Canon EOS C500 PL Instruction Manual - Page 38

Preparing the Camera Adjusting the Viewfinder/LCD Screen You can adjust the brightness, contrast, color, sharpness, and backlight of the viewfinder and LCD screen independently of each other. These 38 adjustments will not affect your recordings. Operating modes: 1 Open the setup menu for the viewfinder or LCD screen. [£ LCD/VF Setup] > [LCD Setup] or [VF Setup] 2 Select [Brightness], [Contrast], [Color], [Sharpness] or [Backlight] and then press SET. 3 Adjust the setting and then press SET. • Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other settings as necessary. [£ LCD/VF Setup] [LCD Setup] [VF Setup] [Brightness: ±0] [Contrast: ±0] [Color: ±0] [Sharpness: 2] [Backlight: Normal] NOTES • If you set an assignable button to [LCD Setup] or [VF Setup] (A 111), you can press the button to open the respective submenu. Setting the Screen to Black & White The viewfinder and LCD screen display in color by default but you can set them to black & white. Even when the screen is black & white, onscreen text and icons will still be displayed in color. Operating modes: 1 Open the [LCD/VF B&W] submenu. [£ LCD/VF Setup] > [LCD/VF B&W] 2 Select [On] and then press SET. [£ LCD/VF Setup] [LCD/VF B&W] [Off] NOTES • If you set an assignable button to [LCD/VF B&W] (A 111), you can press the button to turn the black & white display on and off. Using a Tripod The camera is shipped with the TB-1 Tripod Base for tripods with 0.95 cm (3/8 in.) screws. You can mount the camera on a tripod but do not use tripods with mounting screws longer than 5.5 mm (0.2 in.) as this may cause damage to the camera. 5.5 mm