Set the System Select Switch to “D.S.C.” or “VIDEO”, and set the Power Switch to “PRO.”.

Focus detection zone

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 (☞ pg. 25). If zoomed in in the auto focus mode, the camcorder could automatically zoom out depending on the distance between the camcorder and the

subject. This does not occur with “TELE MACRO” (☞ pg. 31).

System

Select Switch

Select Wheel

Power Switch

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Focusing

AUTO FOCUS

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up 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-color 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 low-contrast warning “ ” appears

MANUAL FOCUS

If you are using the viewfinder, you should already have made the necessary viewfinder adjustments (☞ pg. 17).

1

2 Press the Select Wheel to display the Menu Screen.

3 Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to “FOCUS” and press it. The FOCUS Menu appears.

4 Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to “MANU”, then press it. The Menu Screen disappears and “” and “” appear. The focus is locked at this point.

5 To focus on a farther subject, rotate the Select Wheel upward. “” appears and blinks.

To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the Select Wheel downward. “” appears and blinks.

6 Press the Select Wheel. The setting is complete. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “RETURN”.

7 Press the Select Wheel. The Menu Screen disppears and “ ” reappears to indicate the focus is locked.

NOTES:

●To return to Auto Focus, select “AUTO” in step 4.

●To re-adjust Manual Focus, repeat the procedure from step 2.

●Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you focus in on a certain subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images cannot be obtained when zoomed in because the depth-of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.

●When the focus level cannot be adjusted any farther or closer, “” or “ ” will blink.

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GR-SXM937UM specifications

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