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Focus
Use Manual Focus (MF) when :
• recording through glass.
• lighting is poor.
• subject is far away with objects in foreground.
• subject has distinct horizontal lines.
• subject is not centred in EVF or LCD monitor.
• subject has a shiny surface.
• subject is slanted.
• subject is bright and flat, like a white wall.
• subject is in fast motion.
Before you begin...
• Connect Camcorder to power source.
• Set POWER to CAMERA.
Camcorder automatically focuses on subject even during zooming.
Auto Focus is on when
“MF” is not displayed in EVF or LCD monitor.
Press M.FOCUS
to remove “MF” in EVF or LCD monitor if necessary.
Auto Focus
Manual Focus
Macro Focus (close-ups)
Auto Focus functions up to 12.7 mm (1/2 inch) from subject.
Press “W” on POWER ZOOM to maximum wide angle.
Bring Camcorder up close to the subject.
EVF or LCD Monitor
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1
Aim the camera at a distant object
(more than 3 metres away).
2
Press M.FOCUS
so “MF” (Manual Focus)
appears in EVF or LCD monitor.
3
Press “T” (telephoto) on POWER ZOOM
to fully zoom the object in.
4
Press UP (FAR) or DOWN (NEAR)
until
subject is in focus.
•
Back away from subject if necessary.
5
Press “W” (wide angle) on POWER
ZOOM
as desired.
• Refocus as needed
when aiming at new
scenes.
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