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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Precautions................................................ 3
Overview .................................................... 4
Functions of Parts and Controls.............. 6

Front panel .................................................7
Indicators on the screen .............................8

Attaching to the Camera........................... 9
Adjusting Focus and Screen.................. 10

Adjusting the Focus .................................10
Adjusting the Screen................................10

Attaching Accessories............................ 11

Attaching the hood

(HDVF-EL30 only) ........................11

Attaching a Microphone ..........................12

About the eye sensor.............................. 12
Switching the eye point .......................... 13
Adjusting the LCD monitor

(HDVF-EL30 only) ........................... 13

Adjusting the angle ..................................13
Adjusting the screen.................................13
Using the LCD monitor as the tally .........13

Using the Focus Assist Function .......... 14

COLOR PEAKING Function ..................14
PEAKING PLUS Function......................14
MAGNIFICATION Function ..................16

Using the Menu........................................ 17

Basic Menu Operations............................17
List of Menu Items...................................19

Error Message ......................................... 23
Specifications .......................................... 23

Summary of Contents for HDVF-EL20

Page 1: ...OLED VIEWFINDER HDVF EL30 HDVF EL20 OPERATION MANUAL English 1st Edition ...

Page 2: ...ies 11 Attaching the hood HDVF EL30 only 11 Attaching a Microphone 12 About the eye sensor 12 Switching the eye point 13 Adjusting the LCD monitor HDVF EL30 only 13 Adjusting the angle 13 Adjusting the screen 13 Using the LCD monitor as the tally 13 Using the Focus Assist Function 14 COLOR PEAKING Function 14 PEAKING PLUS Function 14 MAGNIFICATION Function 16 Using the Menu 17 Basic Menu Operation...

Page 3: ...ent operate the connected equipment accordingly For details refer to the operation manual of the connected equipment Turn off the power when not in use Turn off the power if the viewfinder is not to be used for a prolonged period of time About the LCD panel HDVF EL30 only The LCD panel fitted to this unit is manufactured with high precision technology giving a functioning pixel ratio of at least 9...

Page 4: ...ology The OLED panel makes use of an organic material which emits light when an electric current is applied Being self emitting the strength of luminescence can be controlled by the amount of electric current This brings about the following three features Quick motion picture response The luminescent state of the OLED panel can be changed instantaneously by changing the current flow in the organic...

Page 5: ...use of the yellow tally lamp is supported You can use the LCD screen as an up tally HDVF EL30 only High performance loupe The 4 group 7 element lens including aspheric lens delivers pictures with low distortion and allows adjustment over a wide range of visibility If the optional close up lens ø37 is mounted you can shift the visibility ratio to the far sighted side Hood for the LCD panel HDVF EL3...

Page 6: ...ions of Parts and Controls 6 Functions of Parts and Controls HDVF EL30 HDVF EL20 Viewfinder cable Viewfinder cable Front panel page 7 Front panel page 7 Microphone holder LCD HDVF EL30 only Microphone holder ...

Page 7: ...switches Can be used to store frequently used functions Storing a function is performed using ASSIGN 1 or ASSIGN 2 in the FUNCTION menu page 19 jMENU switch Displays the menu Use with the MENU control to set various functions When the menu is not displayed and this switch is pressed and held for three seconds or more VR LOCK appears This locks the BRIGHT CONTRAST and PEAKING controls at their curr...

Page 8: ...en cG TALLY indicator green Lights up when the green tally signal is input dR TALLY indicator red Lights up when the red tally signal is input eY TALLY indicator yellow Lights up when the yellow tally signal is input fBATT battery indicator red Lights up or flashes to indicate the status of the battery attached to the camera as follows Lit The battery is drained Flashing The voltage of the battery...

Page 9: ...ding it from side to side and tighten the left right positioning ring on the camera 5 Connect the plug to the VF connector on the camera Always check to be sure that the plug is firmly inserted into the camera s VF connector To detach the viewfinder To detach the viewfinder from the camera conduct the attachment procedure in reverse When removing the viewfinder from the camera pull up the stopper ...

Page 10: ...harper Turn the control clockwise 5 Set CHROMA in the FUNCTION menu page 19 to adjust the chroma level To adjust the OLED and LCD screen separately HDVF EL30 only 1 Set PRESET in the PRESET menu page 21 to ON 2 Set PRESET SELECT in the PRESET menu to OLED or LCD 3 Adjust the brightness of the screen If PRESET SELECT is not set turn the BRIGHT control to adjust the picture brightness To make the pi...

Page 11: ...aching Accessories Attaching the hood HDVF EL30 only 1 Attach the hood inserting its claws in the left and right grooves of the LCD monitor The hood can also be rotated up and down 180 degrees and attached By collapsing the hood while it is attached to the LCD monitor you can use it as the protection cover of the LCD monitor When you retract the LCD monitor with the hood attached rotate the LCD mo...

Page 12: ...ng the microphone to the camera adaptor you will need to set the microphone selector For details see the manual supplied with your camera adaptor About the eye sensor Controls the anti burn in function of the OLED panel For details on the menu operation see Using the Menu on page 17 1 Set EYE SENSOR in the OLED menu to ON Use with the EYE SENSOR setting set to ON When used with the setting set to ...

