Manual Focus Adjustment, Access Manual Focus

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Manual Focus Adjustment

The camcorder, in most cases, adjusts the focus from approx. 1.5 cm to infinity automatically. However, when focusing is difficult or when the subject is not in the middle of the LCD monitor or the viewfinder, adjust the focus manually. Factory preset is “AUTO”.

Display

Power Dial

LAY	OFF A
P
	M
	5S

Lock button

Select Dial

Focus zone

(Focus is adjusted at the center of the screen)

4FOCUS	MANUAL
EXPOSURE	AUTO
W. BALANCE	AUTO
FADER	OFF
/ WIPE
P. AE	OFF
/ EFFECT

RETURN

Manual Mode Item Menu

FOCUS

Manual focus indicator

SELECT OPERATION MODE
1 First turn the Power Dial to “	M	” while pressing

down the lock button located on the dial, make sure the LCD monitor is open fully or the viewfinder is pulled out.

2 ACCESSMENU MANUAL MODE ITEM

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 to the right to focus on faraway targets, and “” blinks while rotating the Select Dial to the left to

focus on closer targets. Press the Select Dial at your desired focus.

•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.

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	”.
	A

NOTES:

●When “FOCUS” is not displayed, Manual Focus Adjustment is not available. To make it appear, press ON/OFF for longer than 1 second or repeat from step 2.

●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.

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JVC GR-DVL9000 manual Manual Focus Adjustment, Access Manual Focus, Adjust Focus

Models: GR-DVL9000