Adjusting the Focus Manually

Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually.

Reflective

Subjects with low

Fast Moving

Through

Night Scenes

contrast or without

dirty or wet

surfaces

Subjects

vertical lines

windows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom lever

Mode dial

FOCUS button SET dial

1.Set the camcorder to CAMERA• or CAMERA• mode.

2.Set the mode dial to a mode other than .

3.Adjust the zoom.4.Press the FOCUS button.

“MF” appears.

5.Turn the SET dial to adjust the focus.

•Turn the SET dial up or down until the image appears focused.

•Press the FOCUS button to return to autofocus.

The setting resets to autofocus when you switch the mode dial to .

Readjust the focus when you have turned off the camcorder.

Infinity Focus

Use this function when you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or fireworks.

Press the FOCUS button more than 2 seconds after step 3 in Adjusting the Focus Manually.

“” appears.

When you operate the zoom or turn the SET dial, “” changes to “MF” and the camcorder changes to manual focusing mode.

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