Canon VIXIA HG20 VIXIA HG20 / VIXIA HG21 Instruction Manual - Page 26

Adjusting the Position and Brightness of the LCD Screen, Rotating the LCD Panel, LCD Backlight - lens will not open

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Preparations Adjusting the Position and Brightness of the LCD Screen Rotating the LCD Panel Open the LCD panel 90 degrees. • You can rotate the panel 90 degrees downward. • You can rotate the panel 180 degrees toward the lens. Rotating the LCD panel 180 degrees can be useful in the following cases: - To allow the subject to monitor the LCD screen while you use the viewfinder. - To include yourself in the picture when recording with the self timer. - To allow the camcorder to be operated with the wireless controller from the front. 180° NOTES About the LCD and viewfinder* screen: The screens are produced using extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as black, red, blue or green dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. * only. LCD Backlight You can set the brightness of the screen to normal or bright. This changes the brightness of both the LCD and viewfinder* screen. * only. 90° 180° Subject can monitor the LCD screen while you use the viewfinder Hold DISP. pressed down for more than 2 seconds. Repeat this action to toggle between the normal and bright settings. NOTES • This setting does not affect the brightness of the recording. • Using the bright setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack. 26

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Preparations
26
Adjusting the Position and Brightness
of the LCD Screen
Rotating the LCD Panel
Open the LCD panel 90 degrees.
You can rotate the panel 90 degrees
downward.
You can rotate the panel 180 degrees
toward the lens. Rotating the LCD
panel 180 degrees can be useful in
the following cases:
-
To allow the subject to monitor
the LCD screen while you use the
viewfinder.
-
To include yourself in the picture when
recording with the self timer.
-
To allow the camcorder to be operated
with the wireless controller from the
front.
NOTES
About the LCD and viewfinder* screen:
The
screens are produced using extremely
high-precision manufacturing techniques,
with more than 99.99% of the pixels
operating to specification. Less than
0.01% of the pixels may occasionally
misfire or appear as black, red, blue or
green dots. This has no effect on the
recorded image and does not constitute a
malfunction.
*
only.
LCD Backlight
You can set the brightness of the
screen to normal or bright. This
changes the brightness of both the LCD
and viewfinder* screen.
*
only.
Hold
pressed down for more
than 2 seconds.
Repeat this action to toggle between
the normal and bright settings.
NOTES
This setting does not affect the
brightness of the recording.
Using the bright setting will shorten the
effective usage time of the battery pack.
180°
90°
180°
Subject can monitor the LCD screen
while you use the viewfinder
DISP.