To use the camcorder with your left eye

 

 

By fitting a left eye adaptor to the DXF-801, you can use

 

 

the camcorder with your left eye to the viewfinder.

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot stow the camcorder in the carrying case with

 

 

the left-eye adaptor attached.

 

 

For details, consult your Sony dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter

 

 

 

 

Adjusting the viewfinder position

2

 

 

 

Preparation

 

To adjust the viewfinder left-to-right position, loosen the

 

 

 

 

left-to-right fixing ring, and to adjust the front-to-back

 

 

position, loosen the front-to-back position locking knob.

Viewfinder left-to-right position fixing ring

Viewfinder front-to-back position locking knob

Adjusting the eyepiece focus and the screen (brightness, contrast, and outline emphasis)

BRIGHT control

 

Eyepiece focusing

CONTRAST control

knob

PEAKING control

OUTPUT/DCC switch

To adjust the eyepiece focus

First focus the image with the lens, then adjust the eyepiece focusing knob to get the clearest viewfinder

image for your eyesight. The adjustment range is from –3 to 0 diopters.

Using an optional part of the DXF-801 allows you to modify the adjustment range to –2 to +1 diopters or – 0.5 to +3 diopters.

For details, consult your Sony dealer.

To adjust contrast and brightness

Carry out these adjustments with the color bars displayed.

1 Set the OUTPUT/DCC switch to the BARS position.

The color bars appear in the viewfinder.

2 Watching the color bars, turn the CONTRAST and BRIGHT controls to adjust the contrast and brightness.

3 Return the OUTPUT/DCC switch to its original position.

To adjust the outline emphasis

Turning the PEAKING control changes the degree of outline emphasis in the viewfinder image, to make focusing easier.

Attaching a 5-inch electronic viewfinder

You can attach an optional DXF-51 (5-inch) Electronic Viewfinder. To attach it, an Accessory Shoe Kit (service part number A-8274-968-B) is required.

For details, contact your Sony dealer.

Remove the cover of the grip and attach the shoe and stopper screw (of the Accessory Shoe Kit).

Guide

Fixing ring

VF Cable

Shoe* Stopper screw*

*Supplied with the Accessory Shoe Kit

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