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