STANDARD SET menu (Continued)

•If either the CH1 or CH2 setting is changed to [AUTO] or [MANUAL], the other setting is automatically changed to the same setting.

LCD/VF SET

The recorded picture will not be affected by this operation.

LCD BRIGHT

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen.

Adjust the brightness with /.

Touch .

• You can also turn off the LCD backlight (p.14).

LCD BL LEVEL

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD screen’s backlight.

NORMAL

Standard brightness.

BRIGHT

Brightens the LCD screen.

•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 /.

Low intensity

High intensity

VF B.LIGHT

You can adjust the brightness of the viewfinder.

NORMAL

Standard brightness.

BRIGHT

Brightens the viewfinder screen.

•When you connect your camcorder to outside power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically

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selected for the setting.

 

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

VF POWER

AUTO

The picture is not displayed in viewfinder when the LCD panel is open.

ON

The picture is displayed in viewfinder when the LCD panel is open.

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

VF COLOR

ON

Display pictures in the viewfinder in color.

OFF

Display pictures in the viewfinder in black and white.

ALLSCAN MODE

When you set [ALLSCAN MODE] to [ON], you can check the area surrounding the picture frame. During the simple all scan display, a black frame appears around the screen. Set to [OFF] to return to the previous screen.

•When this function is activated, pictures are output in the interlace letter box except for the HDV signals from the COMPONENT OUT and

HDV/DV Interface (i.LINK) jacks.

•The default setting is [OFF].

COMPONENT

Select the input signal when connecting your camcorder to a TV with the component input jack.

480i

Select when connecting your camcorder to a TV compatible with 480i.

480p/480i

Select when connecting your camcorder to a TV compatible with 480p/480i.