Viewfinder

This camera has two viewfinders; one is a miniature LCD in the viewfinder and the other is a retractable 3.5-inch LCD.

Use the viewfinder that best suits the application and shooting conditions.

•The brightness and hue may differ between the images appearing on the viewfinder and LCD monitor and those displayed on a TV monitor. To see how the final images will appear, check them on a TV monitor.

Using the viewfinder1 Set the POWER switch to ON and check that images appear in the viewfinder.

2 Adjust the viewfinder’s angle so that the screen is positioned where it is easiest to see.

•You can move the viewfinder out to about 90° perpendicular to the camera.

3 Adjust the diopter adjustment dial so that you can see the characters on the viewfinder screen clearly.

Diopter adjustment dialEye cup

Do not allow the eyepiece of the viewfinder to remain in direct contact with sunlight or other strong light sources.

•Internal components may be damaged and fire may be caused if light accumulates through the lens.

•When the LCD monitor is open, the viewfinder may not display anything. Close the LCD monitor.

Fitting the eye cup

Attach the eye cup by aligning the projections on the eye cup holder and eye cup and fitting them together.

•Turning the eye cup after attaching it may cause the eye cup holder to come off. If the eyecup holder does come off, see “Cleaning the Viewfinder” (Page 71 of Vol.2) for details on how to refit it.

Eye cup holder

Eye cup

Projections

•The pixels of the LCD monitor are controlled to obtain high precision with 99.99 % of the effective pixels. This leaves less than 0.01 % of pixels that may not light or may remain on all the time. These phenomena are normal and will have no effect on the images you shoot.

•Screen burn-in may occur in the LCD monitor. However, this is not a defect.

Preparation

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