Advanced Features

Camera Recording

Manual Focus

1 In CAMERA mode, press the MANUAL

 

 

button until the focus setting screen

 

Auto Focus may not be able to focus on the

appears.

 

 

 

subject in the situations shown below. In such

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

situations, set the camcorder to Manual Focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode and focus manually.

 

 

A U T O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MA N . F O C U S

 

A U T O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Features

 

Subject is too dark.

Lack of contrast, e.g. snow

 

 

scene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast-moving subject.

Background is too bright.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject has horizontal stripes.

Subject is being shot through

a dirty or wet window.

 

Light reflects off the subject.

Two subjects at different distances

overlap in the same scene.

 

Subject has fine, repeated

Subjects at different distances

appear in the center of the

patterns.

scene at the same time.

 

Fast-speed shutter being used

under fluorescent lighting.

2 Adjust the Power Zoom control to frame the subject as you desire.

3 Press m or l to focus on the subject.

m: To focus on a more distant subject

l: To focus on a closer subject

MF

MAN U A L

MA N . F O C U S

4 Press the MANUAL button until the normal screen appears.

• “MF” appears.

MF

3 0 min

Manual focus indicator

To return to Auto Focus mode

Press the SET button while the focus setting screen is displayed.

Notes:

•The camcorder may not be able to focus correctly if the subject is closer than approxi- mately 5 feet (1.5 m). Set the zoom control to wide angle, and try refocusing again.

•If the lens is dirty or fogged, the camcorder may not be able to focus correctly.

•When “MF” is displayed, you can manually adjust the focus by pressing l or m, even if the focus setting screen is not displayed.

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