EN25
RECORDING
Focusing

AUTO FOCUS

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous
shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm to
the subject) to infinity. However, correct focus may not be
obtainable in the situations listed below (in these cases use
manual focusing):
•When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
•When illumination is low.*
•When the subject has no contrast (difference in bright-
ness and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour wall, or a
clear, blue sky.*
•When a dark object is barely visible in 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

MANUAL FOCUS

If you are using the viewfinder, you should already have
made the necessary viewfinder adjustments (
Z
pg. 11).
1
Set the Power Switch to “ ”.
2
Press MENU/BRIGHT. The Recording Menu appears.
3
Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to move the highlight bar to
“FOCUS”, then press it.
4
Rotate MENU/BRIGHT to display “MANUAL”, then
press it. The Recording Menu disappears and
“FOCUS” is displayed in the upper left corner. The
focus is locked at this point.
5
To focus on a farther subject, rotate MENU/BRIGHT
downward. “ ” appears and blinks.
To focus on a nearer subject, rotate MENU/BRIGHT
upward. “ ” appears and blinks.
6
Press MENU/BRIGHT. 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 MENU/BRIGHT to display “AUTO” then press
it in step 4. The manual focus indicators disappear. Or,
set the Power Switch to “ ”.
Focus detection zone
MENU/BRIGHT
Dial
Power Switch
NOTES:
●
If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate
focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean,
wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it gets
dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with
a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.
●
When shooting a subject close to the lens,
zoom out first (
Z
pg. 14). If zoomed-in in
the auto focus mode, the camcorder may
automatically zoom out depending on the
distance between the camcorder and the
subject. This will not occur when “TELE
MACRO” (
Z
pg. 20) is activated.
NOTES:
●
When the power is turned off, Manual Focus
will be reset to “AUTO”.
●
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 FOCUS