Step 6: Adjusting The Lcd Screen And Viewfinder - Sony PXW-FS5 Operating Manual

Step 5: Turning on the camcorder
and setting the date and time
(continued)
• You can set any year up to the year 2037.
• Midnight is indicated as 12:00 AM, and
noon as 12:00 PM.
z Tip
• The date and time are automatically recorded on
the selected memory card, and can be displayed
during playback (p. 134).
Changing the language setting
You can change the on-screen displays to
show messages in a specified language.
Press the MENU button and select
(SYSTEM) with the SEL/SET dial. Select
the screen language in [LANGUAGE]
(p. 138).
Setting [60i/50i SEL]
Select [60i/50i SEL] beforehand, according
to the area in which you will use the
camcorder.
To change the setting, press the MENU
button and select
50i SEL] with the SEL/SET dial (p. 140).
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(SYSTEM) t [60i/
Step 6: Adjusting the
LCD screen and
viewfinder
Switching between the LCD
screen and the viewfinder
You can select whether to use the LCD
screen or the viewfinder using the
following settings.
To use the LCD screen only
LCD screen LCD screen
"LCD ON/OFF"
switch
Connected ON
* See page 135.
To switch between LCD screen and
viewfinder automatically
LCD screen LCD screen
"LCD ON/OFF"
switch
Connected ON
This setting enables switching to
viewfinder display automatically whenever
your eye is near the eye sensor (p. 8) on the
side of the viewfinder.
When you move your eye away from the
viewfinder, the display switches back to the
LCD screen.
b Notes
• The default setting of [VF/LCD PANEL] is
[LCD PANEL].
• The LCD screen and the viewfinder cannot be
used at the same time.
z Tip
• The eye sensor will respond if the eye sensor is
blocked, even if you are not looking into the
viewfinder.
[VF/LCD
PANEL] menu
setting
LCD
PANEL
[VF/LCD
PANEL] menu
setting
AUTO