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I'd like to turn off the LCD on my camcorder during recording, to save battery.
However, I cannot close the LCD screen because I have plugged in an external microphone and the external microphone plug is under the LCD (see picture).
I'm using a Canon Vixia HF R42.
It's not possible to turn off the LCD panel when it is open, but you may do two things with it to save your battery:
Both commands are available from the Home Menu -> Other Settings -> Display Setup.
