Recording
Manual Focus
Under certain conditions, such as those listed, you may need to focus manually.
1.Make sure the scene select AE dial is not set to AUTO.
2.Slide the power zoom lever toward T to zoom in on your subject. To maintain proper focus throughout the zoom range, you must zoom in on the subject before adjusting the focus.
3.Press MODE until FOCUS appears beside the F1 button in the display panel. F1 FOCUS appears in the viewfinder.
4.Press and hold F1 while sliding the power zoom lever toward T or W to display a clear picture in the center of the viewfinder.
For slow focusing, slide the power zoom lever a small amount. For fast focusing, slide the lever all the way up or down.
The 
indicators appear in the viewfinder. The 5 or 6 indicator will flash. When the focus cannot be
adjusted any farther, the 
indicator will flash. When the focus cannot be
adjusted any closer, the | indicator |
will flash. |
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5. Release the power zoom button to lock in the manual focus. The 
indicators appear in the viewfinder.
6.To turn off manual focus, press F1 or place the scene select AE dial to
AUTO. The 
indicators disappear from the viewfinder.
Conditions Requiring Manual Focus
•When recording a subject through a window.
•When recording a subject having a close foreground and a background that is far away.
•When recording two subjects at different distances that overlap in the same scene.
•When the subject is not in the center of the viewfinder.
•When recording in
•When recording a scene with fast motions, like a tennis swing.
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