Adjusting the Focus

 

Adjusting the Focus

 

The camcorder offers two ways to focus.

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Manual focus: Turn the focus ring on the attached lens to adjust the focus. The camcorder offers several focus

 

assistance functions to help you focus more accurately when using the manual focus.

One-shot AF: With the lens's focus mode switch set to AF, press and hold the ONE-SHOT AF button to let the camcorder focus automatically on the subject at the center of the screen.

Operating modes:

Manual Focus

Turn the focus ring to adjust the focus.

NOTES

•In most cases, you can use the focus ring on the lens to adjust the focus even when the focus mode switch is set to AF (autofocus). However, depending on the lens, the focus ring may be disabled in AF mode. In such case, set the focus mode switch to MF.

•If you operate the zoom after focusing manually, the focus on the subject may be lost.

•When adjusting the focus, be careful not to touch the front of the lens or moving parts on the lens except for the focus ring.

•If you focus manually and then leave the camcorder with the power turned on, the focus on the subject may be lost after a while. This possible slight shift in focus is a result of the internal temperature rising in the camcorder and lens. Check the focus before resuming shooting.

One-Shot AF

1 Set the focus mode switch on the lens to AF in advance.

• Refer to the instruction manual of the lens used.

• [AF] will appear on the left of the screen.

2 Press and hold the ONE-SHOT AF button.

• The AF frame will appear at the center of the screen and the camcorder will focus automatically. When correct focus has been achieved, the AF frame turns green.

• If the camcorder cannot focus automatically, the AF frame will turn red.

• The AF frame will disappear when you release the ONE-SHOT AF button.

NOTES

•One-shot AF is not available when the shutter mode is set to [Slow] and the shutter speed is set to 1/4 or 1/3.

•When the One-shot AF function is used with the frame rate set to PF30, PF24 or 24P (59.94 Hz recordings) or PF25 (50.00 Hz recordings), the camcorder will take longer to focus automatically.

•The point where the camcorder focuses may change slightly depending on shooting conditions, such as subject, brightness and zoom position. Check the focus before resuming shooting.

•One-shot AF is only available when using EF lenses equipped with autofocus (AF) function. Refer to the instruction manual of the lens used.