JVC GR-DVL45, GR-DVL25, GR-DVL20 Focusing, EN25, Manual Focus, To Change To Auto Focus

Focus detection zone

NOTES:

●If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.

●When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first (☞ pg. 14). If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the distance between the camcorder and the

subject. This will not occur when “TELE MACRO” (☞ pg. 20) is activated.

MENU/BRIGHT

Dial

Power Switch

FOCUS FOCUS

NOTES:

●When the power is turned off, Manual Focus will be reset to “AUTO”.

●Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you focus in on a subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images cannot be obtained when zoomed up because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.

●When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or closer, “” or “” will blink.

EN25

Focusing

AUTO FOCUS

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity. However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below (in these cases use manual focusing):

•When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
•When illumination is low.*
•When the subject has no contrast (difference in bright-
ness and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour wall, or a
clear, blue sky.*
•When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
•When the scene contains minute patterns or identical
patterns that are regularly repeated.
•When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light
reflecting off the surface of a body of water.
•When shooting a scene with a high-contrast	RECORDING
MANUAL FOCUS
background.
* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking:
, , and

If you are using the viewfinder, you should already have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments (☞ pg. 11).

1 Set the Power Switch to “ ”.

2 Press MENU/BRIGHT. The Recording Menu appears.

3 Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to move the highlight bar to “FOCUS”, then press it.

4 Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to display “MANUAL”, then press it. The Recording Menu disappears and “FOCUS” is displayed in the upper left corner. The focus is locked at this point.

5 To focus on a farther subject, rotate MENU/BRIGHT downward. “” appears and blinks.

To focus on a nearer subject, rotate MENU/BRIGHT upward. “” appears and blinks.

6 Press MENU/BRIGHT. Focus adjustment is complete. The indication changes from “FOCUS” to “MANUAL”.

•If you want to reset the focus, repeat from step 2.

To Change To Auto Focus . . .

.... rotate MENU/BRIGHT to display “AUTO” then press

it in step 4. The manual focus indicators disappear. Or, set the Power Switch to “”.