Advanced Features Camera Recording

Advanced Features

Manual Focus

Available modes:

TAPE-CAMERA, CARD-CAMERA

Auto Focus may not be able to focus on the subject in the situations shown below. In such situations, set the camcorder to Manual Focus mode and focus manually.

 

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 centre of the

patterns.

scene at the same time.

 

1In TAPE-CAMERA or CARD-CAMERA mode, press the MENU button until the menu screen appears.

2Press l or m on the operation button to select T, then press the SET button.

3Press l or m to select “MAN. FOCUS”, then press the SET button.

MA N U A L

S E T

O F F

 

P I C . E F F E C T

 

S C E N E

M E N U

 

F U L L

A U T O

MA N . F O C U S A U T O

W H I T E B A L . MA N U A L

E X P O S U R E

S H U T . S P E E D

Q K . R E T U R N

R E T U R N

4Press l or m to select “MANUAL”, then press the SET button to display the focus setting screen.

F O C U S

5Adjust the Power Zoom control to frame the subject as you desire.

Fast-speed shutter being used

under fluorescent lighting.

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