58 DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v1.15)
Chapter 4 - Menu navigation
4.4 Viewfinder menu
The camcorder is operated via the viewfinder text display and the control system menu
switches. The systems menu is viewed in the viewfinder and navigated by means of the Menu
rotary control and the Menu select button which are both located at the front of the
camcorder.
☞Note
The length of time the menu is displayed can be set in the VF/OSD/TIME OUT
menu.
4.4.1 Viewfinder menu structure
The functions of the camcorder are grouped into menus and sub-menus. There are five
different menus that are listed in the main menu. Each of these menus gives you access to a
particular group of functions:
VF menu: contains the functions which determine how items in the viewfinder are displayed.
Video menu: contains those functions which affect the picture quality.
Setup menu: used to set recording and media setup parameters.
Audio menu: used to set audio and audio monitoring parameters
System: contains the functions that are used to set up the general configuration of the
camcorder. It also contains controls to customize those switches that are directly operated on
the camcorder.
SelectRec
Audio Level
Exp.
Time White
Bal.
Menu select
button
Menu rotary
control
VF >>
Video >>
Setup >>
Audio >>
System >>