OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS
Using Pan Focus
Normally, your camera performs Auto Focus to ensure that your images are always in focus. Selecting Pan Focus disables Auto Focus, so the shutter is released as soon as you press the shutter button. This mode is best for basic snapshots. The focus range depends on the zoom setting, the amount of light available when recording, and other recording conditions.
1.Press [] (
) to cycle through the focus
mode settings until “
” is shown as the focus mode indicator.
2.Press the shutter button all the way down to immediately record without Auto Focus.
NOTE 
•If you press the shutter button half way, the focus distance will appear on the monitor screen.
Focus range
IMPORTANT! 
•The focus range at the optical zoom telephoto setting is narrower than the focus range at the wide angle setting.
•The focus range during darker lighting is narrower than the focus range of brighter lighting.
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