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Preparing the Camera
Attaching the Viewfinder Cap
Pointing the viewfinder lens at the sun or other strong light sources
may cause damage to internal components. When you are not using
the viewfinder, make sure to attach the viewfinder cap to the
viewfinder. This will also protect the viewfinder from scratches and
dirt. Attach the viewfinder cap by inserting it into the rubber portion of
the viewfinder unit.
Using the LCD Panel
The whole monitor unit can be rotated 270º sideways allowing for
easy monitoring and operation from the side of the camera.
Additionally, the independently articulated LCD panel can be rotated
180º sideways and 270º up and down. In combination, you can
position the LCD panel at a comfortable angle whatever the shooting
style you need.
1 Rotate the monitor unit sideways to the desired angle.
2 Open the LCD panel and adjust the screen to the desired
position.
Adjusting the LCD Panel for Shoulder Mounted Use
1 Open the LCD panel 90º until it is perpendicular to the monitor unit.
2 Rotate the LCD panel 180º left.
3 Rotate the LCD panel 180º forward.
4 Press the MIRROR button until the image is displayed in the correct
orientation.
• Repeatedly pressing the MIRROR button will change the
displayed image in the following order: Image inverted
horizontally
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Image inverted horizontally and vertically
´
Image
inverted vertically
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Original image.
NOTES
•
About the LCD and viewfinder screens:
The screens are produced using extremely high-precision manufacturing
techniques, with more than 99.99% of the pixels operating to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may
occasionally misfire or appear as black, red, blue or green dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and
does not constitute a malfunction.
• You can set the LCD screen to black & white (
A
• When you use a commercially available lens adapter and the image on the screen is inverted, you can use the
[
w
Other Functions]
>
[Custom Function]
>
[Scan Reverse Rec] setting to return the image to the correct
orientation. You can record this corrected image or have the camera output it from the 3G-SDI terminal, MON.
terminal, HD/SD SD terminalI or HDMI OUT terminal.
• If you are not interested in using the viewfinder while the monitor unit is attached, you can set [
£
LCD/VF
Setup]
>
[LCD/VF Simul.] to [Off] to conserve the camera’s power. Even when [LCD/VF Simul.] is set to [Off],
closing the LCD panel will automatically activate the viewfinder.
• While recording with the LCD panel rotated in a different direction or angle (for example, facing toward the
subject), you can press the MIRROR button repeatedly to invert the image on the screen horizontally, vertically
or both ways.
You can use the viewfinder and watch
the LCD screen at the same time
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