You can set the brightness of the screen to dim, normal or bright.

Bright: When shooting outdoors where the LCD screen is difficult to see in sunlight.

Dim: When you shoot in dim environments where the LCD's illumination could be an annoyance.

You can switch between Normal and Bright by pressing the <DISP.> button for 2 seconds or longer while the power is on.

note:

• This setting does not affect the brightness of the recording.
• Using the bright setting will shorten the effective usage time of the battery pack.
• To decrease the brightness, set the [LCD Screen Dimmer] from the menu.

Setting the LCD Screen Dimmer

1. Turn on the camcorder.
   
   
   
2. Press the < > button.
   
   
   
   
3. Use the joystick < > to select the [ Menu ] icon and press < >.
   
   
   
   
4. Use the joystick < > to select the [ ] .
   
   
   
5. Set the [LCD Screen Dimmer] to [ON], and then press the < >.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Press the < > to close the menu.
   - To turn off the LCD screen dimmer, change this setting to [OFF] or press <DISP.> for 2 seconds or more.
   

note:

• If the camcorder is turned off and then on again with a compact power adapter connected, the dimmer function will be cancelled. If only the battery pack is used, the dimmer function will not be cancelled.
• Dimming the LCD screen does not affect the brightness of your recordings or that of the playback image on a TV.
• When the LCD screen dimmer is turned off, the screen's brightness returns to the previous setting.