Date and Time Display
(continued)
Electronic Viewfinder
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Press
To Display in Viewfinder
DATE/TIME
and Record on the Tape
Button
Press Once
Date Only
Press Again
Date and Time
Press Again
Neither Date nor Time
5. Then, press the ADJ. button. The flashing cursor
will move to the next part of the display.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have entered the
correct month, day, year, hour including AM or
PM, and minute.
7. After setting the minutes, press the ADJ. button to
start the seconds. The seconds counter will start
with “00”.
Notes: To correct the date or time after the clock has been
started, repeat steps 3-7.
If “88:88” appears instead of the date display, the lithium
clock battery is expired. Replace the battery and reset the
time and date.
The camcorder’s electronic viewfinder (EVF) is a
miniature black-and-white monitor that displays the
picture seen by the camcorder when recording. The
viewfinder can also be used for viewing the tape
during playback.
Eyepiece Focus Control
The eyepiece focus control lets you set the focus of
the viewfinder for your personal vision. If you wear
eyeglasses, you can probably operate the camcorder
without them.
It’s easiest to set the correct focus by focusing on
one of the viewfinder’s on-screen displays (such as
the date). Pull the viewfinder out into operating
position. Look through the viewfinder and adjust
the eyepiece focus control for your vision.
The eyepiece focus control does not affect the focus
of the picture actually recorded by the camcorder.
REW
F.FWD.
BATTERY
STOP
MODE SEL.
AUTO LOCK
MANUAL FOCUS
ON
OFF
+
–
FOCUS
PLAY
ADJ.
DATE/TIME
RES.
MEM
COUNTER
PULL
Eyepiece Focus
Control
Electronic Viewfinder in Operating Position
(PULL here to extend viewfinder.)
Caution: Do not
force the
viewfinder to
rotate completely
around. This will
damage the
viewfinder and/or
the camcorder.
ADJ.
DATE/TIME
RES.
MEM
COUNTER
PULL
Caution: When carrying the camcorder with the
shoulder strap, rotate the EVF down. This helps
prevent possible damage to the viewfinder from
bumping against your body as you move.
Recording Date and TIme (or Date) on Your Tape
If you see the date and time (or date) display in the
viewfinder while you are recording, it will be
recorded on your tape. If you do not want it
recorded, press the DATE/TIME button until the
displays are removed from the viewfinder.
Cleaning the Viewfinder
You may occasionally want to clean the
viewfinder. Follow the steps below.
1. Fully extend the viewfinder, and then slightly
push it back.
2. Rotate the viewfinder in the counter-clockwise
direction to remove the eyecup piece.
3. Use an optional air blower available from most
camera stores to clean the viewfinder.
Tilt Adjustment
For convenient viewing, the viewfinder can be
raised 90°.
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