Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- Read this first
- Getting Started
- Shooting movies/still images
- Before shooting
- Shooting movies
- Shooting still images
- Adjusting the exposure
- Shooting in the dark – NightShot plus, etc.
- Self-timer recording
- Shooting for the wide-screen TV – 16:9 Wide mode
- Adjusting the white balance manually
- Shooting techniques to match your circumstances – PROGRAM AE
- Focusing manually
- Shooting with special effects
- Checking/Deleting the last scene
- Viewing the recordings
- Finalizing a disc for other players
- Using a disc in VR mode (DVD-RWs only)
- Viewing/duplicating discs/editing the recordings on your computer
- Connecting your camcorder to a TV and a VCR
- Customizing your camcorder
- Troubleshooting
- Additional information
- Parts and controls/Index
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Viewfinder lens
adjustment dial
Step 3 Adjusting the LCD screen and the viewfinder
Adjusting the viewfinder
When recording pictures with the LCD screen closed, check the picture with the
viewfinder. Adjust the viewfinder lens to accommodate your eyesight so that the image
in the viewfinder comes into sharp focus.
1 Extend the viewfinder.
2 Turn the viewfinder lens adjustment dial until you can see the characters in the
viewfinder clearly.
Tips
•If you install a large capacity battery pack such as the NP-QM91/QM91D in your
camcorder, extend the viewfinder and adjust the angle.
•You can change the brightness of the viewfinder backlight. Select [VF B.L.] in the
SETUP display when using the battery pack (page 113).
•The [VF B.L.] setting does not affect the brightness of the image when you are
recording.
•Recording pictures with the viewfinder is recommended in the following cases:
– When the pictures on the LCD screen are hard to see.
– When you want to save on battery consumption.