, I had the same problem. Turn on the 7D in shooting modes and the LCD is black. I was trying to use the "mode selection" buttons to set drive mode. With the black LCD screen, when I pressed the AF/Drive button nothing would appear on the LCD screen to enable making changes. In desparation, I reset all camera settings to default. That didn"t work. Digging deeper, I found that I could reset all "custom functions", pg. 204 in owner"s manual. That didn"t work But, aha, while fooling with that, I noticed the Canon note at the bottom of pg. 229 that says, "If you turn off the power while the "shooting settings display" screen is displayed, the same screen will be displayed when you turn on the power again. To avoid this, press the button to turn off the display on the LCD monitor, then turn off the power switch."

I review images and check histograms only occasionally. I don"t even have auto review on. So basically I do just the opposite... LCD off almost all the time. I have an Image Review button and have the Set button set up to call up a review too, so I can quickly check the latest show with either thumb when I want to. And if I need the LCD to check or makes settings, there"s the Q button. Or I"ll just use the top LCD to make the settings... same info there, too.

If the picture on the computer is OK then most likely you have a motherboard problem in the camera that is not allowing the image being “seen” by the camera’s CMOS image sensor to be transferred to the camera’s display screen, which you say is still working. (can you view the menu screens OK?)

If the picture on the computer is not OK (perhaps just a black image) then most likely you have a CMOS image sensor problem or a motherboard problem or both.

Having now seen, after your update, that the “white screen” you mentioned is actually an error message perhaps the card slot is the problem by not detecting the presence of a card (have you tried a different one?) and not what I suggested above

If it is not detecting the memory card, perhaps that is why you cannot see an image. No point showing you a new image if you cannot "save" it to anywhere.

I replaced the sensor and it"s not an issue with that. I"m awaiting the arrival of a motherboard to make a conclusion, but aside from the main board and sensor, I doubt there"s anything that would cause this issue.

You may experience problems with your Canon camera from time to time that don"t result in any error messages or other easy-to-follow clues as to the problem. Troubleshooting such problems can be a little tricky. Use these tips to give yourself a better chance of success with your Canon camera troubleshooting techniques.

A few issues can cause this problem in a Canon camera. First, make sure you charge the battery and insert it properly. Even if the battery was inserted in a charger, it"s possible the battery wasn"t inserted properly. Or, possibly, the charger was not plugged into an outlet properly, meaning the battery did not charge.

Make sure the metal terminals on the battery are clean. Use a dry cloth to remove any grime from the contact points. Also, if the battery compartment door is not securely closed, the camera will not turn on.

Some Canon PowerShot cameras have a DISP button, which may turn the LCD on and off. Press the DISP button to turn on the LCD. This is common when the Canon PowerShot camera has an electronic viewfinder option for framing photos, along with the LCD screen for framing photos. The live screen may be active with the electronic viewfinder, so pressing the DISP button can switch the live screen back to the LCD screen.

If you hold the camera near a fluorescent light, the LCD screen image may flicker. Move the camera away from the fluorescent light. The LCD also may appear to flicker when viewing a scene while shooting in minimal light. But if the LCD screen seems to flicker in all types of shooting situations, you may need a repair.

Some Canon point and shoot cameras don"t exactly match the LCD image and the actual photo image. LCDs might only display 95 percent of the image shot, for example. This difference is exaggerated when the subject is close to the lens. Look through the specification list for your Canon PowerShot camera to see if they list a percentage of scene coverage.

Figuring out how to show photos on a TV screen can be tricky. Press the Menubutton on the camera, select the Settingstab, and match the video system settings in the camera with the video system the TV uses. Some PowerShot cameras cannot display photos on a TV screen because the camera doesn"t have an HDMI output capability or an HDMI output port.

I review images and check histograms only occasionally. I don"t even have auto review on. So basically I do just the opposite... LCD off almost all the time. I have an Image Review button and have the Set button set up to call up a review too, so I can quickly check the latest show with either thumb when I want to. And if I need the LCD to check or makes settings, there"s the Q button. Or I"ll just use the top LCD to make the settings... same info there, too.

If you do not operate the camera for about one minute, the [LCD Monitor] will turn off, and the [indicator] on the back of the camera lights green (Display Off Function). After about two more minutes, the power will turn off (Auto Power Down Function).

If the [LCD monitor] is turned off but the [indicator] is still green, press any button other than the button, change the camera orientation, or press the halfway to turn on the monitor to resume shooting.

DSLR cameras like the Canon EOS or the Canon EOS Rebel are good for taking photos in all kinds of environments. Sometimes your Canon can malfunction and you"ll need to find a way to repair it with new parts or by cleaning it.

