Canon HV20

Tony Markle · March 25th, 2011, 01:33 PM

When I turn the camera on and open the LCD screen, both the screen and viewfinder are black. When I close the screen, the viewfinder is activated. The LCD screen works fine in playback mode.

Does this mean the LCD screen is malfunctioning, or is there just some button or menu setting that I have set incorrectly?

Thanks,
Tony

Colin McDonald · March 25th, 2011, 02:01 PM

Sounds like a malfunction to me - I've seen a similar intermittent fault on an HV30. It might be worthwhile rotating the LCD panel about a bit when it goes dark - that works with the faulty HV30.

Are you absolutely sure that the LCD <always> works on playback, and <never> on record? When the ribbon connector starts to fail it's often intermittent, at least at first.

The viewfinder is designed to be disabled when the LCD is opened, and there is no override in the menus as there is in the larger Canons.

Tony Markle · March 25th, 2011, 10:45 PM

Thanks for your reply, Colin.

I pushed the Focus Assist button at the bottom of the LCD screen, and that activated it.

Tony

Colin McDonald · March 27th, 2011, 07:05 AM

Glad you got it to work, though I must admit to having no idea why pushing the Focus Assist button would fix it!

March 25th, 2011, 01:33 PM	#1
Tony Markle New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nanoose Bay, Canada Posts: 17	Canon HV20 - LCD screen black When I turn the camera on and open the LCD screen, both the screen and viewfinder are black. When I close the screen, the viewfinder is activated. The LCD screen works fine in playback mode. Does this mean the LCD screen is malfunctioning, or is there just some button or menu setting that I have set incorrectly? Thanks, Tony

March 25th, 2011, 02:01 PM	#2
Colin McDonald Trustee Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,546	Re: Canon HV20 - LCD screen black Sounds like a malfunction to me - I've seen a similar intermittent fault on an HV30. It might be worthwhile rotating the LCD panel about a bit when it goes dark - that works with the faulty HV30. Are you absolutely sure that the LCD <always> works on playback, and <never> on record? When the ribbon connector starts to fail it's often intermittent, at least at first. The viewfinder is designed to be disabled when the LCD is opened, and there is no override in the menus as there is in the larger Canons.

March 25th, 2011, 10:45 PM	#3
Tony Markle New Boot Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nanoose Bay, Canada Posts: 17	Re: Canon HV20 - LCD screen black Thanks for your reply, Colin. I pushed the Focus Assist button at the bottom of the LCD screen, and that activated it. Tony

March 27th, 2011, 07:05 AM	#4
Colin McDonald Trustee Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 1,546	Re: Canon HV20 - LCD screen black Glad you got it to work, though I must admit to having no idea why pushing the Focus Assist button would fix it!