Preparations28Getting Ready to Start RecordingAdjusting the Position and Brightnessof the LCD ScreenRotating the LCD PanelOpen the LCD panel 90 degrees.• You can rotate the panel 90 degreesdownward.• You can rotate the panel 180 degreestoward the lens (allowing the subject tomonitor the LCD screen while you usethe viewfinder). Rotating the panel 180degrees is also useful if you wish toinclude yourself when recording with theself timer. This is the only case whereyou can use the viewfinder and the LCDscreen simultaneously.NOTESAbout the LCD and viewfinder screen: Thescreens are produced using extremelyhigh-precision manufacturing techniques,with more than 99.99% of the pixelsoperating to specification. Less than0.01% of the pixels may occasionallymisfire or appear as black, red, blue orgreen dots. This has no effect on therecorded image and does not constitute amalfunction.LCD BacklightYou can set the brightness of the LCDscreen to normal or bright.Hold pressed down for morethan 2 seconds.Repeat this action to toggle betweenthe normal and bright settings.NOTES• This setting does not affect thebrightness of the recording or theviewfinder screen.• Using the bright setting will shorten theeffective usage time of the battery pack.Getting Ready to StartRecording180°90°180°Subject can monitor the LCD screenDISP.