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2. Preparation: Attaching Devices
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is facing the subject. Setting the MIRROR switch
(page 38) to the B/T position flips the left and
right sides of the image on the LCD screen, but
the image is recorded in the correct orientation.
Adjusting the viewfinder position
90° angle adjustment
If a square-shaped clamp spacer is attached to the
rod connection joint, you can adjust the position
of the viewfinder in 90° increments.
Temporarily remove the viewfinder to adjust the
angle, then reattach the viewfinder.
Arbitrary angle adjustment
If a circular-shaped clamp spacer is attached to the
rod connection joint, you can turn the viewfinder
on the rod to adjust the position of the viewfinder.
[Note]
When attaching a circular-shaped clamp spacer, attach to a
commercial Ø15 mm rod.
[Tip]
A circular-shaped spacer is attached by factory default.
Changing the clamp spacer
Remove the clamp spacer as shown in the
following diagram, align the protrusion on the
square-shaped spacer or circular-shaped spacer
with the groove in the clamp, and insert the
spacer.
Protrusion
Protrusion
Groove
Groove
[Note]
Always attach a washer. If a washer is not attached, the
clamping force on the rod may be insufficient and may cause
the viewfinder to fall off.
You can determine the shape of the spacer as
shown in the following diagrams.
Square-shaped clamp spacer
Square mark
Circular-shaped clamp spacer
Circle mark
Adjusting the viewfinder contrast
Turn the CONTRAST knob to adjust the contrast.
You can adjust the brightness in the viewfinder
using VF Setting >Brightness (page 62) in the VF
menu.
Removing the viewfinder
Loosen the viewfinder clamp lever, and use the
reverse procedure of attaching the viewfinder.
Attaching the Eyepiece
[Note]
Attach/remove the eyepiece while the camcorder is turned
off.
1
Attach the hook on the top of the eyepiece to
the hook on the top of the viewfinder, and
attach the metal clip on the bottom of the
eyepiece to the hook on the bottom of the
viewfinder.
Attachment hooks
2
Push the lock plate on the bottom of the
eyepiece in the direction of the arrow to lock
the eyepiece into position.
Lock plate
