Sony PMW-150, Operating Instructions Manual

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Adjusting the LCD Monitor and Viewfinder 20
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The LCD monitor turns on when it is opened and
turns off when it is returned to the park position.
Adjusting the angle
It can be rotated as much as 90 degrees in the
direction facing the subject and as much as 180
degrees in the opposite direction.
When you rotate it 90 degrees toward the subject,
the image on the monitor becomes upside down,
indicating the mirror image of the subject. The
display direction of the textual information is
converted to the readable direction.
Adjusting the backlight
Press the LCD BRIGHT button (page 13) to
adjust the brightness of the backlight.
Adjusting the color, contrast, and
brightness
These adjustments can be made using “LCD”
(page 84) in the LCD/VF SET menu. These
adjustments of the LCD monitor have no effect on
pictures being recorded.
If the picture on the LCD monitor is hard to view
under bright ambient light, you can use the
viewfinder to check the picture.
Do not leave the camcorder with the eyepiece of
the viewfinder facing the sun. Direct sunlight can
enter through the eyepiece, be focused in the
viewfinder, and cause fire.
Hereafter the viewfinder is referred to as “EVF”
(abbreviation of Electronic Viewfinder).
Turning the EVF on/off
With the factory setting, the EVF is turned on
when the LCD monitor is in its park position or is
rotated to face the subject.
You can change the setting so that the EVF is
always on regardless of the status in the LCD
monitor, using “EVF”
(page 84) in the LCD/VF
SET menu. Change the “Power” setting from
“Auto” to “On.”
Adjusting the focus in the EVF
The eyepiece focusing (diopter compensation)
knob
(page 12) enables adjustment to match the
eyesight of the operator, who can then view the
image clearly through the eyepiece.
Adjusting the backlight
The brightness of the backlight for the EVF can
be switched between High and Low.
Set “Backlight” in “EVF”
(page 84) in the LCD/
VF SET menu.
Switching between color and
monochrome modes
For the EVF screen, color or monochrome display
can be selected.
Set “Mode” in “EVF”
(page 84) in the LCD/VF
SET menu.
Select “B&W” if checking the subject and
focusing are easier on the monochrome display.
If you assign “EVF Mode” to one of the
assignable buttons
(page 45) , you can switch
between color and monochrome by pressing the
button.
Adjusting the contrast and brightness
Use “EVF” (page 84) in the LCD/VF SET menu
to make adjustments. Adjusting the brightness
and other items has no effect on pictures being
recorded.
Adjusting the LCD
Monitor and Viewfinder
Adjusting the LCD Monitor
Adjusting the Viewfinder
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