A80 Dark/Dim LCD

Cursor · 29th December 2003

Hi all,
Just wanted to check with other users of Canon A80. Does your LCD on the A80 seem to be much darker as compare to digital camera of other makers (eg. Nikon). Esp in during indoor, the LCD seem pitch dark where in actural fact I can still see the subject clearly. Tried the same condition on a friend's Nikon, the LCD is very clear and bright. I don't have another A80 to try on, so can someone verify if this problem is common to all A80? Anyway to fix it or work around this problem?
Thanks and regards

Redstar202 · 1st January 2004

Hi, i have tried out my own A80 and my workplace's Nikon Coolpix 3100 and in comparision, the screen of the A80 is only slighly darker than the Coolpix.

I was actually wondering which mode your A80 was in when you made the comparision, i.e if your A80 was in M mode and the shutter speed and apecture settings were inappropriate, the screen will be very dark.

Cursor · 1st January 2004

Originally Posted by Redstar202

Hi, i have tried out my own A80 and my workplace's Nikon Coolpix 3100 and in comparision, the screen of the A80 is only slighly darker than the Coolpix.

I was actually wondering which mode your A80 was in when you made the comparision, i.e if your A80 was in M mode and the shutter speed and apecture settings were inappropriate, the screen will be very dark.

So there is more then meets the eyes here. Will try again. Thanks Redstar202

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 1st January 2004

i tried using A80 last night at a dark outdoor & the screen is like totally black... cannot see anything.

Gui · 2nd January 2004

Yeah too dark and it will pick up nothing much.

If u r feeling adventurous though, u can try setting to ISO 400 and Sepia mode using Func button, can shows u everything in the dark quite clearly thru the LCD. Sepia is like night vision!

judhi · 2nd January 2004

Wanna real test? Take a picture using any camera, copy the file to other camera's memory card, then view the picture side by side.

29th December 2003	#1
Cursor Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 309	A80 Dark/Dim LCD Hi all, Just wanted to check with other users of Canon A80. Does your LCD on the A80 seem to be much darker as compare to digital camera of other makers (eg. Nikon). Esp in during indoor, the LCD seem pitch dark where in actural fact I can still see the subject clearly. Tried the same condition on a friend's Nikon, the LCD is very clear and bright. I don't have another A80 to try on, so can someone verify if this problem is common to all A80? Anyway to fix it or work around this problem? Thanks and regards

1st January 2004	#4
Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,342	i tried using A80 last night at a dark outdoor & the screen is like totally black... cannot see anything. __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.

1st January 2004	#2
Redstar202 Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North-West Singapore Posts: 173	Hi, i have tried out my own A80 and my workplace's Nikon Coolpix 3100 and in comparision, the screen of the A80 is only slighly darker than the Coolpix. I was actually wondering which mode your A80 was in when you made the comparision, i.e if your A80 was in M mode and the shutter speed and apecture settings were inappropriate, the screen will be very dark.

2nd January 2004	#5
Gui Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 86	Yeah too dark and it will pick up nothing much. If u r feeling adventurous though, u can try setting to ISO 400 and Sepia mode using Func button, can shows u everything in the dark quite clearly thru the LCD. Sepia is like night vision!

2nd January 2004	#6
judhi Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 100	Wanna real test? Take a picture using any camera, copy the file to other camera's memory card, then view the picture side by side.