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Preparing the Camcorder
• Adjusting the brightness does not affect the brightness of recordings.
• Using a brighter setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack.
• When the LCD panel is turned 180 degrees toward the subject, you can use the
[£ Display Setup]
showing a mirror image of the subject.
• For details about how to take care of the LCD screen, refer to
Cleaning
(A 126).
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• About the LCD and viewfinder screens: The screens are produced using extremely high-precision
manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Very
rarely, pixels may misfire or may light up permanently as white dots. This has no effect on the
recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction.
Using the Viewfinder
If it is difficult to use the LCD screen, you can use the viewfinder, which can be tilted 45 degrees
upward.
1 Use the power switch to turn on the camcorder.
(A 23).
2 Close the LCD panel (
3 Pull out the viewfinder and adjust the viewing angle
(
).
4 Adjust the viewfinder using the dioptric adjustment
lever (
).
NOTES
• You can adjust the brightness of the viewfinder with the
[Viewfinder Backlight] setting.
• Adjusting the brightness does not affect the brightness of recordings.
• Using a brighter setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack.
• You cannot use the LCD screen and viewfinder simultaneously.
>
[LCD Mirror Image] setting to reverse the screen's image horizontally,
).
Handling Precautions
(A 123),
Dioptric
adjustment
lever
>
[£ Display Setup]
>
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