Page 13: ... the screen side facing down it turns off Adjusting the angle You can rotate the LCD monitor to the opposite direction by 180 degrees the direction in which the monitor faces an object and to the other direction by 90 degrees When you rotate the monitor to the opposite direction by 180 degrees the image is flipped horizontally mirror image When you retract the monitor with it rotated to the opposi...

Page 14: ...deo signal is displayed in monochrome The chroma level of the video signal cannot be adjusted Color peaking is a function that extracts the high frequency components of the video signal and applies color to those parts This may be less effective when noise components are emphasized by VF DETAIL and MASTER GAIN settings on the camera side because then color is applied to the whole screen If you pla...

Page 15: ...er To sharpen edges by specifying the display area 1 Press the ASSIGN switch that is assigned the PEAKING PLUS function to switch to the PEAKING PLUS mode The PEAKING PLUS indicator lights up You can also set to this mode using PEAKING MODE from the PEAKING PLUS menu see page 20 2 Select AREA under COLOR AREA SEL of the PEAKING PLUS menu 3 Select an area under POSITION of the PEAKING PLUS menu Eff...

Page 16: ...vertically and horizontally to two times the size For enlarging the image press the ASSIGN switch assigned with the MAGNIFICATION function Every press switches between the normal display and enlarged display To select the enlarged display part You can select one of the following as the enlarged display part center of the monitor factory setting upper right lower left 1 Press and hold the ASSIGN sw...

Page 17: ...m To move the c mark downward turn the control clockwise To move the c mark upward turn the control counterclockwise Position the c mark to the left of the desired menu item and then press the MENU control A mark appears to the left of the setting and the settings screen is activated value setting mode To select another menu item press the MENU switch to return to item select mode 4 Change the val...

Page 18: ...returns to item select mode 6 Set other menu items Repeat steps 2 to 5 to set other menu items 7 End menu operations Press the MENU switch repeatedly until the menu page disappears from the display To restore a setting to its factory default value Position the c mark to the left of the desired menu item or while the mark appears to the left of the menu item to be restored press the MENU control fo...

Page 19: ...ting color display OFF or black and white display ON This setting does not affect the camera s output signals CHROMA 99 to 0 to 99 For setting the chroma level This setting does not affect the camera s output signals Lowering the value decreases the chroma level PEAKING PLUS SW MODE1 MODE2 For selecting the operation mode upon pressing the ASSIGN switch that is assigned the PEAKING PLUS function M...

Page 20: ...PLUS mode COLOR AREA SEL COLOR AREA BOTH For selecting a PEAKING PLUS mode COLOR Sharpens the edges for the selected color only AREA Sharpens the edges for the selected area only BOTH Sharpens the edges for the selected color and area only POSITION CENTER UPPER RIGHT LOWER LEFT For selecting the effective PEAKING area when AREA or BOTH is selected in COLOR AREA SEL The setting is linked to the MAG...

Page 21: ...LCD When ON is selected in PRESET select the panel in which each PRESET value is reflected BOTH Reflects the PRESET value to both the OLED and LCD panel OLED Reflects the PRESET value only to the OLED panel LCD Reflects the PRESET value only to the LCD panel PRST BRIGHT 99 to 0 to 99 For setting the image brightness when ON is selected in PRESET Raising the value increases the brightness of the im...

Page 22: ...d in DISPLAY MODE set the displayed tally indicator s amount of light The bigger the number the brighter the indicator The smaller the number the dimmer the indicator MIRROR AUTO MANUAL Set the reverse method of the LCD screen vertically and horizontally AUTO Automatically reverses vertically or horizontally depending on the LCD panel position MANUAL Manually set the reverse of the LCD screen vert...

Page 23: ...t ratio Diopter range for the loupe 4 0 to 2 0 m 1 Performance Brightness 200 cd m2 typical Effective pixels 1920 horizontal 1080 vertical 3 RGB Color temperature D65 LCD panel HDVF EL30 only 3 5 type color TFT transmissive LCD panel Effective screen size 77 0 43 3 mm 3 1 8 1 3 4 inches H V 16 9 aspect ratio Performance Brightness 300 cd m2 typical Effective pixels 960 horizontal 540 vertical 3 RG...

Page 24: ...mory Camcorder PMW 500 PXW X500 Digital Motion Picture Camera F65 Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice External dimensions Effective scanning lines Format Horizontal scanning frequency kHz Vertical scanning frequency Hz 1080 23 98PsF 26 97 47 95 24PsF 27 00 48 25PsF 28 13 50 29 97PsF 33 72 59 94 50i 28 13 50 59 94i 33 72 59 94 720 50P 36 00 50 59 94P 44 96 59 94 75 3 92 ...

Page 25: ...NSATION OR REIMBURSEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR PROSPECTIVE PROFITS DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS UNIT EITHER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WHATSOEVER SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CLAIMS OF ANY KIND MADE BY USERS OF THIS UNIT OR MADE BY THIRD PARTIES SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE TERMINATION OR DISCONTINUATION OF ANY SERVICES RELATED...

Page 26: ... for use by the purchasers of the equipment described in this manual Sony Corporation expressly prohibits the duplication of any portion of this manual or the use thereof for any purpose other than the operation or maintenance of the equipment described in this manual without the express written permission of Sony Corporation ...

Page 27: ...Sony Corporation HDVF EL30 SY HDVF EL20 SY 4 584 439 11 1 2015 ...

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