The whole monitor unit can be rotated 270º sideways allowing for easy monitoring and operation from the side of the camcorder. 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 > Image inverted horizontally and vertically > Image inverted vertically > Original image
NOTES
You can set the LCD screen to black & white
When you use a commercially available lens adapter and the image on the screen is inverted, you can use the
[Other Functions] > [Custom Function] > [Scan Reverse Rec] setting to return the image to the correct orientation.
If you are not interested in using the viewfinder while the monitor unit is attached, you can set [] > [LCD/VF Simul.] to [Off] to conserve the camcorder’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 ways
] > [LCD/VF Simul.] to [Off] to conserve the camcorder’s power. Even when [LCD/VF Simul.] is set to [Off], closing the LCD panel will automatically activate the viewfinder.