Panasonic AG-DVC80 - Manual (Page 25)

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Viewfinders
Using the viewfinder
1
Set the POWER switch on the camera
recorder to ON, and check that an image
appears in the viewfinder.
O
Keep the LCD monitor closed.
2
Position the viewfinder where its screen
images can be seen most comfortably.
O
The viewfinder can be raised
perpendicularly up to angle of about 90
degrees.
3
Adjust the diopter adjustment dial in such a
way that the characters on the viewfinder
screen come into sharp focus.
4
Select YES as the setting for the LCD/EVF
SET item on the setting menu DISPLAY
SETUP screen.
O
For details on the menu operations, refer
to page 36.
Do not point the viewfinder’s eye-piece at
the sun.
This may damage the internal parts.
5
Select the EVF BRIGHTNESS item, and tilt
the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4
direction to adjust the screen’s brightness.
(If the remote control unit is used, press the
“M” button among the SET buttons.)
6
Press the MENU button three times to
release the menu mode.
This camera recorder has two viewfinders: a
viewfinder that uses a small LCD, and a 3.5-
inch LCD monitor.
Use the one that better suits the application and
the shooting conditions concerned.
O
The brightness and color tones may differ
between the images in the viewfinder and on
the LCD monitor and the images on a TV
monitor.
Use the TV monitor when performing the final
check of the images.
LCD BRIGHTNESS
[–] ? ? ? ? ––––[+]
LCD COLOR LEVEL
[–] ? ? ? ? ––––[+]
[–] ? ? ? ? ––––[+]
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
EVF BRIGHTNESS
LCD/EVF SET
Attaching the eye cup
To attach the eye cup, align the projections
on the eye cup holder and eye cup, and fit the
holder and eye cup together.
O Turning the eye cup after attaching it to its
holder may cause the holder to become
disengaged.
If the eye cup holder becomes disengaged,
refer to the procedure described in
“Viewfinder maintenance” (page 58) to
reattach it.
Eye cup
Eye cup holder
Projection
Eye-piece
Diopter adjustment
dial