Why does my Canon G12 LCD show black bars on both sides?
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My Canon G12 suddenly stopped showing a full-width image on the LCD. In both shooting and playback, there are black bars on the left and right sides of the screen. The bars also show some camera info while shooting. The optical viewfinder shows a different framing than the LCD. How can I get the LCD image to fill the screen again?
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Most probably you have changed the image ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 (or vice versa) and now you have black stripes because screen ratio doesn't match your image ratio. Set the image ratio back to 16:9 (or 4:3 depending on screen ratio) and the problem should be solved.
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This is most likely an aspect-ratio setting change, not a screen fault. On the Canon G12, the LCD fills the screen when the camera is set to its normal 4:3 image ratio. If the aspect ratio was changed to something like 1:1 or 16:9, the camera will show black bars because the image shape no longer matches the LCD shape.
Check the camera’s aspect ratio / image ratio setting and switch it back to 4:3. The manual section called something like “Changing the Aspect Ratio” should show the exact menu steps.
As for the viewfinder: it is normal for it to show different framing than the LCD. The G12’s optical viewfinder is not through-the-lens, so it does not match the captured image exactly. The LCD is the more accurate framing reference.
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