6
First-Time Operation
Use the Viewfinder
1. Make sure the monitor is closed
and locked. If the monitor is open
more than 45º, the viewfinder
automatically turns off.
2. Grasp the viewfinder and rotate it
horizontally.
3. Pull the viewfinder out from the
camcorder and rotate the eyepiece
into a comfortable viewing
position.
Caution: Pulling on the eye-
piece might cause damage to
the eyepiece or camcorder.
4. Turn the eyepiece focus control to
adjust the focus of the viewfinder
for your vision.
6.
Use the LCD Monitor or Viewfinder to See What’s Recording.
You can watch what you’re recording on the LCD monitor or in the black-and-
white viewfinder. When you open the LCD monitor more than 45º, the viewfinder
automatically turns off. When you close the LCD monitor, the viewfinder
automatically turns on. When you extend the LCD monitor 90º and rotate it all the
way around (screen side facing toward the person you’re recording), both the
viewfinder and the LCD monitor show what’s being recorded.
Use the LCD Monitor
1. Unfold the shoulder extension pad.
2. Press the OPEN button to open the
LCD monitor. Make sure the
monitor is open at least 45º. The
viewfinder automatically turns off.
3. Rotate the monitor around only
when it is open 90º. When you
rotate the monitor 90º or more, the
image becomes a mirror image
and the viewfinder turns on.
4. To adjust the brightness of the
image in the monitor, turn the
bright control.
5. Fit the shoulder extension pad to
your shoulder for convenient
viewing using the LCD monitor.
Electronic
Viewfinder (Grasp
here to move.)
Eyepiece Focus
Control
OPEN
Button
Bright
Control
Shoulder
Extension
Pad
Eyepiece
LCD
Monitor
