LCD Monitor/Viewfinder

Viewing the Viewfinder/LCD Screen

You can monitor video images on this camera recorder using the viewfinder, LCD screen, or both.

Viewing with the viewfinder

1 Pull out the viewfinder.

2 Incline the viewfinder vertically to a position that enables easy viewing.

3 Turn the eyepiece focus lever to adjust the focus.

Viewing with the LCD screen

1 Open the LCD cover.

2 Incline the LCD cover to a position that enables easy viewing.

Face-to-face Shooting

Direction (direction in which the screen faces the subject)

Adjusting the brightness of the viewfinder

Set using [VF Bright] in the [LCD/VF] menu. (A Page 70)

Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen

Set using [LCD Bright] in the [LCD/VF] menu. (A Page 70)

Setting the brightness of the LCD screen backlight

Set using [LCD Backlight] in the [LCD/VF] menu. (A Page 70)

Displays on the viewfinder/LCD screen

You can display the camera status, media information, and various markers in the video image on the LCD monitor and viewfinder screens during shooting.

Besides camera and playback images, the following characters are displayed on the LCD monitor and viewfinder.

Status screen (A Page 23)

Auto White display* (A Page 24)

Menu setting screen (A Page 24)

Alarm display (A Page 24)

Marker and safety zone indicators* (A Page 87)

* Displayed in Camera mode only

Memo :

●When [Display On TV] in the [A/V Out] menu is set to AOnB, the status screen and menu screen are also displayed in the video image of the video signal output terminal. (A Page 73)

 

ON

ON

Eyepiece

 

Focus Lever

Relationship between the viewfinder and LCD screen displays

When [VF Slide SW] in the [LCD/VF] menu is set to ADisableB (A Page 70)

VF Status

LCD Status

Video Output

OFF

OFF

VF

LCD

Monitor

Viewfinder

DISPLAY C.REVIEW/4 ZEBRA/5

OFF

ON

LCD+VF

 

 

 

ON

OFF

VF

 

 

 

ON

ON

LCD+VF

When [VF Slide SW] in the [LCD/VF] menu is set to AEnableB (A Page 70)

VF Status

LCD Status

Video Output

OFF

OFF

VF

 

 

 

OFF

ON

LCD

 

 

 

ON

OFF

VF

 

 

 

ON

ON

LCD+VF

 

 

 

Memo :

●When the [HDMI], [COMPONENT OUT] or [A/V OUT] terminal is connected, video images will not appear on the viewfinder.

[DISPLAY] Button

Status Screen

This screen allows you to check the current settings.

To display the status screen, press the [DISPLAY] button in the normal screen.

The status display differs according to the operation mode, namely Camera, Media, and USB.

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