Preparing the Camcorder

Using the LCD Panel

Open the LCD panel 90 degrees.

• You can rotate the panel 90 degrees downward or 180 degrees toward

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the lens.

 

NOTES

• By default, the viewfinder screen is turned off while you use the LCD screen. However, you can also use both displays simultaneously. See the following section.

•You can set the LCD screen to black & white (032).

•When you use a commercially available lens adapter and the image on the screen is inverted, you can use the

[JOther Functions] [Custom Function] [Scan Reverse Rec] setting to return the image to the correct orientation.

Using the Viewfinder and LCD Screen Simultaneously

By default, the viewfinder screen is turned off while you use the LCD screen. Follow the procedure below to use both of them simultaneously.

Operating modes:

1 Open the [LCD/VF Simul.] submenu.

[MLCD/VF Setup] [LCD/VF Simul.]

2 Select [On] and then press SET.

[MLCD/VF Setup]

[LCD/VF Simul.]

[Off]

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.

* The viewfinder's sharpness cannot be adjusted.

Operating modes:

1 Open the setup menu for the viewfinder or LCD screen.

[MLCD/VF Setup] [LCD Setup] or [VF Setup]

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

3 Adjust the setting and then press SET.

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

NOTES

[MLCD/VF Setup]

[LCD Setup]

[VF Setup]

[Brightness: 0]

[Contrast: 0]

[Color: 0]

[Sharpness: 2]*

[Backlight: Normal]

*The viewfinder's sharpness cannot be adjusted.

•If you set an assignable button to [LCD Setup] (097), you can press the button to open the [LCD Setup] submenu.