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EXPOSURE
You can fix the brightness of a picture manually. Adjust the brightness when the subject is too
bright or too dark.
Steps
In recording mode, (OPTION)
[EXPOSURE]
[MANUAL]
(darker)/
(brighter)
To adjust the exposure automatically, touch [AUTO].
FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus
on a certain subject intentionally.
Steps
In recording mode, (OPTION)
[FOCUS]
[MANUAL]
(focusing on
close subjects)/
(focusing on distant subjects)
To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO].
Notes
When you set [FOCUS] to [MANUAL],
appears.
The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1
cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto.
Tips
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and appears when the focus cannot be
adjusted farther away.
It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to adjust the
focus, then towards W (wide angle) to adjust the zoom for recording. When you want to record a subject
at close range, move the power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then adjust the focus.
The focal distance information (distance at which the subject is focused on; used as a guide if it is dark
and focus adjustment is difficult) appears for a few seconds in the following cases. (This information will
not display correctly if a conversion lens (sold separately) is being used.)
When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual
When you set focus manually
