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FEATURES FOR RECORDING
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ANCED FEA
TURES
The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers
continuous shooting ability from close-up (as
close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the subject) to
infinity.
However, correct focus may not be obtained
depending on the shooting condition. In this
case, use the manual focus mode.
1
Set the Power Switch to
“REC”.
2
Set the recording mode
to “
M
”.
(
pg. 13)
3
Press
FOCUS
. The
manual focus indicator
appears.
4
Press
2
or
1
to focus
on a subject.
●
When the focus level cannot be adjusted any
further or closer, “ ” or “
” will blink.
5
Press
SET
. Focus adjustment is complete.
To reset to Auto Focus
Press
FOCUS
twice.
Manual focus is recommended in situations
listed below.
●
When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
●
When illumination is low.*
●
When the subject has no contrast (difference in
brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-
color wall, or a clear, blue sky.*
●
When a dark object is barely visible in the LCD
monitor or 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 following low-contrast warnings appear
blinking: , ,
and .
Manual exposure control 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
is bright.
1
Set the Power Switch to “REC”.
2
Set the recording mode to “
M
”.
(
pg. 13)
3
Set “EXPOSURE” to “MANUAL” in
FUNCTION Menu. (
pg. 22)
●
The exposure control menu appears.
4
To brighten the image, press
3
. To darken the
image, press
4
. (maximum ±6)
●
+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight
compensation. (
pg. 28)
●
–3 exposure has the same effect as when
“PROGRAM AE” is set to “SPOTLIGHT”.
(
pg. 31)
5
Press
SET
or
2
. Exposure adjustment is
complete.
To return to automatic exposure control
Select “AUTO” in step
3
.
NOTES:
●
You cannot use the manual exposure control at
the same time when “PROGRAM AE” is set to
“SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” (
pg. 31), or with the
backlight compensation.
●
If the adjustment does not cause any visible
change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”.
(
pg. 22, 24)
Manual Focus
Manual focus
indicator
Exposure Control
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