Sharp VL-Z300E operation manual Manual Focus, Subject, Press the DISPLAY/MODE SET

Advanced Features

Camera Recording

Manual Focus

Auto Focus may not be able to focus on the subject in the situations shown below. In such situations, set the camcorder to Manual Focus mode and focus manually.

Subject is too dark.	Lack of contrast, e.g.
	snow scene.
Fast-moving subject.	Background is too bright.
Subject has horizontal	Subject is being shot through a
stripes.	dirty or wet window.
Light reflects off the	Two subjects at different distances
subject.	overlap in the same scene.
Subject has fine, repeated	Subjects at different distances
patterns.	appear in the centre of the scene
	at the same time.
Fast-speed shutter being
used under fluorescent
lighting.

Operation button

Power Zoom control

DISPLAY/MODE SET button

1 In Camera mode, press the DISPLAY/ MODE SET button until the mode screen appears.

2 Press l or m on the Operation button to select “FOCUS”, then press the centre of the Operation button.

M A N U A L S E T
F O C U S		/
A U T O	F O C U S
B L C / G A I N

3	Adjust the Power Zoom control to
	frame the subject as you desire.
4
	Press l or m to focus on the	Advanced
	subject.
	p: To focus on a closer subject
	o: To focus on a more distant subject
5
	Press the DISPLAY/MODE SET	Features
	button to turn off the mode screen.
	• “MF” appears when the on-screen

indicators are turned on. Manual focus indicator

MF

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Note:

•When “MF” is displayed, you can manually adjust the focus by pressing l or m, even if the focus setting screen is not displayed.

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