Manual Focus
The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press FOCUS. The manual focus indicator appears.
3 Press < or > to focus on a subject.
● When the focus level cannot be adjusted any
further or closer, “ ” or “ ” will blink.
4 Press SET. Focus adjustment is complete.
To reset to Auto Focus
Press FOCUS twice or set the Power Switch to “A”.
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
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FEATURES FOR RECORDING EN 45
Exposure Control
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 “M”.
2
●The exposure control indicator appears.
3 To brighten the image, press >. To darken the image, press <. (maximum ±6)
●+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight compensation. ( pg. 46)
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4 Press SET. Exposure adjustment is complete.
To return to automatic exposure control
Select “AUTO” in step2. Or, set the Power Switch to “A”.
NOTES:
● You cannot use the manual exposure control at
the same time when “r” is set to “SPOTLIGHT”
● If the adjustment does not cause any visible
or “SNOW”( pg. 48), or with the backlight FEATURES compensation.
change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”.
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