No camera is invincible. If you"re having problems with your Canon camera, check out these common issues.Sometimes the camera has a hard time turning on. There might be issues with the battery or the battery compartment door isn"t fully closed.

If your camera is not fully retracting the lens, you might need to close the battery cover. You should also check that there isn"t any debris in your lens housing.

There might be issues with your LCD Canon screen. Most digital DSLR cameras from Canon have LCD display so you can view your photos. If your screen is flickering, you might be too close to a fluorescent light.

If the photo you took looks different than the one you view on the LCD screen, check to see if your screen is set to only display a portion of your photo.

There are common issues that can be solved for your Canon EOS Rebel.The easiest way to fix your Canon is to prevent damage by taking care of it properly.

If you"re having problems with your Canon EOS taking grainy photos, clean your lens. If it"s showing digital corruption, there might be something wrong with the digital image sensor. You"ll need to take it to a professional to repair it.

The long-awaited Canon 70D comes packed with a groundbreaking new technology -- Canon"s Dual Pixel CMOS AF system -- that provides on-chip phase detection autofocus at every single pixel. That means a DSLR can finally record video with full-time continuous AF that"s truly camcorder-like, with smooth racking and exceptional subject tracking. And it improves Live View AF to the point where using the LCD monitor feels almost as fast as traditional viewfinder shooting. The 70D also gets an upgrade to 20.2 megapixels of resolution, as well as compelling Wi-Fi features that include remote image capture with full exposure controls. The camera may not wow enthusiasts looking for significantly better still image quality, but the Canon 70D marks a serious step up for photographers wanting pro-level video performance and quality.

Dual Pixel CMOS AF delivers full-time continuous autofocus (with phase detect at every pixel in framing area) for video and Live View still shooting; Full HD (1080p) video recording with pro-level features and quality; Improved resolution and good high ISO performance; Excellent Wi-Fi remote shooting with full exposure controls; 3-inch articulating LCD touchscreen.

Image quality only improved slightly over 60D; Dynamic range still lags behind competing models; May not feature enough upgrades to convince people to step up from 60D.

Available since September 2013, the Canon EOS 70D is priced at around US$1,200 body-only. Two kit bundles are offered: one with the 18-55mm STM lens for US$1,350, and another with the 18-135mm STM lens for US$1,550. A dedicated 70D battery grip is also available for US$270.

The Canon 70D has been replaced by the Canon 80D, which earned our top pick for Best Intermediate DSLR in our 2016 Camera of the Year awards. The Canon 80D sports a higher-resolution 24MP sensor, a faster processor and a beefed-up 45-point AF system, as well as brings over the excellent Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology from the 70D. For all the details, read our Canon 80D review, or to see how the original 70D stacks up against the new Canon 80D, check out our side-by-side comparison here: Canon 70D vs. Canon 80D.

The Canon 70D (70D bundles and savings) may very well have started a revolution with an innovative autofocus system that"s new not only for Canon DSLRs, but also for the camera industry as a whole. Thanks to its Dual Pixel CMOS AF system, the Canon 70D -- a replacement for the three-year-old 60D -- could change the way you shoot both video and still images.

At the heart of this innovation is the Canon 70D"s image sensor, a 20.2-megapixel APS-C-type CMOS chip that"s been designed to accommodate on-chip phase detection -- but with one huge difference. To date, on-chip phase detect systems have provided but a handful of focus points scattered across the sensor"s surface. With the Canon 70D, almost two-thirds of its surface area at the center of the frame can provide phase-detect AF, and not just at a handful of locations -- we"re talking phase detect at every single pixel.

And unlike typical hybrid systems which use phase detect simply for a ballpark distance and direction to focus, then fine-tune with contrast-detect AF, the Canon 70D"s on-chip phase detect is accurate enough that tuning with contrast detection isn"t necessary. That is huge news for video capture, because it means no more hunting around the point of focus. With the AF bobble gone, full-time video becomes a much more exciting proposition, letting you quickly and smoothly guide your viewers" attention between subjects without distraction.

The new image sensor doesn"t just drive the completely new autofocus system; in addition, its resolution has been increased slightly over the Canon 60D"s. Sensor size is unchanged, but Canon has increased the active imaging area of the sensor slightly, from 22.3 x 14.9mm to 22.5 x 15.0mm. This means that, although pixel pitch has been reduced, the difference isn"t as great as you might otherwise expect. A simultaneous switch to Canon"s new DIGIC 5+ image processor further aims to tame image noise.

