Camera's Pro Mode black screen on A54

[realaud]

I never use pro mode for my picture taking, because the point and shoot works just fine for my needs.  However, i was experimenting the other day and I noticed that in all modes (macro, photo, portrait, night, etc.) I have no problem with seeing things in the "viewfinder", i.e. on screen.  However, once I enter pro mode, my phone screen goes completely black and nothing shows in the viewfinder when pointing to anything indoors (even in a brightly lit room.  If I point it directly out my balcony window I can see the scenery, but once I turn back toward the inside, nothing.  I don't recall this being the case prior to the OneUI7.0 update.  I seem to recall it being much easier to change the color/light balance and other settings and to actually see stuff on the screen.  Now I can't figure it out.  Am I doing something wrong or is there a camera defect?  Good thing I don't actually normally use the mode.

First pic is pointing toward my computer monitor, which is on.  Second pic is pointing outside.

[jayo08]

Click on the shutter speed and change it to auto.

[realaud]

I did try changing it to Auto with the same result.  As you can see, I don't even have the same options as your photo shows.  Is your phone an A series or an S series?  I believe they have different camera settings.

[jayo08]

I have an s23 ultra but after I changed the settings on my camera I got the same results,so I think you have to change all the settings to auto, including the iso.

[realaud · Accepted solution]

OK.  I think I may have figured it out.  I had to tap on the shutter speed, (but didn't change it to auto). I just manually adjusted the shutter speed and I had a clear view of what was on my monitor in the proper colors, and then turned toward the window, and had to manually adjust it again so the colors were natural. I would have thought coloration was dictated by the white balance, not the shutter speed, but ok. Thanks @jayo08 for kind of pointing me in the right direction.