Sony XDCAM PDW-510, Operation Manual

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9-2 Adjusting the Viewfinder
9-2-3 Detaching the Viewfinder
Detaching the viewfinder
1
Point the viewfinder barrel up or down.
2
Loosen the viewfinder left-right positioning ring.
3
Holding the viewfinder stopper up, slide the
viewfinder in the direction indicated by the arrow and
detach it.
4
Remove the viewfinder cable and microphone cable
from the clamps and disconnect them.
9-2-4 Moving the Viewfinder Shoe
Up
1
Using a hexagonal wrench 2.5 mm across flats,
remove the bolts (M3
×
25) and spring washers, to
detach the viewfinder shoe from the camcorder body.
2
Fit two of the four holes in the back of the viewfinder
shoe over the upper two pins on the fixing plate. Make
sure that the triangular mark on the viewfinder shoe is
pointing up.
3
Using the bolts and spring washers removed in step 1 ,
fix the viewfinder shoe to the camcorder.
9-2-5 Using the BKW-401
Viewfinder Rotation Bracket
By fitting a BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket (not
supplied), you can rotate the viewfinder out of the way so
that your right leg does not hit the viewfinder while you are
carrying the camcorder.
Using the BKW-401 Viewfinder Rotation Bracket
To fit the BKW-401 to the camcorder, proceed as follows.
Viewfinder stopper
Viewfinder shoe assembly (A-8278-412-G)
Pins
Triangular mark
Fit these holes over
the pins.