Rx100m5a viewfinder switches off when the sun is behind me

[Craigar12]

The viewfinder switches off when the sun is behind me is there something in the menu to correct this  ?

[SatoruGojo]

@Craigar12 does that happen with any source of strong light as well or just the sunlight?

[Craigar12]

Sorry for the delay replying ,yes any strong light has the same effect and the viewfinder switches off ….dont recall when I was looking to buy the camera any of the so called reviewers mentioning this fault ! For me it would have been a deal breaker and I would have bought elsewhere 

[TheGOAT]

@Craigar12 Try removing the battery pack, wait for about a minute or something and then re-insert the battery pack, then turn on the power, because it might be a glitch or something. If it didn't work, you can initialize the camera: https://helpguide.sony.net/dsc/1810/v1/en/contents/TP0001117097.html?search=reset