Chapter4

Viewfinder Screen

Indications and Menus

Viewfinder Screen Indications

There are four types of indication screen which appear in the viewfinder, as follows.

•Normal indications

These show the operating state of the camcorder. (See page 87.)

•Status indications

Pressing the MENU switch up while the normal indications are present calls a display of current settings. (See page 90.)

•Basic menu

This provides settings for the lens iris, shutter speed and so forth, and also a titling screen. (See the section “Viewfinder Basic Menu” on pages 92 to 97.)

•Advanced menu

This provides settings for the center marker, zebra pattern, viewfinder screen indications, and so forth. (See the section “Viewfinder Advanced Menu” on pages 98 to 106.)

Changing the Viewfinder Display

Use the dial and switches shown in the following figure to switch the viewfinder display among the normal indications, basic menu pages and advanced menu pages.

MENU dial

STATUS

ONOFF MENU

POWER switch

 

 

MENU switch

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