The net result is that, according to Canon, the 70D will produce noise levels that are roughly on par with the lower-res 60D for raw shooting. Meanwhile, the company says that JPEG shooters will see a "huge improvement" in image quality. To back up that claim, the ISO sensitivity range has been expanded to encompass everything from ISO 100 to 12,800 equivalents, with the ability to expand sensitivity as high as ISO 25,600 equivalent. Further in our review we"ll see if the camera live up to these promises.

The new image processor also yields a significant increase in burst shooting performance, which is now rated by Canon at a full seven frames per second.

Canon has gifted the EOS 70D with a new body that"s just slightly smaller, while retaining the same side-swiveling LCD monitor, and packing in several new features. These include a touch-panel overlay on the LCD monitor, built-in Wi-Fi wireless networking connectivity, a stereo microphone, and the same Live View control seen on other recent Canon SLRs. And supplementing the new on-chip phase detection system, there"s also a new dedicated autofocus sensor, identical to that used in the EOS 7D.

[Note that in some markets, a variant of the Canon EOS 70D is offered without the aforementioned Wi-Fi wireless networking connectivity. Technically, the Wi-Fi enabled variant is known as the EOS 70D (W), and the variant without Wi-Fi as the EOS 70D (N).]

The Canon EOS 70D"s design clearly shows a strong focus on video. Here, it"s compared to one of the most video-friendly mirrorless cameras, Panasonic"s Lumix DMC-GH3.

As well as all of the hardware changes, Canon has made numerous tweaks to firmware as well. These include the ability to preview creative filter effects before shooting, a new 3x to 10x variable video zoom function, the same video snapshot feature seen in recent Rebel-series cameras, and a choice of both ALL-I and IPB compression schemes for video, along with optional time code.

Walkaround. Although the Canon 70D looks a lot like its predecessor, it does feature a brand-new body design. Let"s take a look at what"s stayed the same, and what"s been changed.

Seen from the front, the Canon 70D is a little less wide than is predecessor. Otherwise, though, the basic dimensions are pretty close to those of the 60D. The arrangement of controls and features on the front of the camera is near-identical. The most significant difference is the absence of the small four-hole microphone port that, on the 60D, sat directly above the model number badge.

Seen from above, the Canon 70D likewise retains an arrangement very much like that of the 60D. As well as the two four-hole ports for the relocated microphone -- now stereo, and straddling the rear of the hot shoe -- there"s a new button between the Shutter button and front dial. This new control is used to select between autofocus area modes. The number of positions on the Mode dial has also been slashed by a third, to just 10.

It"s when you come to the rear of the camera that the changes are more significant. In fact, something of a game of musical chairs has taken place. The Menu and Info buttons have jumped from the top right corner of the LCD monitor, and now sit above its top left corner, instead. With its chair taken, the Delete button has grabbed a spot at the bottom right corner of the display.

The left-hand side of the EOS 70D (as seen from the rear) also shows a few changes. The connectivity available on this side is as it was, but the original single flap covering all of the ports has been split in two, with one half moved slightly behind the other. Microphone / wired remote terminals sit in front of and above the HDMI and combined AV Out / Digital (USB) ports. Above these, the speaker grille is now a nine-hole instead of seven-hole arrangement.

As the years go by, we see camera technology advance by fits and starts. Some developments are a bigger deal than others, but it"s rare that anything really amounts to a true technological breakthrough. However, the Canon 70D"s Dual Pixel CMOS AF system qualifies.

This new AF system is as revolutionary a development as any we can remember seeing since the dawn of the DSLR era itself. By integrating accurate, fully-capable phase-detect autofocus over a majority of the image sensor"s surface, Canon is fundamentally rewriting the book on autofocus.

The Canon 70D delivers phase-detect autofocus across an area that"s fully 80% of the height and width of the sensor, that allowsany area within that region to become a focus point, that can remain operational during video recording, and that will operate at any aperture. It"s a whole new AF ballgame, and one that"s going to shake the DSLR video business to its roots.

Sensor. The story of the Canon EOS 70D begins and ends with its 20.2 megapixel, APS-C CMOS image sensor. It"s absolutely unique, with two photodiodes sitting under a single shared microlens at each pixel location. This, as we"ve described in much more detail further up the page, allows Canon to provide for on-chip phase detection at every pixel location over almost two-thirds of the sensor"s surface area.

Processor. The Canon 70D replaces its predecessor"s DIGIC 4 image processor with a newer DIGIC 5+ variant, first seen in the EOS-1D X professional digital SLR. The new processor allows improvements both in performance, and in image quality.

