Panasonic AG-DVX100BPS Operating Instructions - Page 25

Viewfinders

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Viewfinders This camera recorder has two viewfinders: a viewfinder that uses a small LCD, and a 3.5inch LCD monitor. Use the one that better suits the application and the shooting conditions concerned. OThe brightness and color tones may differ between the images in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor and the images on a TV monitor. Use the TV monitor when performing the final check of the images. Using the viewfinder 4 Select YES as the setting for the LCD/EVF SET item on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen. OFor details on the menu operations, refer to page 37. 5 Select the EVF BRIGHTNESS item, and tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction to adjust the screen's brightness. (If the remote control unit is used, press the "M" button among the SET buttons.) LCD/EVF SET 1 Set the POWER switch on the camera recorder to ON, and check that an image appears in the viewfinder. OKeep the LCD monitor closed. 2 Position the viewfinder where its screen images can be seen most comfortably. OThe viewfinder can be raised perpendicularly up to angle of about 90 degrees. LCD BRIGHTNESS LCD COLOR LEVEL EVF BRIGHTNESS PUSH MENU TO RETURN 6 Press the MENU button three times to release the menu mode. 3 Adjust the diopter adjustment dial in such a way that the characters on the viewfinder screen come into sharp focus. Diopter adjustment dial Eye-piece When ON is selected as the setting for the EVF MODE item on the setting menu DISPLAY SETUP screen, images will always appear in the viewfinder even when the LCD monitor is opened. Do not point the viewfinder's eye-piece at the sun. This may damage the internal parts. Attaching the eye cup To attach the eye cup, align the projections on the eye cup holder and eye cup, and fit the holder and eye cup together. OTurning the eye cup after attaching it to its holder may cause the holder to become disengaged. If the eye cup holder becomes disengaged, refer to the procedure described in "Viewfinder maintenance" (page 64) to reattach it. Eye cup holder Eye cup Protrusion 25

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Viewfinders
Using the viewfinder
1
Set the POWER switch on the camera
recorder to ON, and check that an image
appears in the viewfinder.
O
Keep the LCD monitor closed.
2
Position the viewfinder where its screen
images can be seen most comfortably.
O
The
viewfinder
can
be
raised
perpendicularly up to angle of about 90
degrees.
3
Adjust the diopter adjustment dial in such a
way that the characters on the viewfinder
screen come into sharp focus.
4
Select YES as the setting for the LCD/EVF
SET item on the setting menu DISPLAY
SETUP screen.
O
For details on the menu operations, refer
to page 37.
When ON is selected as the setting for the
EVF MODE item on the setting menu
DISPLAY SETUP screen, images will always
appear in the viewfinder even when the LCD
monitor is opened.
Do not point the viewfinder
s eye-piece at
the sun.
This may damage the internal parts.
5
Select the EVF BRIGHTNESS item, and tilt
the OPERATION lever in the
3
or
4
direction to adjust the screen
s brightness.
(If the remote control unit is used, press the
M
button among the SET buttons.)
6
Press the MENU button three times to
release the menu mode.
This camera recorder has two viewfinders: a
viewfinder that uses a small LCD, and a 3.5-
inch LCD monitor.
Use the one that better suits the application and
the shooting conditions concerned.
O
The brightness and color tones may differ
between the images in the viewfinder and on
the LCD monitor and the images on a TV
monitor.
Use the TV monitor when performing the final
check of the images.
LCD BRIGHTNESS
[–]
????
––––
[+]
LCD COLOR LEVEL
[–]
????
––––
[+]
[–]
????
––––
[+]
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
EVF BRIGHTNESS
LCD/EVF SET
Attaching the eye cup
To attach the eye cup, align the projections
on the eye cup holder and eye cup, and fit the
holder and eye cup together.
O
Turning the eye cup after attaching it to its
holder may cause the holder to become
disengaged.
If the eye cup holder becomes disengaged,
refer to the procedure described in
Viewfinder maintenance
(page 64) to
reattach it.
Eye cup
Eye cup holder
Protrusion
Eye-piece
Diopter adjustment
dial