Recording
Focusing (Continued)
Manual Focus
You might need to focus manually under certain conditions.
1.Set the POWER switch to CAMERA MAN.
2.Rotate the zoom lever to T to zoom in on the subject and center the subject in the viewfinder.
3.Press the menu PUSH dial in to display the menu in the viewfinder. FOCUS is highlighted.
FOCUS |
| AUTO |
EXPOSURE |
| AUTO |
M. W. B. | AUTO | |
16 X 9 | OFF | |
TAPE LENGTH | T30 | |
TITLE |
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DATE/TIME DISP. |
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RETURN |
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6.Adjust the focus for a subject nearer or farther away.
•Rotate the menu PUSH dial up to focus on a subject farther away.
flashes while you are |
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adjusting the focus and | flashes |
when you cannot adjust the focus any more.
•Rotate the menu PUSH dial down to focus on a subject nearer. 
flashes while you are adjusting the
focus and 
flashes when you cannot adjust the focus any more.
7.Press the menu PUSH dial twice to remove the menus.
Note: To return to auto focus, select AUTO in the FOCUS menu or set the POWER switch to CAMERA AUTO.
4.Press the menu PUSH dial in to display the FOCUS menu.
FOCUS
AUTO
MANU
EXIT
5.Rotate the menu PUSH dial to highlight MANU and press the dial in.
appears in the viewfinder. The focus is locked at this point.
Conditions Requiring Manual Focus
•When recording a subject through a window.
•When recording a subject having a close foreground and a background that is far away.
•When recording in
•When recording two subjects at different distances that overlap in the same scene.
•When the subject is not in the center of the scene.
•When recording a scene with fast motions, like a tennis swing.
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