CAMERA SET menu (Continued)

AE SHIFT

When you set [AE SHIFT] to [ON], you

can adjust the exposure using (dark)/ (bright). and the setting value

appear when [AE SHIFT] is set to [ON].

•You cannot use [AE SHIFT] when [EXPOSURE] is set to [MANUAL].

•You can also adjust the setting manually using the CAM CTRL dial (p. 61).

CAMERA COLOR

You can adjust the color intensity with

/.

Decreases

 

Increases

 

color intensity

 

color intensity

WB SHIFT (White Balance Shift)

When you set [WB SHIFT] to [ON], you can adjust the white balance to the desired

setting using /.

and the setting value are displayed when [WB SHIFT] is set to [ON].

•When the white balance is set to a lower value, pictures appear bluish, and when set to a higher value, pictures appear reddish.

•You can also adjust the setting manually using the CAM CTRL dial (p. 61).

SPOT FOCUS

You can select and adjust the focal point to aim it at a subject not located in the center of the screen.

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Touch the subject on the screen.

appears.

Touch [END].

To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO][END].

•If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is automatically set to [MANUAL].

FOCUS

You can adjust the focus manually. Select this when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally.

Touch [MANUAL].

appears.

Touch (focusing on close subjects)/

(focusing on distant subjects) to sharpen the focus. appears when the focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and appears when the focus cannot be adjusted farther away.

Touch .

To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO] in step .

•It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to adjust the zoom for recording. When you want to record a subject at close range, move the power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then adjust the focus.

•The minimum distance required between your camcorder and the subject to get a sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 1/2 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto.

•You can also adjust the focus manually using the CAM CTRL dial (p. 61).

EXP.FOCUS (Expanded focus)

When you set the POWER switch to CAMERA-MEMORY and [EXP.FOCUS] to [ON], you can enlarge the picture displayed on the LCD screen to 2 times bigger. This function makes it easier

to adjust the focus. While displaying the enlarged picture, instead of the indicator in normal [FOCUS] setting, the

indicator appears.

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