Situations where the Auto Focus may not focus on the subject
Subject
IS
loo dark
subject
has horizontal
Light reflects off the
has
repealed patterns
shutter
should be used under fluorescent
FULL AUTO button
Lack of contrast, e g snow scene
Background
IS
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Subject
IS
shot through a
dirty or wet
Two subjects at
overlap the same scene
Subjects at
appear the centre of the scene al
the same
Notes:
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While recording in Manual Focus mode, you may not be
able to focus correctly if the subject is
approximately 1.5 m of the
In such a case,
shift the zoom control toward wide angle, and then try
focusing again.
. If you focus on a subject without first setting the zoom
power to the maximum, the subject may go out of focus
when you zoom further in on it later.
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If the lens is dirty or fogged, you may not be able to
obtain correct focus.
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While the manual focus indicators are displayed on the
monitor, the Edit Search feature does not function. Press
the MODE DISPLAY button and turn off the indicators.
AUTO/MANUAL FOCUS
AUTO FOCUS
The Auto Focus feature is
designed to focus on most
types of subjects. In Auto
mode, the
automatically focuses on whatever is in
the centre of the scene.
Always keep the subject in
the centre of the monitor.
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If no subject is in the centre of the monitor, the focus area
will expand and the subject nearest the centre will be
focused on.
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If no subject is displayed on the monitor, the
will automatically zoom out until some subject comes
the frame
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If the image being recorded
IS
not sharp, the auto focus
may not function and the image is left blurry. If this
happens, press the Power Zoom W (wide angle) button to
zoom out, or pan the
to shoot another subject
The auto focus will resume operation.
MANUAL FOCUS
The auto focus may not be able to focus on the
subject in the situations shown in the chart. In such
situations, set the
to Manual Focus mode
and focus manually.
Press and hold the FULL AUTO button for more
than 1 second.
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The “FULL AUTO” indicator disappears and
the manual focus indicators appear on the
monitor.
Press the FOCUS button
to set the Manual
Focus mode (“MAN’L FOCUS”).
Press the Power Zoom
button to set the zoom
power to the maximum.
Press the MAN’L FOCUS F
or N
buttons
to focus on the subject.
Press the MODE DISPLAY button to turn off the
manual focus indicators.
Press the Power Zoom buttons to frame the
subject as you desire.
TO GO BACK TO AUTO FOCUS
Press and hold the FULL AUTO button for more than
1 second. The “FULL AUTO” indicator will appear
on the monitor.
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