Focusing manually

You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases. Normally, focus is automatically adjusted.

•The autofocus mode is not effective when shooting

–subjects through glass coated with water droplets

–horizontal stripes

–subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky

•When you want to change the focus point from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the background

•Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod

(1) In CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-IP7BT only) mode, select FN, then press the center z on the control button. The PAGE1 screen appears.

(2) Select FOCUS, then press the center z on the control button. The FOCUS screen used for adjusting the focus appears.

(3) Select MANUAL, then press the center z on the control button. The top of the

selected button is indicated with a green bar and the 9 indicator appears. (4) Select C or c , then press the center z on the control button repeatedly to

adjust the focus.

C : To move the focus point closer

c: To move the focus point further away

You can also adjust the focus by pressing b/B repeatedly after you select C or c .

(5) Press DISPLAY to turn off the screen buttons.

Operations Recording Advanced

1 2–4

FN FOCUS

5

FOCUS

AUTO

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANU–

 

INFI–

AL

 

NITY

FOCUS

AUTO

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANU–

 

INFI–

AL

 

NITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

65