Selecting a Focus Mode (Focus)

Procedure

Enter the REC Mode * MENU * Focus

Changing to a different focus mode can help to achieve better focus.

Settings

Type of

Focus Mode

Approximate Focus Range*1

Shot

Snapshot

Movies

Snapshot

 

Movies

 

 

AF (Auto

General

 

 

Approximately 5 cm to 9

 

 

(infinity) (2.0" to 9)

 

Focus)

recording

 

 

 

 

 

(Wide Angle)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic

Approximately 2 cm to 50 cm

Macro

Close ups

(0.8" to 19.7") (Seventh step

 

 

zoom from the Widest Angle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super

Close ups

 

 

Approximately 2 cm to 50 cm

Macro

 

 

(0.8" to 19.7")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MF

When you

 

 

Approximately 5 cm to 9

(Manual

want to focus

Manual

(infinity)*2 (2.0" to 9)

Focus)

manually

 

 

(Wide Angle)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 The focus range is the distance from the lens surface.

*2 The minimum changes along with the optical zoom setting.

Super Macro

Super Macro fixes optical zoom at a position that allows you to shoot from the closest distance to the subject. The result is closer and larger subject images.

NOTE

Zoom is fixed while Super Macro is selected, so no zoom operation is performed when you slide the zoom controller.

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Advanced Recording Settings