Information in the viewfinder

NoobOnTour · 05-24-2020, 01:09 PM

Hi guys,

is it possible to turn up the brightness for the information displayed in the viewfinder? I could barely read them yesterday. Today was okay though... ^^

kind regards
Sascha

kypfer · 05-24-2020, 04:19 PM - **1 Like**

Something I have looked into but been unable to find a solution

When needed I've reverted to activating the back panel with the "Info" button, then switching it off again to save battery

NoobOnTour · 05-25-2020, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by kypfer

Something I have looked into but been unable to find a solution

When needed I've reverted to activating the back panel with the "Info" button, then switching it off again to save battery

Thanks you,
thats exactly what Iam already doing

cport · 05-27-2020, 12:15 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by NoobOnTour

Thanks you,
thats exactly what Iam already doing

There is an alternative way - instead of INFO button you can map this function to C1 option on the third wheel.

NoobOnTour · 05-27-2020, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by cport

There is an alternative way - instead of INFO button you can map this function to C1 option on the third wheel.

Can I activate/deactivate the screen instantly or are you talking about the screen brightness via the outdoor funktion?

edit: KP is already in the car, Iam going to look it up first thing tomorrow

edit2: Is the screen staying off even after restarting the KP this way? (like iso mapped to c3)
edit3: ok, the wheel is just a shortcut for iso, sorry

cport · 05-27-2020, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by NoobOnTour

Can I activate/deactivate the screen instantly or are you talking about the screen brightness via the outdoor funktion?

You can do both. I think that there is no need to use the third wheel for photo needs (iso control, composition adjustment etc.), I have found is really useful to work with other things (display menu options, brightness etc.)

05-24-2020, 01:09 PM	#1
NoobOnTour Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Troisdorf Posts: 298	Information in the viewfinder Hi guys, is it possible to turn up the brightness for the information displayed in the viewfinder? I could barely read them yesterday. Today was okay though... ^^ kind regards Sascha

05-27-2020, 01:42 PM	#5
NoobOnTour Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Troisdorf Posts: 298 Original Poster	Originally posted by cport There is an alternative way - instead of INFO button you can map this function to C1 option on the third wheel. Can I activate/deactivate the screen instantly or are you talking about the screen brightness via the outdoor funktion? edit: KP is already in the car, Iam going to look it up first thing tomorrow edit2: Is the screen staying off even after restarting the KP this way? (like iso mapped to c3) edit3: ok, the wheel is just a shortcut for iso, sorry Last edited by NoobOnTour; 05-27-2020 at 01:49 PM.

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05-24-2020, 04:19 PM - 1 Like	#2
kypfer Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Jersey C.I. Posts: 3,592	Something I have looked into but been unable to find a solution When needed I've reverted to activating the back panel with the "Info" button, then switching it off again to save battery

05-25-2020, 12:42 AM	#3
NoobOnTour Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Troisdorf Posts: 298 Original Poster	Originally posted by kypfer Something I have looked into but been unable to find a solution When needed I've reverted to activating the back panel with the "Info" button, then switching it off again to save battery Thanks you, thats exactly what Iam already doing

05-27-2020, 12:15 AM - 1 Like	#4
cport Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 428	Originally posted by NoobOnTour Thanks you, thats exactly what Iam already doing There is an alternative way - instead of INFO button you can map this function to C1 option on the third wheel.

05-27-2020, 10:44 PM	#6
cport Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 428	Originally posted by NoobOnTour Can I activate/deactivate the screen instantly or are you talking about the screen brightness via the outdoor funktion? You can do both. I think that there is no need to use the third wheel for photo needs (iso control, composition adjustment etc.), I have found is really useful to work with other things (display menu options, brightness etc.)