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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. If this occurs, 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 camcorder applies the manual focus setting 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>
Examples of when to use 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.
•
When you are shooting walls, the sky, or other low-contrast
subjects.
•
When the subject is emitting or reflecting strong light.
•
When you are focusing on a subject near the boundary of the
frame.
•
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 center 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.
•
When
Zoom Type
is set to
Digital Zoom
, manual focusing will not
focus accurately. Before focusing manually, check if the
Digital
Zoom
is turned off.
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