Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually.
•Reflective surfaces
•Subjects with low contrast or without vertical lines
•Fast moving subjects
•Through wet windows
•Night scenes
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POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
Mode switch:
FOCUS
NEXT
1If the joystick guide does not
appear on screen, press to display it.
If [FOCUS] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display it.
2Push the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS].
“MF” appears.
3Adjust ( ) the focus as necessary.
•Push the joystick ( ) toward for a farther focal distance or push
it ( ) toward for a closer focal distance.
•Pushing the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS] again will return the camcorder to autofocus.
4Push the joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to save the focus adjustment.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or fireworks.
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
Mode switch:
FOCUS
NEXT
1If the joystick guide does not
appear on screen, press to display it.
2Keep the joystick pushed ( ) toward [FOCUS] for more than
2 seconds.
• appears.
•Pushing the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS] again will return the camcorder to autofocus.
•If you operate the zoom or the
joystick ( ), changes to “MF” and the camcorder returns to manual focusing mode.
3Push the joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to save the focus adjustment.
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