To nearer subject . . .
Rotate the MENU Jog Dial downward. “ ” appears and blinks.
Go to step 5.
END ADJUSTMENT OF FOCUS
5 Press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen reappears and the highlight bar is placed on “MENU END”.
CLOSE MENU
6 Press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen disppears and “ ” reappears to indicate the focus is locked.
NOTES:
” appears and
ADJUST FOCUS
4 To farther subject . . .
Rotate the MENU Jog Dial upward. “ blinks.
Go to step 5.
ACCESS MANUAL FOCUS
Press the MENU Jog Dial.
2
3 Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to “MANU”, then press it. “ ” and “ ” appear. The focus is locked at this point.
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Manual Focus
NOTE:
You should already have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments (pg. 14). If you haven’t, do so before continuing.
ACCESS MENU SCREEN
1 Turn the Select Dial to any position except AUTO LOCK, then press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen appears, and the highlight bar is placed on “FOCUS”.
ACCESS FOCUS MENU SCREEN

 

Select Dial

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jog Dial

LCD monitor or viewfinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

4MENU END

 

 

 

 

 

FOCUS

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

EXPOSURE

AUTO

 

 

 

 

DATE TIME

DEC 25. 98

 

 

 

TELE MACRO

OFF

 

 

 

TAPE LENGTH

T30

 

 

 

M. W. B.

AUTO

 

 

 

ZOOM SPEED

FAST

 

 

 

4NEXT

 

 

 

 

Menu Screen

FOCUS

AUTO

MANU

EXIT

Focus Menu Screen

No indication during recording

No indication during recording

Manual Focus Screen

To return to Auto Focus, select “AUTO” in step 3.

To re-adjust Manual Focus, repeat the procedure from

step 1.

Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you focus in on a certain subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images cannot be obtained when zoomed up because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.

When the focus level cannot be adjusted any farther or closer, “” or “” will blink.

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JVC GR-AXM270 manual Focus Menu Screen, Manual Focus Screen

GR-AXM270 specifications

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