Before using your camcorder for the first time or after another person used it, adjust the viewfinder lens to best fit your eyesight. Make sure that a battery pack or another power source is attached to the camcorder.
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1 Press the small | green button on POWER and | It1 111] |
set the POWER | switch tO CAMERA. | _v_ |
2 Insert a tape. |
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Set the STANDBY switch up. | _ | |
4 Turn the viewfinder
adjustment ring around the viewfinder lens until the
"STBY" indicator displayed in the viewfinder screen comes
into sharp focus.
Your camcorder is equipped with a Sports Finder. You can use the viewfinder as the sports finder by turning the viewfinder adjustment ring.
What is a sports finder?
Since this finder has a long focal length, you can monitor the picture while your eye is at a distance from the eyecup. The sports finder is convenient when moving around to shoot scenes.
Setting the viewfinder to the sports finder position
Turn the viewfinderadjustment ring clockwise completely.
Returning from the sports finder position to the normal viewfinder position
Adjustment ring
Turn the adjustment ring counterclockwise until the word "STBY" that appears in the viewfinder comes into sharp focus.
When storing your camcorder
Turn the viewfinder barrel to the front.
START / STOP
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