Advanced Features
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Darker
Brighter
Picture/Backlight
Adjustments
If the picture is difficult to see due to ambient
lighting or other factors, adjust the monitor
picture settings.
Adjusting the Picture
1
Press the MENU/DISPLAY button until
the menu screen appears.
• The example screens for this feature are for
TAPE-CAMERA mode.
2
Press
d
or
y
to select
O
(
1
), then
press
r
(
2
) on the Operation button.
3
Press
d
or
y
to select the item you
wish to adjust, then press
r
.
4
Press
d
or
y
to adjust the item to
the desired setting.
VF BR I GHT
LCD BR I GHT
LCD COLOUR
Note:
• Close the LCD monitor to turn on the
viewfinder when adjusting the “VF
BRIGHT”.
Adjusting the Backlight
1
Press the MENU/DISPLAY button until
the menu screen appears.
2
Select
O
, then press
r
on the
Operation button. Press
d
or
y
to
select “BACKLIGHT” (
1
), then press
r
(
2
).
NORMAL
BR I GHT
AUT O
B ACKL I GHT
BR I GHT
L CD COL OUR
VF
L CD VF SE T
L CD BR I GHT
3
Press
d
or
y
to select “AUTO”,
“NORMAL” or “BRIGHT”, then press
e
.
B ACKL I GHT
BR I GHT
AUTO:
The camcorder automatically
switches between “NORMAL” and
“BRIGHT” depending on the ambient
lighting. This mode is only available in
TAPE-CAMERA or CARD-CAMERA
mode.
NORMAL:
For use indoors or under
moderate lighting conditions.
BRIGHT:
For use outdoors under strong
lighting conditions, such as bright
daylight.
4
Press the MENU/DISPLAY button to
turn off the menu screen.
AUT O
B ACKL I GHT
L CD BR I GHT
BR I GHT
L CD COL OUR
VF
L CD VF SE T
Decrease
Increase
Darker
Brighter
Note:
• When the colour is adjusted, the picture on the
LCD monitor may differ from the picture actually
recorded. Do not change the colour setting
unless it is necessary. (This adjustment only
affects the monitor picture, not the recorded
image.)
5
Press
e
, then press the MENU/
DISPLAY button to turn off the menu
screen.
