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Advanced recording
Adjusting the focus manually
This camcorder automatically focuses subjects from close-up to
infinity. However, the correct focus may not be obtained depending
on the recording conditions. In this case, use the manual focus
mode.
1
Press the [
Control (Up/Down)
]
button to select
Manual
.
The manual focus adjustment
indicator appears.
2
Press the [
Control (Left/Right)
]
button to select the desired
indicator to adjust focus, and then press the [
Control (OK)
]
button.
The manual focus setting will be applied and the (
)
indicator appears.
Focusing on a nearer or farther subject
To focus on a nearer subject, press the [
Control (Left)
] button.
To focus on a further subject, press the [
Control (Right)
] button.
The nearer or further icon (
/
) appears between the
indicators when focus adjustment reaches the end.
The adjusted value is applied right after you press the [
Control
(Left/Right)
] button to adjust the focus.
<Further subject>
<Nearer subject>
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Examples of the Manual focus mode
When the subject is dark.
When the background is too bright.
When you view the subject through a window that is stained or
wet.
When the subject has dense horizontal or sloping stripes.
When the subject is distant and behind a nearby wire fence.
Walls, atmosphere and other low-contrast subject.
When the subject is emitting or reflecting strong light.
When you are focusing on a subject near the boundary of the
frame.
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You can also adjust the focus with the shortcut menu.
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Manual focusing focuses on a point in the framed scene while auto
focusing focuses on the centre area automatically.
The Auto Focus (AF) setting is useful when you operate the zoom
function because you might not be able to keep accurate focus after
the zoom ratio has been changed.
Before focusing manually, check if the
Digital Zoom
is turned off.
When
Zoom Type
is set to
Digital Zoom
, manual focusing will not
focus with accuracy.
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