EN
30
FOR RECORDING
Manual Focus
To obtain correct focus.
1
If you are using the viewfinder, you should already
have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments
(
墌
pg. 8).
2
Set the Power Switch
@
to “
” while pressing
down the Lock Button
$
located on the switch, then
press
FOCUS
r
(
墌
pgs. 52 and 53). The manual
focus indicator appears.
3
To focus on a farther subject, press
+
5
. “
”
R
appears and blinks.
To focus on a nearer subject, press
–
5
. “
”
R
appears and blinks.
4
Press
SELECT/SET
3
. Focus adjustment is
complete.
To reset to Auto Focus, press
FOCUS
r
twice or set
the Power Switch
@
to “
”.
If
FOCUS
r
is pressed once, the camcorder will enter
the focus adjustment mode again.
NOTES:
●
Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto
position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you
focus in on a subject in the wide-angle position, sharply
focused images cannot be obtained when zoomed up
because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal
lengths.
●
When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or
closer, “
” or “
” will blink.
Exposure Control
Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the
following situations:
• When shooting using reverse lighting or when the
background is too bright.
• When shooting on a reflective natural background
such as at the beach or when skiing.
• When the background is overly dark or the subject
light.
1
Set the Power Switch
@
to “
” while pressing
down the Lock Button
$
located on the switch. Open
the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2
Press
MENU
4
. The Menu Screen appears.
3
Press
+
or
–
5
to select “
(EXPOSURE)”, then
press
SELECT/SET
3
.
4
Press
+
or
–
5
to select “MANUAL”, then press
SELECT/SET
3
. The Menu Screen disappears. The
exposure control indicator appears.
5
Press
+
5
to brighten the image, or
–
5
to darken
the image. (maximum
±
6)
6
Press
SELECT/SET
3
. Exposure adjustment is
complete.
To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .
..... select “AUTO” in step
4
. Or, set the Power Switch
@
to “
”.
To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .
..... press
BACKLIGHT
w
.
r
is displayed and the
subject is brightened. If pressed again,
r
disappears and the brightness returns to the
previous level.
• +3 exposure has the same effect as the
BACKLIGHT
Button
w
.
• Using
BACKLIGHT
w
may cause the light around the
subject to become too bright and the subject to
become white.
• Backlight compensations is also available when the
Power Switch
@
is set to “
”.
NOTE:
You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same
time with backlight, spotlight (
墌
pg. 27) compensation and
“SNOW” (
墌
pg. 27).
While focusing on
a nearer subject
While focusing on
a further subject
Focus detection zone
