Advanced Features

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3. Adjust zoom so the subject fills the screen, then press and hold the MENU dial for
more than two seconds. (The exposure control indicator and the Iris Lock icon ( )
appear).
4. Press in the MENU dial again to select it and the icon changes to . The iris is
locked.
Notes:
•To return to the automatic iris control, press EXPOSURE twice or set the Power
switch to
A
(automatic record).
•To lock the exposure control and the iris, after step 2 of Iris Lock, adjust the
exposure by rotating the MENU/BRIGHT dial. Then, in step 3, lock the iris. For
automatic locking in step 2, press and hold the MENU dial. The iris becomes
automatic after about 2 seconds.
Focusing

Auto Focus

The camcorder’s Full Range automatic focus 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. The low-contrast warning appears.
• When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a
flat, one-color wall, or a clear, blue sky. The low-contrast warning appears.
• When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder. The low-contrast warning
appears.
• When the scene contains small 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.