Adjusting The Viewrinder - Sony HANDYCAM DCR-HC30 Operation Manual

[MENU], _ (STANDARD SET) menu,
|hen touch [LCD/VF SET] (p. 84).
3 Adjust the item with _/[_], then
touch [_.
';_" Tips
• If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to tlle lens
side, you cml close the LCD panel with the LCD
screen facing out.
• If you are using the ballery pack for power source,
you can adjust the bdghmess by selecting ]LCD BL
LEVEL] from the [LCD/VF SET l on the i_
(STANDARD SET) menu {p. 84).
• When you use your camcorder in bright conditions,
press LCD BACKL[GHT to switch offthe LCD
screen backlight (_E'_ appears on the screen .). This
setting saves bal_ery power.
• Even if you adjust the LCD screen backligbt, the
recorded picture will not be affected.
• You can turn offlhe operalion confil_nation beep by
setting [BEEP ! in the _ (STANDARD SET)
menu to ]OFF l (p. 87).
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.
To use the viewfinderduring operation
When you are recording on a tape or a"Memory
Stick Duo," you con adjust lhe exposure (p. 37)
and fader (p. 42) while checking the image on
lhe viewfinder. Have the LCD panel rotaled 180
degrees and closed with lhe screen facing out.
1 Set the power mode to CAMERA=TAPE
or CAMERA=MEMORY (p. 19).
2 Extend the viewfinder, and close the
LCD panel with the screen facing out.
appears on lhe screen.
3 Touch [_.
[Set LCD off?] appears on the screen.
4
Touch [YESI.
The LCD screen is turned off.
5 Touch the LCD screen while checking
the display in the viewfinder.
[EXPOSURE[, etc. are displayed.
6 Touch the button you want to set.
• [EXPOSURE]: Adjust wilh [5_1/[5!]
and much [_.
• [FADER]: Touch it repeatedly to select a
desired effect (only in the CAMERA-
TAPE mode).
• [_: The LCD screen lights up.
1o hide lhe butlons on the LCD screen,
touch [_].
'_" Tip
• To adjust the brightness of_he viewfinder backlight,
select _ (STANDARD SET) menu, [LCD/VF
SET], then [VF B.LIGHT] (when you are using the
battery pack, p. 85).
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Viewfinder lens adjustment lever
Extend the viewfinder.
Adjust the viewfinder lens adjustment
lever until the picture is clear.
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