Is it possible to turn off the main LCD screen and only use the EVF to increase battery life?
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As Bob A mentioned the latest firmware allows you to assign EVF/LCD switching to one of the Function buttons.
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Yes, you could always do it but it's now much easier with the latest firmware update.
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Yes, absolutely. See page 20 of the manual. Select "EVF ONLY" - Viewfinder only; eye sensor turns display ON or OFF. If automatic display selection is enabled, the LCD monitor will turn ON when the viewfinder turns OFF.
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Hi T - As of right now there is no way to disable the blinking emergency LED indicator, which was a design decision due to it's incredibly low power drain and to make sure people could always find it should the power go off. We are, however, working with our engineers on a way to reprogram it so that it can turn off (most likely we will make it so that holding down the power button for more than 2 seconds will disable the flashing LED indicator, but that's still under review). However, it's important to note that the batteries themselves would drain completely via normal cell degradation far before the flashing LED indicator would have any impact on the battery life. I have contacted our engineers to spec out the math on it to show just how little the drain is, and will distribute that once it's ready (they are quite swamped right now with designing the new features and future products :) ). Also, here was one answer that demonstrates the low draw until we have the exact specs ready: Posted on January 16: "The draw is so low that the batteries themselves would have lost their power via normal degradation well before any significant drain due to the flashing LED could be noticed. I do not have the exact specs in front of me, but I believe that the LED draws around .001 amps, which would be able last for a year even if it were constantly on with the D cell batteries. Since it is flashing (and not constant), that means that the draw is actually much, much less and means that it would in theory last for ten's of years. As you can imagine, we fully admit that we haven't tested that yet. :)" We will email you once we have the exact specs outlined. Thanks!
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Is there an option to completely turn off or reduce the timing for the glowing buttons? Does that make a difference in battery life?
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It takes a small button battery type LR44. It even has a power switch where you can turn the display off and on so, if you wish, you can turn it off to conserve battery life.
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I agree with Paula - I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Is it that you want to toggle between the view finder and the full screen view? To do that, there's a little button to the immediate right of the eye viewfinder that says "EVF/LCD", which you can push to go back and forth between the two. To turn off the camera (and the screen) completely, push the power button the top right of the camera.
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I wouldn't. I heard something about battery life shortened if you don't let it go down and sometimes avoid bringing it back to 100 percent.
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Go to "settings - power on by LCD". Switch it to off and enjoy! There is button "power" to switch it on and off under LCD screen.
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You can turn the video screen off on the charger. Once you hear a noise, you can quickly switch it back on.
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Yes it has an electronic view finder (EVF) above the LCD screen in the back
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Yes, the screen can be programmed to turn off a few seconds after the unit is turned on. The LED indicators will remain on though.
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Yes it can be turned off. Note the yellow icon on the lower right hand corner of the screen. Touch it lightly and it will turn black. The touchscreen is now turned off. Touch it again and it will turn back to yellow, and the touchscreen is then turned back on. I carry mine turned off. You can access the settings via the Menu button or via the Function button. You don't need the touchscreen to operate the camera nor to use the settings.
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I don't think you can turn it off the but the light from the display is very minimal. Only the numbers are lit, no backlighting.
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There are many tips about this. You can turn off Bluetooth and Wifi while don't use it. Also config lock screen time in 5 sec and install from Google Play the GO Power Master app to manage other setting that help you to extend battery life
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I get extended performance as well, due primarily to the LED screen and solid-state hard drive, both of which require less from the battery than conventional LCD screens and regular hard drives. Power consumption will increase with peripherals (external hard drive), increasing the screen brightness, not using energy saving methods (like turning the screen down/off after a period of inactivity).
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There's no way to avoid this. I guess this is how it saves battery life. I know it's a pain n the butt.
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No, it goes into standby mode. I tried to override with the buttons, didn't work. I've been able to squeeze about 7 more minutes out of the battery, by turning down the brightness of the LCD.
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What issues? If battery is running down faster, you can set the display to auto adjust, turn on battery save mode, and close apps running in the background .