Step 5: Setting The Date And Time - Sony Handycam DCR-HC85 Operation Manual

To use the viewfinder duringoperation
When you are recording on a tape or a "Memory
Stick Duo," you can acliust the exposure (p. 37)
and fader (p. 42) while checking the image on
the viewfinder. Have the LCD panel rotated 180
degrees and closed with the screen facing out.
1
Set the power mode to CAMERA-TAPE
or CAMERA-MEMORY (p. 17).
2 Close the LCD panel with the screen
facing out.
appears on the screen.
3
Touch _.
[Set LCD off?[ appears on the screen.
4
Touch [YES].
The L(D screen is turned off
$ Touch the LCD screen while checking
the display in the viewfinder.
[EXPOSURE[, etc are displayed.
6 Touch the button you want to set.
• [EXPOSURE]: Acljust with [_
and touch [_1.
• [FADER]: Touch it repeatedly to select a
desired effect (only in the (AMERA-
TAPE mode).
• [_: The LCD screen lights up.
To hide the buttons on the LCD screen,
touch [_.
"_"Tip
• To adjust the brighmess of the viewfinder backlight,
select (STANDARD SET) menu, [LCDiVF
SET], then [VF BilGHT] (when you are using the
battery pack, p 85).
Step 5: Setting the
date and time
Set the date and time when using this
camcorder for the first time. If you do not set
the date and time, the [CLOCK SET] screen
appears every time you turn on your
camcorder.
0 Note
• If you do not use your camcorder for about 3
months, die built-in iechmgeable button-type --n
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batteW gets dischalged and file date and time
settings may be cleared from the memo W. In that
case, charge the iechargeable button-type battery
(p 135) and then set the date and time again. _-
OPEN
POWER switch
Press OPEN and open the LCD panel.
Proceed to step 7 when you set the clock for
the first time.
Touch_.
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