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Advanced Recording
MF/AF (Manual Focus/Auto Focus)
✤ The MF/AF function works in CAM, M.REC mode only. | ✤ |
✤In most situations, it is better to use the automatic focus feature, as it enables you to concentrate on the creative side of your recording.
✤Manual focusing may be necessary under certain
conditions that make automatic | a | b |
focusing difficult and/or unreliable. |
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Auto Focusing
✤If you are inexperienced in the use of
camcorders, we recommend that you make use c | d |
of Auto Focus. |
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Manual Focusing
✤In the following cases you may obtain better
results by adjusting the focus manually.
a. A picture containing several objects, some close to the camcorder, others further away.
b.A person enveloped in fog or surrounded by snow.
c.Very shiny or glossy surfaces like a car.
d. | People or objects moving constantly or quickly like 2 | MF/AF |
| an athlete or a crowd. |
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1. | Set the power switch to CAM mode. |
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2. | Frame the picture with the zoom control. |
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■If you use the zoom after manual focusing, the
picture may go out of focus. | 3 |
3.Press the MF/AF button to switch to manual focus. ■ M. FOCUS(MF) appears in the display.
4.Turn the MF dial up or down until the object
is in focus. | M. FOCUS | MF |
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■ Zoom out a little if focusing is difficult.
5.To return to AF(Auto Focus: 
), press the MF/AF button again.
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