Sony ILCE-1 a1 Help Manual page 349

Help Guide
Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-1
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Select Finder/Monitor
Sets the method for switching the display between the viewfinder and the monitor.
MENU → (Setup) → [Finder/Monitor] → [Select Finder/Monitor] → desired setting.
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Menu item details
Auto:
When you look into the viewfinder, the eye sensor reacts and the display is switched to the viewfinder automatically.
VF(Manual):
The monitor is turned off and the image is displayed only in the viewfinder.
Monitor(Manual):
The viewfinder is turned off and the image is always displayed on the monitor.
Hint
You can assign the [Select Finder/Monitor] function to your preferred key.
[ Custom Key Setting], [
key.
If you want to retain the viewfinder display or the monitor display, set [Select Finder/Monitor] to [VF(Manual)] or [Monitor(Manual)]
beforehand.
You can keep the monitor off when you take your eyes off the viewfinder during recording by setting the monitor display to
[Monitor Off] using the DISP button. Select [DISP (Screen Disp) Set] → [Monitor] and add a check mark to [Monitor Off]
beforehand.
Note
Depending on whether the monitor is open or closed and the angle of the monitor, the eye sensor of the camera may not detect
your eye approaching even if [Select Finder/Monitor] is set to [Auto].
Under strong light sources such as sunlight, the eye sensor may not detect your eye approaching and the display may not switch
to the viewfinder even when [Select Finder/Monitor] is set to [Auto]. In such cases, keep the eye sensor from being exposed to
the light source.
Related Topic
Assigning frequently used functions to buttons (Custom Key Setting)
DISP (Screen Disp) Set (Monitor/Finder)
Custom Key Setting] or [
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Custom Key Setting] → set [Finder/Monitor Sel.] to the preferred
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