Manual Focus

To obtain correct focus.

1 If you are using the viewfinder, you should already have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments ( pg. 8).

2 Set the Power Switch y to “” while pressing down the Lock Button t located on the switch, then press FOCUS & ( pgs. 40 and 41). The manual focus indicator appears.

3 To focus on a farther subject, rotate the MENU/ VOLUME wheel $ towards “+”. “ ” q appears and blinks.

To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the MENU/ VOLUME wheel $ towards “–”. “ ” q appears and blinks.

4 Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel $ in. Focus adjustment is complete.

To reset to Auto Focus, press FOCUS & twice or set the Power Switch y to “ ”.

If FOCUS & is pressed once, the camcorder will enter the focus adjustment mode again.

NOTES:

●Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you focus in on a 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 further or closer, “ ” or “ ” will blink.

Focus detection zone

While focusing on

While focusing on

a further subject

a nearer subject

Exposure Control

Manual exposure adjustment is recommended in the following situations:

•When shooting using reverse lighting or when the background is too bright.

•When shooting on a reflective natural background such as at the beach or when skiing.

•When the background is overly dark or the subject light.

1 Set the Power Switch y to “” while pressing down the Lock Button t located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

2 Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel $ in. The Menu Screen appears.

3 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel $ to select

“ (EXPOSURE)”, then press it.

4 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel $ to select

“MANUAL”, then press it. The Menu Screen disappears. The exposure control indicator appears.

5 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel $ towards “+” to brighten the image, or towards “–” to darken the image. (maximum ±6)

6 Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel $ in. Exposure adjustment is complete.

To Return To Automatic Exposure Control . . .

..... select “AUTO” in step 4. Or, set the Power Switch

yto “ ”.

To Brighten The Subject Quickly . . .

 

 

..... press BACKLIGHT 0.

 

4 is displayed and the

 

subject is brightened. If pressed again,

 

4

 

disappears and the brightness returns to the previous level.

•+3 exposure has the same effect as the BACKLIGHT Button 0.

•Using BACKLIGHT 0 may cause the light around the subject to become too bright and the subject to become white.

•Backlight compensations is also available when the Power Switch y is set to “ ”.

NOTE:

You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same time with backlight, spotlight ( pg. 16) compensation and “SNOW” ( pg. 16).

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