user25456: 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.


user18155: 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:

reduce the LCD brightness to the its lowest limit, and
set the LCD Backlight to [L Dim]

Both commands are available from the Home Menu -> Other Settings -> Display Setup.

25456: <p>I'd like to turn off the LCD on my camcorder during recording, to save battery. </p>

<p>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).</p>

<p>I'm using a Canon Vixia HF R42.</p>

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 18155: <p>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:</p>

<ul>
<li><em>reduce the LCD brightness to the its lowest limit,</em> and</li>
<li><em>set the LCD Backlight to [L Dim]</em></li>
</ul>

<p>Both commands are available from the <code>Home Menu -&gt; Other Settings -&gt; Display Setup</code>.</p>
