FEATURES FOR RECORDING EN 45
Manual Focus
The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from
Exposure Control
Manual exposure control is recommended in the following situations:
● When shooting using reverse lighting or when the |
background is too bright. |
● When shooting on a reflective natural background |
such as at the beach or when skiing. |
● When the background is overly dark or the subject |
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Press FOCUS. The manual focus indicator appears.
3 Press < or > to focus on a subject.
●When the focus level
cannot be adjusted any further or closer, “ ” or “
Manual focus indicator
” will blink.
is bright. |
1 Set the Power Switch to “M”.
2 Set “p” to “MANUAL”. ( pg. 37)
●The exposure control indicator appears.
3 To brighten the image, press >. To darken the image, press <. (maximum ±6)
● +3 exposure has the same effect as the backlight |
compensation. ( pg. 46) |
● |
set to “SPOTLIGHT”. ( pg. 49) |
4 Press SET. Focus adjustment is complete.
To reset to Auto Focus
Press FOCUS twice or set the Power Switch to “A”.
Manual focus is recommended in situations listed below.
●When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
●When illumination is low.*
●When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one- colour wall, or a clear, blue sky.*
●When a dark object is barely visible in the LCD monitor or 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
*The following
4 Press SET. Exposure adjustment is complete.
To return to automatic exposure control
Select “AUTO” in step 2. Or, set the Power Switch to “A”.
NOTES:
●You cannot use the manual exposure control at the same time when “r” is set to “SPOTLIGHT” or “SNOW” ( pg. 48), or with the backlight compensation.
●If the adjustment does not cause any visible change in brightness, set “GAIN UP” to “AUTO”. ( pg. 37, 38)