My camera has a strange quirk in that I can't seem to use the front dial/button to switch between shutter and aperture settings in Creative Movie Mode. I'm in the M, full manual setting, and it's stuck on the shutter setting - pushing the button does nothing. Now, if I set my LVF/LCD Auto setting to ON then I can go into my EXPOSURE SETTINGS and choose to SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF/LCD BUTTON. This is all in the CUSTOM MENU. If my LVF/LCD Auto setting is OFF then the EXPOSURE SETTINGS goes grey and I can't even access it. Trouble is, I HATE leaving the LVF/LCD in Auto mode as every time my hand brushes past the sensor the image switches from the LCD screen to the VF. Annoying! And even if I leave it ON I still can't choose to use the Front Dial to Switch from shutter to aperture. What's going on??
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Front Dial Not Working Properly - anyone else have this problem?
- Thread starter genkifilm
- Start date
...I can go into my EXPOSURE SETTINGS and choose to SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF/LCD BUTTON. ....
You went into the CUSTOM MENU, chose EXPOSURE SETTINGS, set it to SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF/LCD BUTTTON. Sounds like you just answered your own question.
Simply switch the EXPOSURE SETTINGS back to the front dial/button, which is the default and really what it's there for. Using the LCD/LVF button to switch between shutter speed and aperture is just plain bizarre to me...but I guess it's there for a reason.
You should still be able to switch the LCD/LVF AUTO to off, unless your camera is defective, or I misread your post. It annoys me too when shooting video...so I turn it off as well...but I turn it back on when shooting photos...for chimping.
Good luck!
First of all, in order to even get into the Exposure Settings (meaning it's 'clickable' in the menu) I need to turn
the LCD/LVF Auto to ON. I have no idea why this is and the only reason I figured it out was because I did a quick
side-by-side comparison of menu settings to a properly working GH1 and found this anomaly on my camera.
So I get into the Exposure Settings menu and choose "SWITCH BY PRESSING THE FRONT DIAL" and I select
that but it does not work. It's like it's not "taking" the selection. If I choose "SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF/LCD
BUTTON" that works.
I can turn LCD/LVF Auto to OFF but then I am unable to use the LCD/LVF Button to switch between aperture
and shutter speed.
I did figure out that I can use the Quick Menu button on the top of the camera and then with the aperture already
selected I can use the Top/Down arrow buttons to change the aperture. But that is a totally convoluted was of
working. Reminds me of my first experience with the Canon 5D - and I didn't like it.
I am starting to think that the "button" functionality of my front dial is not working.
the LCD/LVF Auto to ON. I have no idea why this is and the only reason I figured it out was because I did a quick
side-by-side comparison of menu settings to a properly working GH1 and found this anomaly on my camera.
So I get into the Exposure Settings menu and choose "SWITCH BY PRESSING THE FRONT DIAL" and I select
that but it does not work. It's like it's not "taking" the selection. If I choose "SWITCH BY PRESSING THE LVF/LCD
BUTTON" that works.
I can turn LCD/LVF Auto to OFF but then I am unable to use the LCD/LVF Button to switch between aperture
and shutter speed.
I did figure out that I can use the Quick Menu button on the top of the camera and then with the aperture already
selected I can use the Top/Down arrow buttons to change the aperture. But that is a totally convoluted was of
working. Reminds me of my first experience with the Canon 5D - and I didn't like it.
I am starting to think that the "button" functionality of my front dial is not working.