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Focus detection zone
Focusing
AUTO FOCUS
The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous
shooting ability from close-up to infinity. However, correct
focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below
(in these cases use manual focusing):
• When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
• When illumination is low.*
• When the subject has no contrast (difference in bright-
ness and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour wall, or a
clear, blue sky.*
• When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
• When the scene contains minute patterns or identical
patterns that are regularly repeated.
• When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light
reflecting off the surface of a body of water.
• When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.
* The low-contrast warning “
” appears.
MANUAL FOCUS
Make the necessary viewfinder adjustments to use the
viewfinder (
Z
pg. 8).
1
Set the Power Switch to “
”.
2
Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.
3
Rotate MENU to select “FOCUS” and press it. The
FOCUS Menu appears.
4
Rotate MENU to select “MANU”, then press it. The
Menu Screen disappears and “ ” and “
” appear.
The focus is locked at this point.
5
To focus on a farther subject, rotate MENU upward.
“ ” appears and blinks.
To focus on a nearer subject, rotate MENU
downward. “ ” appears and blinks.
6
Press MENU. The setting is complete. The Menu
Screen reappears with the highlight bar on
“ RETURN”.
7
Press MENU. The Menu Screen disappears and
“
” reappears to indicate the focus is locked.
NOTES:
●
If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate
focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean,
wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it gets
dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with
a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.
●
When shooting a subject close to the lens,
zoom out first (
Z
pg. 16). If zoomed in in
the auto focus mode, the camcorder could
automatically zoom out depending on the
distance between the camcorder and the
subject. This does not occur with “TELE
MACRO” (
Z
pg. 24).
MENU Wheel
Power Switch
NOTES:
●
To return to Auto Focus, select “AUTO” in step 4.
●
To re-adjust Manual Focus, repeat the procedure from step 2.
●
Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you
focus in on a certain subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images cannot be obtained when
zoomed in because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.
●
When the focus level cannot be adjusted any farther or closer, “ ” or “
” will blink.
RECORDING
Advanced Features (cont.)
