34 EN RECORDING FEATURES
To return to automatic focus

 

 

Manual Settings in MSET

 

 

Press FOCUS again or set the recording mode

 

 

 

/

dial to .

 

 

Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual focus is recommended in situations

 

 

 

 

 

You can use manual recording functions easily

listed below;

●When two subjects overlap in the same scene. by selecting items in the MSET menus.

●When illumination is low.*How to Select a Menu Item

● When the subject has no contrast (difference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in brightness and darkness), such as a flat,

1 Set the power switch to .

 

 

 

one-color wall, or a clear, blue sky.*

 

 

 

2 Set the recording mode dial to other than

 

● When a dark object is barely visible in the

 

display.*

 

so that is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● When the scene contains minute patterns or

3 Move the multi-controller to t (

 

). The

identical patterns that are regularly repeated.

menu screen appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● When the scene is affected by sunbeams or

4 Select a desired item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light reflecting off the surface of a body of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

water.

 

from the MSET menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with the multi-controller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● When shooting a scene with a high-contrast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(w/e), then press 49.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

background.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* The following low-contrast warnings appear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blinking: , , , and

.

 

AUTO

 

AUTO

 

OFF

 

 

There are 3 items in the

AE

 

WB

 

EF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSET menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE: Manual Exposure ( pg. 35)

 

 

 

 

 

WB: White Balance ( pg. 35)

 

 

 

 

 

EF: Effect ( pg. 36)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5 and 6 below are example of the

 

 

 

manual exposure setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Select a setting with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the multi-controller (w/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

e), then press 49. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting is completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Close the MSET

± 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

 

AUTO

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

menu by moving the

AE

 

WB

 

EF

 

 

 

 

multi-controller to t (

).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While recording is in progress, [EF] cannot be set

 

 

even if the multi-controller is moved to t (

).