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Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder
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Preparations
Set color, contrast and brightness of the LCD
monitor with the corresponding LCD menu
items: Color, Contrast, and Brightness
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 97.
If the picture on the LCD monitor is hard to view
under bright ambient light, you can use the
viewfinder to check the picture.
You can adjust the display conditions of the
viewfinder according to your current lighting
conditions.
These adjustments of the viewfinder have no
effect on pictures being recorded.
Do not leave the camcorder with the eyepiece of
the viewfinder facing the sun. Direct sunlight can
enter through the eyepiece, be focused in the
viewfinder, and cause fire.
Hereafter the viewfinder is referred to as “EVF”
(abbreviation of Electronic Viewfinder).
Turning the EVF on/off
With the factory setting, the EVF is turned on
when the LCD monitor is in its park position or is
rotated to face the subject.
You can change the setting so that the EVF is
always on regardless of the status of the LCD
monitor, using “EVF” (page 106) of the LCD/VF
SET menu. Change the “Power” setting from
“Auto” to “On.”
Adjusting the focus in the viewfinder
The eyepiece focusing (diopter compensation)
knob enables adjustment to match the eyesight of
operator so that the operator can view the image
clearly in the eyepiece.
Adjusting the backlight
The brightness of the backlight for the EVF can
be switched between High and Low.
Select “EVF” from the LCD/VF SET menu and
set “Backlight.”
Switching between color and
monochrome modes
For the EVF screen, color or monochrome display
can be selected.
Select “EVF” from the LCD/VF SET menu then
select “Mode.”
Select “B&W” if checking the subject and
focusing are easier on the monochrome display.
If you assign “EVF Mode” to one of the
assignable buttons (see page 59), you can switch
between color and monochrome by pressing the
button.
Adjusting the contrast and brightness
Select “EVF” from the LCD/VF SET menu and
adjust the contrast and brightness with the
corresponding items: Contrast and Brightness
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 97.
Adjusting the Viewfinder
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