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JohnW
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Yesterday I had my first street outing with the A7 and I request help with an issue. I tend to shoot street with the flip screen at chest or waist level. I like the discreteness and point of view.
The issue is that when I bring the camera up to that level, and then rotate it to make it level, the LCD regularly shuts off. I sent my first A7 back for this issue, thinking it was an electrical problem. Now I believe it's the changing light level in the EVF turning the LCD off. I routinely shoot my Nex 7 this way and have never encountered this behavior. Yesterday it was a regular occurrence that caused many missed shots. There is no realistic way to reactive the LCD - other than randomly moving the camera. Do any of you shoot this way and experience this with your a7/R? If so, how do you handle it?
I realize I can turn off the EVF, but I like having it available. Unfortunately, it seems the Finder/Monitor parameter cannot be assigned to a custom function or button. Switching using the menu is not realistic.
I'm probably missing something obvious, but would appreciate any thoughts you have on the issue. Thanks.
John
The issue is that when I bring the camera up to that level, and then rotate it to make it level, the LCD regularly shuts off. I sent my first A7 back for this issue, thinking it was an electrical problem. Now I believe it's the changing light level in the EVF turning the LCD off. I routinely shoot my Nex 7 this way and have never encountered this behavior. Yesterday it was a regular occurrence that caused many missed shots. There is no realistic way to reactive the LCD - other than randomly moving the camera. Do any of you shoot this way and experience this with your a7/R? If so, how do you handle it?
I realize I can turn off the EVF, but I like having it available. Unfortunately, it seems the Finder/Monitor parameter cannot be assigned to a custom function or button. Switching using the menu is not realistic.
I'm probably missing something obvious, but would appreciate any thoughts you have on the issue. Thanks.
John
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