Before using

ªOperating with remote control

The menu screen transition is the same as when the buttons on the main unit are used.

1Press the [MENU] button.

2Select a menu item.

Use the direction buttons (3, 2, 1, 4) and [ENTER] button in place of the joystick on the main unit.

3Press the [MENU] button to exit the menu screen.

Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder

ªAdjusting the brightness and color

level

1Set [SETUP] >> [LCD SET] or [EVF SET] >> [YES].

2Move the joystick up or down in order to select the item to be adjusted.

[LCD SET]

: Brightness of the LCD monitor

: Color level of the LCD monitor

[EVF SET]

EVF :Brightness of the viewfinder

3Move the joystick left or right to move the bar indication representing the brightness.

4Press the [MENU] button or the joystick to complete the settings.

When the LCD monitor is rotated by 180° towards the lens, the brightness of the LCD monitor cannot be adjusted.

To adjust the brightness of the viewfinder, close the LCD monitor and extend the viewfinder to activate it.

These settings will not affect the images actually recorded.

ªIn order to increase the brightness of

the entire LCD monitor

1Press the [POWER LCD] button.

POWER

LCD

The [ ] indication appears on the LCD monitor.

If the [POWER LCD] button is pressed, the entire LCD monitor will become approx. twice as bright as the normal.

When the [POWER LCD] button is pressed again, the [ ] indication disappears and the original brightness is restored.

This will not affect the images to be recorded.

If you turn on the Camcorder when the AC adaptor is used, the [POWER LCD] function will automatically be activated.

You cannot use this function in PC Connection Mode.

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Panasonic PV-GS300, NV-GS300B operating instructions Adjusting LCD monitor/viewfinder, Operating with remote control

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