Adjusting The Viewfinder - Sony HVR-Z1E Operating Instructions Manual

z Tip
• If you rotate the LCD panel until it faces down, you
can close and restore the LCD panel to the original
position with the LCD screen facing out.
• If you are using the battery pack for power source,
you can select the brightness by setting [LCD BL
LEVEL] on the
• When you use your camcorder in bright conditions
using the battery pack, set the LCD BACKLIGHT
switch to OFF (
battery power.
• Even if you change the brightness of the LCD panel,
the brightness of recorded pictures is not affected.

Adjusting the viewfinder

You can view images using the viewfinder
when you close the LCD panel. Use the
viewfinder when the battery is running out, or
when the screen is hard to see.
Viewfinder lens
adjustment lever
1
Lift up the viewfinder.
2
Adjust the viewfinder lens adjustment
lever until the picture is clear.
16
Getting started
(p. 69)
[LCD/VF SET] menu
appears). This position saves
When the picture in the viewfinder is
hard to see
If you cannot see the picture in the viewfinder
clearly under bright circumstances, use the
supplied large eyecup.
.
To attach the large eyecup, stretch it a little and
align it with the groove of the viewfinder, then
slide it up to the end. You can attach the large
eyecup facing either the right or left side.
Large eyecup
(supplied)
z Tip
• To select the brightness of the viewfinder backlight
when you are using the battery pack, select the
(LCD/VF SET) menu, then [VF B.LIGHT] (p. 70).
• To display the picture on both the LCD panel and the
viewfinder during recording, select the
VF SET) menu, [VF POWER], then [ON] (p. 70).
• To display the picture in black and white on the
viewfinder, select the
[VF COLOR], then [OFF] (p. 70).
(LCD/
(LCD/VF SET) menu,