Sony DCR-PC106E User Manual

Getting started

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Step 4: Adjusting the
LCD panel and
viewfinder

Adjusting the LCD panel

You can adjust the angle and brightness of
the LCD panel to meet various recording
situations.
Even when there are obstructions between
you and the subject, you can check the
subject on the LCD screen during recording
by adjusting the angle of the LCD panel.

Open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the
camcorder, then rotate it to the desired
position.

To adjust the brightness of the LCD
screen

When the POWER switch is set to the
CAMERA mode, touch

and select

PAGE2.
When the POWER switch is set to the
PLAY/EDIT mode, touch

display PAGE1.

Touch LCD BRT.

Adjust the brightness with

then touch

Touch .

Tips

• If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens

side, you can close the LCD panel with the LCD
screen facing out.

• If you are using the battery pack for power source,

you can adjust the brightness by selecting [LCD
B.L.] on the

(LCD/VF SET) menu

(p. 51)

• When you use your camcorder in bright conditions,

set LCD BACKLIGHT to turn off the backlight for
the LCD panel.

appears and this setting saves

battery power.

• Even if you adjust the LCD screen backlight, the

recorded picture will not be affected.

• You can turn off the confirmation beep sound for

operation on the touch panel when you set [BEEP] to
[OFF] on the

(OTHERS) menu (p. 60).

Adjusting the viewfinder

You can view images using the viewfinder
when you close the LCD panel. Use the
viewfinder when the battery is running out, or
when the screen is hard to see.

Extend the viewfinder until it clicks.

Adjust the viewfinder lens adjustment
lever until the picture is clear.

To use the viewfinder during operation

When you are recording, you can adjust the
exposure (p. 29) and fader (p. 32) while
checking the image on the viewfinder. Have the

LCD BACKLIGHT

Maximum
180 degrees

Maximum
90 degrees

Open the LCD panel.

Viewfinder lens
adjustment lever

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