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Focus Preset
When manual focus is activated, you can register a certain
focus point and then, after you focus manually somewhere
else, have the camcorder return to the preset focus position.
With the [
v
Camera Setup]
>
[Focus Preset Speed]
setting, you can set the speed at which the camcorder
returns to the preset focus position to one of three levels.
1 Activate the manual focus using the FUNC menu and
adjust the focus to the desired position (
A
53).
• The current approximate focusing distance will appear
inside the focus frame and in the focus preset button.
2 Touch the focus preset button to save the current focus
position.
• The indicator inside the button will turn orange to show
the focus preset function was activated.
• Touch the focus preset button again to turn off the focus preset function.
3 Adjust the focus as necessary using touch AF or the focus/zoom ring.
• The current focusing distance will appear inside the focus frame.
4 Touch [
] to return to the preset focus position.
• [
] will be grayed out while adjusting the focus or zoom.
NOTES
NOTES
• The preset focus position will be canceled when the camcorder is turned off.
• Focusing distances are approximate. You can change the distance units used with the [
£
Display Setup]
>
[Distance Units] setting.
Using the Focus Assistance Functions
In order to focus more accurately, you can use the following focus assistance functions: Dual Pixel Focus Guide,
an onscreen guide that shows you if the subject is in focus; peaking, which creates a clearer contrast by
emphasizing the outlines of the subject; and magnification, which enlarges the image on the screen. You can use
peaking and the focus guide or peaking and magnification simultaneously for greater effect.
Dual Pixel Focu
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Guide
The focus guide gives you an intuitive visual indication of the current focus distance and the direction and
amount of adjustment necessary to bring the picture into full focus. When used in combination with face
detection and tracking (
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58), the guide will focus on the vicinity of the eyes of the person detected as the main
subject.
By default, the focus guide is activated. If it was turned off, start the procedure from step 1 to activate it.
1 Activate the focus guide.
>
[
v #
Camera Setup]
>
[Focus Guide]
>
[
i
On]
>
[
X
]
• The focus guide will appear on the screen.
2 If necessary, move the focus guide to a different subject you wish to focus on.
• Touch the desired area on the LCD screen to move the focus guide.
Focus preset button
(in orange: focus
preset activated)
Preset focus position
Current focusing
distance
Touch to return to the
preset focus position
