Adjusting The Lcd Monitor And Viewfinder; Adjusting The Lcd Monitor; Adjusting The Viewfinder - Sony PMW-150 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the LCD
Monitor and Viewfinder

Adjusting the LCD Monitor

The LCD monitor turns on when it is opened and
turns off when it is returned to the park position.
Adjusting the angle
It can be rotated as much as 90 degrees in the
direction facing the subject and as much as 180
degrees in the opposite direction.
When you rotate it 90 degrees toward the subject,
the image on the monitor becomes upside down,
indicating the mirror image of the subject. The
display direction of the textual information is
converted to the readable direction.
Adjusting the color, contrast, and
brightness
These adjustments can be made using "LCD"
("Menu Configuration and Detailed Settings" in
operating instructions (PDF)) in the LCD/VF
SET menu. These adjustments of the LCD
monitor have no effect on pictures being
recorded.

Adjusting the Viewfinder

If the picture on the LCD monitor is hard to view
under bright ambient light, you can use the
viewfinder to check the picture.
Caution
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 in the LCD
monitor, using "EVF" ("Menu Configuration and
Detailed Settings" in operating instructions
(PDF)) in the LCD/VF SET menu. Change the
"Power" setting from "Auto" to "On."
Adjusting the focus in the EVF
The eyepiece focusing (diopter compensation)
knob (page 9) enables adjustment to match the
eyesight of the operator, who can then view the
image clearly through the eyepiece.
Adjusting the backlight
The brightness of the backlight for the EVF can
be switched between High and Low.
Set "Backlight" in "EVF" ("Menu Configuration
and Detailed Settings" in operating instructions
(PDF)) in the LCD/VF SET menu.
Adjusting the contrast and brightness
Use "EVF" ("Menu Configuration and Detailed
Settings" in operating instructions (PDF)) in the
LCD/VF SET menu to make adjustments.
Adjusting the brightness and other items has no
effect on pictures being recorded.

Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder

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