Advanced Features Camera Recording

Manual Focus

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 center of the scene

patterns.

at the same time.

 

1 Set the camcorder to CAMERA mode.

2 Press the AUTO ON/OFF button to select Manual mode.

3 Press the MENU/DISPLAY button until the menu screen appears.

4 Select T, then press r on the Operation button. Select “MAN. FOCUS” (1), then press r (2).

MANU AL S E T

MAN . F OCUS AU T O

SHU T . S P E E D MANU A L

E X POSURE

P I C. E F F E C T

SC E NE MENU

F ADE

QK. R E T URN

5 Press e to display the focus setting screen.

MANU A L

1 2 bit

F OCUS

F AR

NE A R

S P

S E T [ BUT TON]

Advanced Features

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

Fast-speed shutter being used

under fluorescent lighting.

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Sharp VL-WD250U Manual Focus, Advanced Features Camera Recording, Press e to display the focus setting screen