Adjustments and Settings for Recording Adjusting and setting the LCD monitorTurn on the POWER switch of the unit.Slide the OPEN button in the arrowdirection to open the LCD monitor in the arrowdirection.Adjust the angle of the LCD monitor for mostconvenient viewing.The monitor can turn up to 180 degrees towards thelens and up to 90 degrees towards you.To prevent camera-recorder failure, do not allow undueforce to be applied to the monitor (when it is open).The options BRIGHTNESS, COLOR LEVEL,and CONTRAST show respectively thebrightness, color level and contrast of thescreen.These menu items are found in the screen on the SYSTEM SETTING page.Through the menu option VF/LCD CHAR,specify whether or not the LCD should displaythe same characters as the viewfinder.The menu item VF/LCD CHAR is found in thepage.When closing the LCD monitor make sure that it is shuttight.In an environment with sudden temperature changes,condensation may form on the liquid crystal surface ofthe monitor. If this happens, wipe off the moisture witha soft, dry cloth.When the camera-recorder is very cold, the video imagein the LCD monitor will appear slightly darkerimmediately after the power is turned on. Once theinterior of the camera-recorder warms up, the LCDmonitor delivers normal brightness.When shooting with the LCD display angled 180 degreestowards the lens, you can set the menu item SELF SHOOTto MIRROR, to horizontally flip the video image on the LCDdisplay, and allow you to view a mirror image while shooting.Note that only the video image on the LCD monitor ishorizontally flipped, not the actual video being recorded.The menu item SELF SHOOT is found in the MONITOR> screen on the SYSTEM SETTING page.When the LCD monitor is angled 180 degrees towards you withthe menu option SELF SHOOT to MIRROR, the LCD monitordoes not provide the same status indication as the viewfinder,regardless of the setting for the menu option VF/LCD CHAR.Adjusting and setting the LCD monitorUsing the LCD MonitorSelf-portrait ShootingUSO RESTRITO
