Panasonic HC-VX870 Owner's Manual page 23

∫ Attaching/Removing the lens hood [WX970]/[VX870]
This will reduce the extra light entering the lens in bright sunlight or backlight etc., making it possible
to take clearer pictures.
How to attach the lens hood
1 Align the lens hood with this unit.
≥ Attach the lens hood so that you can see its LOCK
and UNLOCK arrows from above.
2 Rotate the lens hood's mounting ring A
to the LOCK side to tighten it.
How to remove the lens hood
Rotate the lens hood's mounting ring to the UNLOCK side
to loosen and remove it.
≥ When using a filter kit (optional) or conversion lens
(optional), remove the lens hood.
≥ Remove the lens hood when you use Night Mode ([Infrared]).
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