Material with a varying depth of field, little or excessive contrast, or fine repeated patterns may not focus well using the Auto Focus feature. To manually focus these objects, first press the Auto Focus button to turn off automatic focusing. Then use the Near or Far button on the control panel.

note

You can’t zoom or focus your image while the Freeze feature is on.

Auto Focus indicator light

Near button Far button Auto Focus button

Freezing the Image

If you need to change documents during a presentation, you can freeze your image by pressing the Freeze button. This way, your audience will have an image to view until the next document is ready. Press the Freeze button again to display your next document. You can also use the Freeze feature to capture a single frame of a moving object.

Freeze indicator light

Freeze button

16Using the Document Camera