Functions set in the OPTION MENU

Items you can set only on the OPTION MENU will be described below.

How to set

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The default settings are marked with B.

FOCUS

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

1Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears.

2Touch (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.

3Touch .

To adjust the focus automatically, touch

[AUTO] t in step 1.

bNotes

The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto.

zTips

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 focal distance information (the distance at which the subject is focused on, for when it is dark and hard to adjust focus) appears for a few seconds in the following cases. (It will not be

displayed correctly if you are using a conversion lens (optional).)

When the focus mode is switched from automatic to manual.

When you set focus manually

SPOT FOCUS

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

1Touch the subject on the screen.

9appears.

2 Touch [END].

To adjust the focus automatically, touch

Customizing

• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is

[AUTO] t [END] in step 1.

 

b Notes

your

automatically set to [MANUAL].

 

 

 

 

 

 

camcorder

as flowers or insects. You can blur

out

 

TELE MACRO

 

 

 

This is useful to shoot small subjects, such

 

backgrounds and the subject stands out

 

clearer.

 

When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]

 

( ), the zoom (p. 36) moves to the top of

 

the T (telephoto) side automatically and

 

allows recording subjects at a close distance

 

as follows;

 

DCR-DVD108/DVD608

 

down to about 43 cm (17 in.)

 

DCR-DVD308/DVD708

 

down to about 38 cm (15 in.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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