EN 41
Manual Focus Adjustment
The camcorder, in most cases, adjusts the focus from approx. 5 cm to infinity automatically. However, when
focusing is difficult or when the subject is not in the middle of the viewfinder, adjust the focus manually.
Factory preset is “AUTO”.
5

END ADJUSTMENT OF FOCUS

Press the Select Dial. Focus adjustment is
complete. The indication changes from
“FOCUS” to “MANUAL”.
•If you want to reset the focus, repeat from
step 2.

To Change To Auto Focus . . .

.... rotate the Select Dial to display “AUTO” then
press it in step 3. The manual focus indicators
disappear. Or set the Power Dial to “
A
”.
NOTES:
●

After the Power Dial is set to “OFF”, Manual

Focus is reset to “AUTO”.

●

Manual focus is recommended in the following

situations:

•

When shooting a flat wall, a blue sky or an

object with little or no contrast.

•

When wire or other obstacles come between the

camcorder and the subject.

•

When shooting objects with a detailed design or

pattern.

•

When shooting under flourescent or flickering

lighting.

1
SELECT OPERATION MODE
First turn the Power Dial to “
M
” while pressing
down the lock button located on the dial,
make sure the viewfinder is pulled out.
2
ACCESS MANUAL MODE ITEM
MENU
Press the Select Dial. The Manual Mode Item
Menu appears.
3

ACCESS MANUAL FOCUS

Move the pointer and highlight bar to “FOCUS”
by rotating the Select Dial, then press it. Rotate
the Select Dial to display “MANUAL”, then
press it. The Manual Mode Item Menu disap-
pears and “FOCUS” is displayed in the upper
left corner. The focus is locked at this point.
4

ADJUST FOCUS

Rotate the Select Dial.
•“ ” blinks while rotating the Select Dial
upward to focus on faraway targets, and “”
blinks while rotating the Select Dial down-
ward to focus on closer targets.
•When the focus reaches its near or far limit,
the “ ” or “ ” will begin blinking.
•When focus cannot be adjusted manually, try
zooming in or out, then try the manual focus
adjustment again.
OFF
P
L
A
Y
A
M
5S
FOCUS
FOCUS
EXPOSURE AUTO
OFF
OFF
AUTO
MANUAL
W. BALANCE
FADER
/ WIPE
P. AE
/ EFFECT
RETURN
4
Display
Manual Mode
Item Menu
Manual focus indicator
Focus zone
(Focus is adjusted at the
center of the screen)
Lock button
Power Dial
Select Dial