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Advanced Shooting
POINTS TO CHECK
• Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
Manual Focus
1 Open the manual focus screen.
2 Touch [
D
].
Touch [
D
] again to return the camcorder to autofocus.
3 Touch and hold [
F
] or [
E
] to adjust the focus.
• The focusing distance displayed will change as you adjust the focus.
The focusing distance will be displayed for about 2 seconds. You can
change the units used for the distance display with the
1
>
q
>
[Displayed Units] setting.
• The center of the screen will be magnified to help you focus more
easily. You can also turn off this function with the
1
>
p
>
[Focus Assistance] setting.
• If you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks, touch and hold [
F
] until the focusing distance changes
to
G
.
4 Touch [
X
] to lock the focus at the selected distance.
During manual focus, [
D
] will appear on the screen.
Touch AF
1 Open the manual focus screen.
2 Touch a subject that appears inside the
<
frame.
• The Touch AF mark (
I
) will flash and the camcorder will focus
automatically on the subject or spot you touched on the screen.
• Touch [
D
] again to return the camcorder to autofocus.
• If necessary, you can further adjust the focus manually (step 3 in the
previous procedure).
[
2
]
>
[
<
Focus]
[
2
]
>
[
<
Focus]
COP
Y
