Canon EOS C500 PL, Instruction Manual

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Preparing the Camera
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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
adjustments will not affect your recordings.
1 Open the setup menu for the viewfinder or LCD screen.
[
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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.
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.
1 Open the [LCD/VF B&W] submenu.
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LCD/VF Setup]
>
[LCD/VF B&W]
2 Select [On] and then press SET.
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.
Operating modes:
Operating modes:
[
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LCD/VF Setup]
[LCD Setup]
[VF Setup]
[Brightness: ±0]
[Contrast: ±0]
[Color: ±0]
[Sharpness: 2]
[Backlight: Normal]
[
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LCD/VF Setup]
[LCD/VF B&W]
[Off]
5.5 mm
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