44 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

 

Manual Focus

Exposure Control

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the subject) to infinity.

However, correct focus may not be obtained depending on the shooting condition. In this case, use the manual focus mode.

Manual exposure control 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

is bright.

1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.

2 Press FOCUS. The manual focus indicator appears.

3 Press < or > to focus on a subject.

●When the focus level

cannot be adjusted any further or closer, “ ” or “

Manual focus indicator

” will blink.

1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.

2 Set “p” to “MANUAL”. ( pg. 36)

●The exposure control indicator appears.

3 To brighten the image, press >. To darken the image, press <. (maximum ±6)

●+3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight compensation. ( pg. 45)

●–3 exposure has the same effect as when “r” is set to “SPOTLIGHT”. ( pg. 48)

4 Press SET. Focus adjustment is complete.

To reset to Auto Focus

Press FOCUS twice or set the Power Switch to “A”.

Manual focus is recommended in situations listed below.

●When two subjects overlap in the same scene.

●When illumination is low.*

●When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one- color wall, or a clear, blue sky.*

●When a dark object is barely visible in the LCD monitor or the viewfinder.*

●When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated.

●When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body of water.

●When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.

*The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking: , , and .

4 Press SET. Exposure adjustment is complete.

To return to automatic exposure control

Select “AUTO” in step 2. Or, set the Power Switch to “A”.

NOTES:

●You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same time when “r” is set to “SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” ( pg. 47), or with the backlight compensation.

●If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. ( pg. 36, 37)