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Advanced recording
Adjusting the focus manually
This camcorder automatically focuses subjects from close-up to
infinity. However, the correct focus may not be obtained depending
on the recording conditions. If this occurs, use the manual focus
mode.
1 Press the [Control (Up/Down)]
button to select Manual.
• The manual focus adjustment
indicator appears.
2 Press the [Control (Left/Right)]
button to select the desired
indicator to adjust focus, and then press the [Control (OK)]
button.
• The camcorder applies the manual focus setting and the ( )
indicator appears.
Focusing on a nearer or farther subject
To focus on a nearer subject, press the [Control (Left)] button.
To focus on a further subject, press the [Control (Right)] button.
• The nearer or further icon ( / ) appears between the
indicators when focus adjustment reaches the end.
• The adjusted value is applied right after you press the [Control
(Left/Right)] button to adjust the focus.
<Further subject>
<Nearer subject>
Examples of when to use the Manual focus mode
• When the subject is dark.
• When the background is too bright.
• When you view the subject through a window that is stained or
wet.
• When the subject has dense horizontal or sloping stripes.
• When the subject is distant and behind a nearby wire fence.
• When you are shooting walls, the sky, or other low-contrast
subjects.
• When the subject is emitting or reflecting strong light.
• When you are focusing on a subject near the boundary of the
frame.
• You can also adjust the focus with the shortcut menu. page 27
• Manual focusing focuses on a point in the framed scene while auto
focusing focuses on the center area automatically.
• The Auto Focus (AF) setting is useful when you operate the zoom
function because you might not be able to keep accurate focus after
the zoom ratio has been changed.
• When Zoom Type is set to Digital Zoom, manual focusing will not
focus accurately. Before focusing manually, check if the Digital
Zoom is turned off. page 62
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