Sony DCR-HC54E User Manual

The default settings are marked with B.
See page 28 for details on selecting 
menu items.

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD 
screen’s backlight. The recorded picture 
will not be affected by this operation.

B

Standard brightness.

Brightens the LCD screen.

b

• When you connect your camcorder to outside 

power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically 
selected for the setting.

• When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is 

slightly reduced during recording.

You can adjust the color on the LCD screen 
with 

/

. The recorded picture 

will not be affected by this operation.

You can adjust the brightness of the 
viewfinder. The recorded picture will not be 
affected by this operation.

B

Standard brightness.

Brightens the viewfinder screen.

Low intensity

High intensity

b

• When you connect your camcorder to outside 

power sources, [BRIGHT] is automatically 
selected for the setting.

• When you select [BRIGHT], battery life is 

slightly reduced during recording.

You can select how a 16:9 aspect ratio 
picture appears in the viewfinder and the 
LCD screen by setting [WIDE SEL] to 
[16:9 WIDE]. The recorded picture will not 
be affected by this operation.

B

Normal setting (standard type of display)

Expands the picture vertically if black 
bands at the top and bottom in 16:9 aspect 
ratio are undesirable.