Manually Focusing Subject

The DVD video camera/recorder usually focuses on a subject automatically (autofocus). You can also manually focus a subject depending on the recording conditions.

FOCUSING DURING RECORDING

Normally. tile DVD video camera/recorder automatically focuses the subject (auto focus), but yon

can also manually focus a subject, depending oil the recording conditions (mannal focus).

Focusing range

Yon can switch tile display mode of on screen infi01"i_lation:

On T (tele) side: approxin-lately 3.2 fFet (1 m) fl'om lens surfime to infinity

• On W (wide) side: approximately 13/16" (2 cm) fl'om lens snrfi_ce to infinity

1 Press the FOCUS button during recording.

"MF" will appear on the screen.

 

Manual

Focus icon--

 

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2 Press the zoom lever to "T" control side to

 

 

 

 

Adjust with 0 and @ buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zoom

in on

snbject.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Use

the@

@

bnttons

to

adjust

the tbcus,

 

Note:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

while

viewing

the

image

in the

viewfinder

or

Pressing

FOCUS wilt

alternate between manual focus

on the LCD screen.

 

 

 

 

and auto

focus

With

auto focus, no indication will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appear on the

screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Be sure to zoom in on your subject before manually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

focusing on it If you bring the subject into focus at the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"W" control side, focus wilt be faulty when you turn the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zoom lever to the "T" control side to zoom in on the

subject.

• Manual focus is released when the DVD video

camera/recorder is turned off When you turn the DVD video camera/recorder on next time, auto focus wilt be restored.

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Hitachi DZ-MV780A instruction manual Manually Focusing Subject, Focusing During Recording, Focusing range