User Manual

Preparing the Camcorder

• Adjusting the brightness does not affect the brightness of recordings.

• Using a brighter setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack.

• When the LCD panel is turned 180 degrees toward the subject, you can use the >

[£ Display Setup] > [LCD Mirror Image] setting to reverse the screen’s image horizontally,

showing a mirror image of the subject.

• For details about how to take care of the LCD screen, refer to

Handling Precautions

(A 123),

Cleaning

(A 126).

• About the LCD and viewfinder screens: The screens are produced using extremely high-precision

manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Very

rarely, pixels may misfire or may light up permanently as white dots. This has no effect on the

recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction.

Using the Viewfinder

If it is difficult to use the LCD screen, you can use the viewfinder, which can be tilted 45 degrees

upward.

1 Use the power switch to turn on the camcorder.

(A 23).

2 Close the LCD panel (

햲).

3 Pull out the viewfinder and adjust the viewing angle

(

햳).

4 Adjust the viewfinder using the dioptric adjustment

lever (

햴).

NOTES

• You can adjust the brightness of the viewfinder with the > [£ Display Setup] >

[Viewfinder Backlight] setting.

• Adjusting the brightness does not affect the brightness of recordings.

• Using a brighter setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack.

• You cannot use the LCD screen and viewfinder simultaneously.

햲

햴

햳

Dioptric

adjustment

lever