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@ Viewfinder mount
@ TITLE PAGE button
Press this button to select which page of memory
you wish to store your title in. This button only
functions when the title is displayed in the view-
finder.
® TITLE ON/OFF button
Press to mix memorised titie or illustration with
action being recorded. Press again to end mixing
process,
@ Manual zoom lever
Use to turn the zoom ring manually.
@ Macro button
Turn the zoom ring while pressing this button for
macro shooting.
@ Manua! focus ring
Use to turn the focus ring manually.
® Lens hood
@ REC TIME ON/OFF switch
When this switch is set to ON, the viewfinder dis-
plays the elapsed recording time. Switch to OFF
to cancel the display.
@ DATE/TIME
SELECT button
Use to select the portion of the clock or date set-
tings to be changed.
Cycles through
the year,
month, day, hour, and minute settings. To end ad-
justment, press once
after selecting the minute
portion,
@ DATE/TIME SET button
Use to set the built-in clock and date function.
@® Viewfinder cable connector (EVF)
Connect the viewfinder cable.
@® Power zoom buttons
For automatic zooming at slow speed, press lightly.
For regular speed zooming, press firmly. "'T'' is for
telephoto
zooming
and
"WW"
is for wide-angle
zooming.
@® IMAGE REVERSE button
Press this button to activate the title reverse effect.
The function will switch from positive to negative
mode with successive pressing of this button.
@ TITLE MEMORY button
Up to three "pages of titles can be stored. The
digital memory
is maintained by the lithium bat-
tery which powers the unit's clock. Each time the
TITLE MEMORY
button is pressed, a previously
stored title will be erased, and a new one wil! be
stored
in its place
in the designated
page
of
memory.
@ COLOR button
Press this button to select the colour for a title or
illustration. The colour choices cycle as follows:
black,
white,
yellow, cyan blue, green, 'magenta,
FOG, GUS. CCGA TS QUTLOT TEDRRTRCIY UNTIL the
desired colour appears.
@ Lens cap
Cap the lens when not in use.
® Dioptric adjustment control
i
Adjusts the viewfinder lens to suit the operator's
eyesight.
@® Slots for shoulder strap
® TRACKING contro!
Minimises noise bars, if observed, during playback.
® DC IN terminal
For
connection
of the provided
AA-V6EG AC
power
adapter/battery charger, optional BH-V5E
car battery charger or AP-P1E car battery cord for
DC power supply.
@ Grip strap
Secures the operator's hand to the hand grip. Ad-
justs to fit hand size.
@® Battery mount
The battery pack serves as a contoured handgrip
when attached to the battery mount.
® Lens cap hook
This
keeps the lens cap from
swinging
during
shooting.
@® Battery pack release lever
@ Tripod mounting socket
@ Stud hole
@® CLOCK battery compartment
Holds the lithium battery that powers the date,
time and title memory function.
@ BLC button
Iris contro!
is always
automatic.
For backlight
compensation, press this button. While it is being
pressed, the iris is 1 — 2 f-stops wider than the
automatic setting.
@® FADER button
To fade out the picture to a black blank screen,
press this button, then press the recording start/
stop button to start fading out. To fade in from a
black
blank screen, press this button, then press
the recording start/stop button to start fading in.
BASIC PREPARATIONS
Switch off power before mounting or removing viewfinder.
Positioning the viewfinder
The viewfinder can be positioned for best viewability.
ft can slide forward or back white Pressing the knob
and can be tilted up 90°.
Opening the eyepiece
The
veiwfinder
eyepiece
can
be Opened
for clean-
ing or better viewability in playback.
Removing the viewfinder
iewfinder
mounting
bracket
1
Pull out the viewfinder cable.
Slide the viewfinder
out of the bracket while
pressing the knob.
To mount the viewfinder :
Align the viewfinder's coupling fixture with the
mounting bracket on the body and slide the fixture
into the bracket while pressing the knob.
Connect the viewfinder cable to the viewfinder cable
connector (EVF).
Diopter adjustment
x
A
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2
ve
Diopter adjustment controt
Adjusting the grip strap
1 Separate the Velcro strip to expand the loop.
2 Pass your right hand through the loop and grasp
the lens grip. Adjust the length of the strap to
suit your hand size and refasten the Velcro strip.
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