JVC GR-D340E/EK Manual Focus, To reset to Auto Focus, To return to automatic exposure control

28 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING
Manual Focus	Exposure Control

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 obtained depending on the shooting condition. In this case, use the manual focus mode.

1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

2 Set the recording mode to “M” (
pg. 14)

3 Press FOCUS. The manual focus indicator appears.

4 Press	or	to focus
on a subject.			Manual focus
● When the focus level				indicator
cannot be adjusted any
further or closer, “ ” or “			” will blink.

5 Press SET. Focus adjustment is complete.

To reset to Auto Focus

Press FOCUS twice.

Manual focus is recommended in situations listed below.

●When two subjects overlap in the same scene.

●When illumination is low.*

●When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one- colour wall, or a clear, blue sky.*

●When a dark object is barely visible in the LCD monitor or 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 background.

*The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking: , , and .

Manual exposure control is recommended in the following situations:

●When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright.

●When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.

●When the background is overly dark or the subject is bright.

1 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

2 Set the recording mode to “M” (
pg. 14).

3 Set “EXPOSURE” to “MANUAL” in FUNCTION Menu (
pg. 24)

●The exposure control Menu appears.

4 To brighten the image, press . To darken the image, press . (maximum ±6)

●+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight compensation. (
pg. 29)

●–3 exposure has the same effect as when PROGRAM AE is set to “SPOTLIGHT”. (
pg. 32)

5 Press SET or . Exposure adjustment is complete.

To return to automatic exposure control

Select “AUTO” in step 3.

NOTES:

●You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same time when “PROGRAM AE” is set to “SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” (
pg. 32), or with the backlight compensation.

●If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. (
pg. 23, 24)