Focus Adjustment
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Autofocus
When autofocus is activated, the camcorder continuously adjusts the focus on the subject in the
center of the screen. The focusing range is 1 cm (0.39 in.; at full wide-angle, measured from the front
of the lens barrel) to
G
and 60 cm (2 ft.; throughout the zoom range, measured from the front of the
lens barrel) to
G
. Perform the following procedure to set the autofocus speed.
1 During manual focus: Press the AF/MF button.
2 Select [AF Mode].
>
[
v
"
Camera Setup]
>
[AF Mode]
3 Select the desired option and then select [
X
].
Options
NOTES
• The AF mode cannot be selected when
>
[
v
Camera Setup]
>
[Conversion Lens] is set
to an option other than [
j
Off].
• While using autofocus, you can turn the focus/zoom ring to focus manually. When you stop turning
the ring, the camcorder returns to autofocus. This is useful in situations such as when focusing on a
subject on the other side of a window.
• When the shooting mode is set to [
T
Fireworks], the focus will be set to
G
and cannot be
changed.
• Autofocus takes longer to focus when the frame rate is 29.97P or 23.98P than when it is 59.94P.
•
About soft focus due to smaller apertures:
When recording in bright surroundings, the
camcorder closes down the aperture. This may cause the picture to appear blurred and is more
noticeable toward the wide angle end of the zoom range. In such case, in
mode, select the
[
’
Programmed AE], [
‚
Shutter-Pri. AE], [
“
Aperture-Pri. AE] or [
n
Manual Exposure] shooting
mode and set
>
[
v
Camera Setup]
>
[ND Filter] to [
k
Automatic].
• When recording under dark conditions, the focusing range narrows and the picture may appear
blurred.
Operating modes:
[
=
Instant AF]:
Sets the autofocus to Instant AF. The focus is adjusted at the highest speed. This
mode is useful even when recording in very bright or low-light surroundings. This
mode uses both the TTL system and external sensor for focusing.
[
?
Medium AF]: Sets the autofocus to Medium AF. The camcorder focuses more smoothly on the
subject than when using the [
=
Instant AF] setting. This mode uses both the
TTL system and external sensor for focusing.
[
@
Normal AF]:
Sets the autofocus to Normal AF. The autofocus adjustment is made at a stable
speed.
