Canon XA10 - Manual (Page 25)

Preparing the Camcorder
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Attaching the Lens Hood
Attach the lens hood to protect the lens and reduce the amount
of stray light that may hit the lens. Remove the lens cap before
attaching the lens hood.
Place the lens hood on the front of the lens so that the
groove on the lens hood is aligned with the bottom of the
lens (
ቢ
), and then turn the lens hood clockwise (
ባ)
.
• Be careful not to deform the lens hood.
• Make sure that the lens hood is aligned with the thread.
Using the Viewfinder
If it is difficult to use the LCD screen while the LCD backlight is on ( 0 27), you can use the viewfinder.
You can also use the viewfinder when you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to let the subject watch
the recording.
1 Pull out the viewfinder.
2 Press x to turn on the camcorder.
3 Adjust the viewfinder using the dioptric adjustment
lever.
• You can close the LCD panel or rotate it toward the
subject as you prefer.
• The LCD backlight setting ( 0 27) is common to the LCD
screen and the viewfinder.
• If you wear glasses, you may find the viewfinder easier to
use if you flip back the outer edge of the eye cup toward
the camcorder body by pushing the points indicated by
the arrows in the illustration.
Dioptric adjustment lever
COP
Y