When Canon announced the 5D Mark II five years ago, it took the video production world by storm. It was the first full-frame DSLR with high-definition video recording capabilities, and was offered at an extremely affordable price compared to other large-sensor video cameras at the time. It wasn"t a slim margin, either: The Canon 5D II was tens of thousands of dollars more affordable, and yet still had a larger sensor than its rivals! However, for the average video shooter or casual consumer, the 5D Mark II and other subsequent HD-DSLRs all lacked a critical feature: full-time continuous autofocus for video.

Now, the Canon 70D isn"t the first Canon DSLR with video autofocus by any means, as most of the brand"s newer models have some form of continuous Live View AF. However, the Canon 70D feels like the first DSLR that does continuous Live View AF properly. Canon"s new Dual Pixel CMOS AF is pretty amazing -- and not just for video. It works great for still photography, too, as I found out during my time putting it through its paces.

I"ve been a Canon user for a few years now and shoot both still photography and video. I started with a 7D, and a while later added a 5D Mark II to the mix. In terms of still photography, I love my 5D Mark II for landscapes and occasional events or portraits, but my 7D has been my go-to still camera for capturing anything fast and tough to shoot, such as sports and wildlife, thanks to its more advanced autofocus and higher speed continuous shooting.

So, the Canon 70D is awesome for video. But how about stills? Does the added resolution help or hinder the 70D compared to its predecessor? Do the Dual Pixel CMOS AF system"s two photodiodes sharing a single microlens at each pixel location impact still image quality? We compare Canon 70D with the Canon 60D, Canon 7D, Olympus OM-D E-M5, Pentax K-5 II and Nikon D7100 to find out how the 70D competes in still image quality. Have a look and let your eyes be the judge!

NOTE: Images are best quality JPEGs straight out of the camera, at default settings including noise reduction. All cameras in this comparison were shot with our very sharp reference lenses.

Image quality on the screen and printed output don"t always mesh. Our print quality analysis gives you a definitive answer to the question: "How large can I print my photos as I push ISO?"

The Canon 70D more than holds its own in the print quality department, delivering sharp, worthwhile images at sizes comparable to its competition all the way up the sensitivity scale. It is worth noting here that one of its primary competitors, the Nikon D7100 (70D vs D7100), does print one size larger at base ISO due in large part to higher resolution and the lack of a low pass filter, but the 70D stays in step for most of the remaining ISOs, and even bests the D7100 at ISO 25,600. The D7100 does better at resolving detail in our difficult red fabric swatch, while the 70D does a better job controlling noise in shadowy areas as ISO rises, so there"s a definite trade-off one direction or another. But for the most part these two challengers deliver comparable image quality other than the difference we mentioned at base ISO.

The Canon 70D ultimately may not have delivered what everyone wanted or expected -- a significant upgrade in still image quality over its predecessor, the 60D -- but instead it ushered in a new technology so unexpected (and useful) that there"s no way we could be disappointed. We love when a camera manufacturer surprises us with a treat like Canon"s Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology. After all, a rare, ground-breaking innovation like this doesn"t come around too often.

What"s even better is that the 70D"s full-time phase detection autofocus system for video and Live View shooting -- with PDAF at every pixel in the AF area -- more than lives up to its promise. We were thoroughly impressed by how quickly and accurately the Dual Pixel CMOS AF operated. For movies, this technology finally puts true camcorder-like performance into an HD-DSLR; it"s been a long time coming. Racking focus between near and far subjects is especially easy and smooth with the 70D"s LCD touchscreen touch-to-focus feature. And when using Live View for still shooting, the advanced autofocusing felt nearly as fast as traditional viewfinder shooting under most scenarios.

You can shoot while viewing the picture on the camera’s LCD monitor. This is called "Live View shooting". This page describes how to shoot still photos using the Live View function in default settings. Live View shooting is enabled by setting the Live View shooting/ Movie shooting switch to <

Do not point the camera toward an intense light source, such as the sun on a sunny day or an intense artificial light source. Doing so may damage the image sensor or the camera’s internal components.

*The icons and markings indicating the camera’s buttons, dials, and settings correspond to the icons and markings on the camera and on the LCD monitor.

My goal is to provide useful information and sometimes I recommend products that I believe will help you with your photography, but there are no guarantees. I have used most, but not every single one of these products personally. There are simply too many (millions) for one person to try. I base my recommendations on the performance of the product, other photographers" feedback I gather, as well as my personal experiences with photography equipment since 1969. Yes, I"m that old!  THANK SO MUCH!  Bruce

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