Sony DCR-HC52 LCD/VF SET menu, LCD B.L. LCD back light, LCD Color, VF B.L. Viewfinder back light

LCD/VF SET menu

– LCD B.L./LCD COLOR/VF B.L., etc

The default settings are marked with B.

See page 29 for details on selecting menu items.

LCD B.L. (LCD back light)

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen’s backlight. The recorded picture will not be affected by this operation.

BBRT NORMAL

Standard brightness.

BRIGHT

Brightens the LCD screen.

bNotes

•When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically selected for the setting.

•When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is slightly reduced during recording.

LCD COLOR

You can adjust the color on the LCD screen

with / . The recorded picture will not be affected by this operation.

Low intensity High intensity

VF B.L. (Viewfinder back light)

You can adjust the brightness of the viewfinder. The recorded picture will not be affected by this operation.

BBRT NORMAL

Standard brightness.

BRIGHT

Brightens the viewfinder screen.

bNotes

•When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically selected for the setting.

•When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is slightly reduced during recording.

WIDE DISP (Wide display)

You can select how a 16:9 aspect ratio picture appears in the viewfinder and the LCD screen by setting [WIDE SEL] to [16:9 WIDE]. The recorded picture will not be affected by this operation.

BLETTER BOX

Normal setting (standard type of display)

SQUEEZE

Expands the picture vertically if black bands at the top and bottom in 16:9 aspect ratio are undesirable.

Using the Menu

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