Lcd And Viewfinder Information; Liquid Crystal Display - Canon 50/50e Operator's Manual

4 LCD and Viewfinder Information

4.1 Liquid Crystal Display

The liquid crystal display (LCD) on the top right side of the camera, shows quite a
bit of information about what is going on with the camera. At the top left is a numeric
display that shows the shutter speed when metering, but is also used to show the film
speed, custom function number and eye calibration number. At the top right is the
aperture display that is also used to show AEB amount, and custom function option,
red eye, and beeper setting numbers. The next row down has the ECF on indicator,
ISO, AEB and red eye reduction on symbols.
The third row down has the battery indicator that shows how much battery power is
left. It usually shows full until shortly before the battery starts to die. A flashing battery
indicator, or no battery indicator at all, usually means the battery is dead. A flashing
battery indicator can also mean that the camera has locked up for some reason. The
usual solutions are; take the battery out, try a new battery, clean the battery contacts,
clean the lens and lens mount contacts, remove the lens, remove the external flash unit.
If it still blinks, you've got a problem.
To the right of the battery indicator is the multiple exposure indicator. When this
is lit you should also see the frame counter portion of the LCD showing how many
multiple exposures are left before the camera advances the film. Moving further to the
right is the beeper on indicator and then a CF indicating that a custom function has
been turned on.
The fourth row has the Flash Exposure Compensation indicator that shows when-
ever the FEC is something other than 0. To the right is the self timer / remote activation
indicator. Just below it is the MF (Manual Focus) indicator that shows up when ever
you turn the autofocus switch on your lens to MF. To the far right is the film frame
counter, that is also used to display the number of multiple exposures left to be taken
before the film advances and it also counts down the self-timer. The bottom of the LCD
shows a film canister if film is loaded and blinks if it is rewound.
Figure 7: LCD Panel
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