Adjusting The Viewfinder - Sony PMW-F3L PMW-F3K Operating Instructions Manual

Press the MENU button to set the camcorder to
Menu mode and select
menu) then "LCD" from the menu.
LCD/VF SET
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Display On/O f f
Set color, contrast and brightness of the LCD
monitor with the corresponding LCD menu
items: Color, Contrast, and Brightness
For details on menu operations, see "Basic Menu
Operations" on page 100.

Adjusting the Viewfinder

If the picture on the LCD monitor is hard to view
under bright ambient light, you can use the
viewfinder to check the picture.
You can adjust the display conditions of the
viewfinder according to your current lighting
conditions.
These adjustments of the viewfinder have no
effect on pictures being recorded.
Caution
Do not leave the camcorder with the eyepiece of
the viewfinder facing the sun. Direct sunlight can
enter through the eyepiece, be focused in the
viewfinder, and cause fire.
Turning the viewfinder on/off
With the factory setting, the viewfinder is turned
on when the LCD monitor is in its park position
or is rotated to face the subject.
You can change the setting so that the viewfinder
is always on regardless of the status of the LCD
monitor, using "VF" (page 110) of the LCD/VF
SET menu. Change the "Power" setting from
"Auto" to "On."
Adjusting the focus in the viewfinder
The eyepiece focusing (diopter compensation)
knob enables adjustment to match the eyesight of
operator so that the operator can view the image
clearly in the eyepiece.
26 Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder
(LCD/VF SET
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Eyepiece focusing knob
Adjusting the backlight
The brightness of the backlight for the viewfinder
can be switched between High and Low.
Select "VF" from the LCD/VF SET menu and set
"Backlight."
LCD/VF SET
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LCD Backl i ght
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VF Mode
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Peaking Cont rast
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Marker Br i ghtness
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Display On/O f f
Switching between color and
monochrome modes
For the viewfinder screen, color or monochrome
display can be selected.
Select "VF" from the LCD/VF SET menu then
select "Mode."
Select "B&W" if checking the subject and
focusing are easier on the monochrome display.
If you assign "VF Mode" to one of the assignable
buttons (see page 58), you can switch between
color and monochrome by pressing the button.
Adjusting the contrast and brightness
Select "VF" from the LCD/VF SET menu and
adjust the contrast and brightness with the
corresponding items: Contrast and Brightness
For details on menu operations, see "Basic Menu
Operations" on page 100.
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