28Menu Options Lists

DISPLAY SETUP

BRIGHTNESS

Adjust () the brightness of the LCD display with the joystick.

Changing the brightness of the LCD display does not affect that of the viewfinder or the recordings.

BACKLIGHT

(

17)

[ NORMAL]*, [ BRIGHT]

*The default setting is [ BRIGHT] when you power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.

TV SCREEN

[ ON], [ OFF]

[ ON], [

OFF]

When set to [

ON], the camcorder’s

on-screen displays will appear also on the screen of a connected TV or monitor. When the date and time are displayed on the camcorder’s screen they will also appear on a connected TV regardless of the [TV SCREEN] setting. Turn off the date/time display with the [DATA CODE] setting ( 29).

MARKERS

[

 

 

 

OFF], [

LEVEL(WHT)],

[

 

 

 

LEVEL(GRY)], [

 

 

 

GRID(WHT)],

 

 

 

 

[

 

 

 

GRID(GRY)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can display a grid or a horizontal line at the center of the screen. The markers are available in white or gray. Use the markers as a reference to make sure your subject is framed correctly (vertically and/ or horizontally).

Using the markers will not affect the recordings on the tape.

DISPLAYS

[ ON], [ OFF<PLAYBK>]

You can hide the on-screen displays to show only the playback picture on the full screen.

Tape operation displays appear for 2 seconds.

Warning messages and the data code (if activated) will appear, even when set to

[ OFF<PLAYBK>].

All on-screen displays will appear while the playback image is magnified or a digital effect is activated.

6SEC.DATE

[ ON], [ OFF]

When you start playing back a tape or when the date of the recording changes, the date and time will be displayed for 6 seconds.

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Canon MD111, MD110, MD120, MD101 instruction manual When set to, Levelwht, Levelgry Gridwht Gridgry, Offplaybk

MD101, MD110, MD120, MD111 specifications

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