Panasonic HDC-DX1 Manual focus adjustment, Move the switch down and set it to Focus position

Recording

Sports mode

≥For slow-motion playback or playback pause of recorded pictures, this mode helps diminish camera shake.

≥During normal playback, the image movement may not look smooth.

≥Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light because the colour and brightness of the playback image may change.

≥If you record a subject illuminated with strong light or a highly reflective subject, vertical lines of light may appear.

≥If the brightness is insufficient, the sports mode does not function. The [5] display flashes.

≥If this mode is used indoors, the screen may flicker.

Portrait mode

≥If this mode is used indoors, the screen may flicker. If so, change the scene mode setting to

[OFF].

Low light mode

≥Extremely dark scenes may not be able to be recorded finely.

Spotlight mode

≥If the recording subject is extremely bright, the recorded image may become whitish and the periphery of the recorded image extremely dark.

Surf & snow mode

≥If the subject is extremely bright, the recorded image may become whitish.

Manual focus adjustment

(RAM) (-RW) (-R) (-R\DL) (SD)

If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then manual focusing is available.

¬Rotate the mode dial to select .

1 (When MF assist function is used)

Press the MENU button, then select [ADVANCED] #

[MF ASSIST] # [ON] and press the cursor button.

≥This function’s default setting is [ON].

2Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL.

AUTO

MANUAL

FOCUS

3Move the switch down and set it to FOCUS position.

AUTO

MANUAL

FOCUS

The manual focus indication [MF] and the icon shown in the illustration appear.

4Move the cursor button left or right to bring the subject into focus.

The centre of the screen is enlarged. The normal screen returns approximately

2 seconds after you finish bringing the subject into focus.

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