Other settings

LCD Brightness

This camcorder’s LCD brightness is optimised at the factory. However, you can adjust the LCD brightness according to the ambient environment.

1Press the Home () button ￿ touch “Settings” ￿ “Display” ￿ “LCD Brightness”.

2Touch the decrease () or increase () tab to adjust the setting values as you want.

You can set values for LCD brightness between 0 and 10.

LCD Brightness

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3Touch the () tab to complete the setting.4To exit the menu, touch the Return () tab.

• If the surroundings are too bright, adjust the brightness of the LCD screen.

Adjusting the LCD screen does not affect the image you are recording.

A brighter LCD screen consumes more power.

Guideline

Guideline displays straight line patterns on the LCD screen that can help you set the image composition when recording images. The camcorder provides 3 types of guidelines.

1Press the Home () button ￿ touch “Settings” ￿ “Display” ￿ “Guideline”.

2Touch the desired submenu item.

>> Guideline

Off

Cross

Grid

Safety Zone

3To exit the menu, touch the Return () tab.

Submenu items

Off: Disables the function.

Cross ( ): Placing the subject at the centre cross point puts the subject in the middle of the frame.

Grid ( ): For recording multiple subjects. Putting subjects at or near the grid cross points creates a balanced composition.

Safety Zone ( ): Positioning subjects within the Safety Zone rectangle ensures they will be recorded.

• Positioning a subject at the cross point of a guideline provides a balanced composition.

• Guidelines are not recorded.

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