Manually Focusing Subject during Movie Recording
The DVD video camera/recorder measures the distance to a subject viewed at the center of screen and automatically focuses on it. If you want to record by adding special effects or focusing on a subject image off the center of screen, adjust the focus manually.
1 Press the FOCUS button in the recording pause status.
“MF” will appear on the screen.
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Manual Focus icon
2 Press the zoom lever down to “T” control side to zoom in on subject.
3 Use the 
buttons to adjust the focus, while viewing the image in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.
T
FOCUS button | buttons |
Note: Pressing FOCUS will alter nate between manual focus and auto focus. With auto focus, no indication will appear on the screen.
Note: Be sure to zoom up to your subject only when manually focusing on it. If you bring the sub- ject into focus at the
Note: 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 will be restored.
Manually focus the following objects, which may not be automatically focused (see p. 48):
Objects not | Objects with |
in the | little |
center of | variation in |
screen | brightness, |
| such as |
| white wall |
Objects that are far and near at the same time
Objects | Objects lit by | Dark objects |
moving | neon sign, |
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rapidly | spotlight, etc. |
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| which glares |
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| or emits | English |
| strong light |
|
Object | Night view |
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behind |
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glass with |
|
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water |
|
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droplets, dirt |
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on it |
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