Preparing the Camcorder

While recording with the LCD panel rotated in a different direction or angle (for example, facing toward the subject), you can press the MIRROR button repeatedly to invert the image on the screen horizontally, vertically or both ways.

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Adjusting the Viewfinder/LCD Screen

You can adjust the brightness, contrast, color, sharpness, and backlight of the viewfinder and LCD screen independently of each other. These adjustments will not affect your recordings.

Operating modes:

1Open the setup menu for the viewfinder or LCD screen. [£LCD/VF Setup] >[LCD Setup] or [VF Setup]

2Select [Brightness], [Contrast], [Color], [Sharpness] or [Backlight] and then press SET.

3Adjust the setting and then press SET.

• Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other settings as necessary.

[£LCD/VF Setup]

[LCD Setup]

[VF Setup]

[Brightness: ±0]

[Contrast: ±0]

[Color: ±0]

[Sharpness: 2]

[Backlight: Normal]

NOTES

If you set an assignable button to [LCD Setup] or [VF Setup] (A99), you can press the button to open the respective submenu.

Setting the Screen to Black & White

 

[£LCD/VF Setup]

The viewfinder and LCD screen display in color by default but you can set

 

them to black & white. Even when the screen is black & white, onscreen

 

text and icons will still be displayed in color.

[LCD/VF B&W]

Operating modes:

 

 

[Off]

 

 

 

 

1Open the [LCD/VF B&W] submenu.

[£LCD/VF Setup] >[LCD/VF B&W]

2 Select [On] and then press SET.

NOTES

If you set an assignable button to [LCD/VF B&W] (A99), you can press the button to turn the black & white display on and off.

Using a Tripod

5.5 mm

The camcorder is shipped with the TB-1 Tripod Base for tripods with 0.95 cm (3/8 in.) screws. You can mount the camcorder on a tripod but do not use tripods with mounting screws longer than 5.5 mm (0.2 in.) as this may cause damage to the camcorder.