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MANUAL FOCUS ADJUSTMENT, MANUAL SHUTTER SPEED / APERTURE ADJUSTMENT, To restore to the automatic

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Record mode Manual focus adjustment If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then manual focusing is available. ≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode. 1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [MANUAL]. AUTO MANUAL FOCUS 2 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [FOCUS]. AUTO MANUAL FOCUS Manual shutter speed/aperture adjustment Shutter Speed Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects. Aperture Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark. ≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode. 1 Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [MANUAL]. AUTO MANUAL FOCUS 2 Move the joystick down until the shutter speed indication or aperture value indication appears. MNL MF MNL 1/60 OPEN OdB ≥The MNL and the manual focus indication [MF] will be displayed. 3 Move the joystick left or right in order to adjust the focus. MNL MF ≥When focused with a wide angle, the subject may not be in focus when zoomed in. First, zoom in on the subject, and then focus on it. ª To restore to the automatic adjustment Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [AUTO] or [FOCUS]. 1) MNL 2) MNL 1/1000 1/60 F2.0 0dB 1) Shutter speed 2) (Aperture) Iris/gain value 3 Move the joystick left or right in order to adjust the shutter speed or aperture. ª To restore to automatic adjustment Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to [AUTO]. Manual shutter speed adjustment ≥Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury light or sodium light because the color and brightness of the playback image may change. ≥If you increase the shutter speed manually, the sensitivity lowers and accordingly the gain value increases automatically, which may increase the noises on the screen. ≥You may see vertical lines of light in the playback image of a brightly shining subject or highly reflective subject, but this is not a malfunction. ≥During normal playback, image movement may not look smooth. ≥When recording in an extremely bright place, the color of the screen may change or flicker. If this happens adjust the shutter speed manually to 1/60 or 1/100. 40 LSQT0861

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Record mode
40
LSQT0861
Manual focus adjustment
If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions,
then manual focusing is available.
≥
Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1
Set the
[AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[MANUAL].
2
Set the
[AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[FOCUS].
≥
The MNL and the manual focus indication [MF]
will be displayed.
3
Move the joystick left or right in order to
adjust the focus.
≥
When focused with a wide angle, the subject
may not be in focus when zoomed in. First,
zoom in on the subject, and then focus on it.
ª
To restore to the automatic
adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[AUTO] or [FOCUS].
Manual shutter speed/aperture
adjustment
Shutter Speed
Adjust it when recording fast-moving subjects.
Aperture
Adjust it when the screen is too bright or too dark.
≥
Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.
1
Set the
[AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[MANUAL].
2
Move the joystick down until the shutter
speed indication or aperture value
indication appears.
1)
Shutter speed
2)
(Aperture) Iris/gain value
3
Move the joystick left or right in order to
adjust the shutter speed or aperture.
ª
To restore to automatic adjustment
Set the [AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS] switch to
[AUTO].
Manual shutter speed adjustment
≥
Avoid recording under fluorescent light, mercury
light or sodium light because the color and
brightness of the playback image may change.
≥
If you increase the shutter speed manually, the
sensitivity lowers and accordingly the gain value
increases automatically, which may increase
the noises on the screen.
≥
You may see vertical lines of light in the
playback image of a brightly shining subject or
highly reflective subject, but this is not a
malfunction.
≥
During normal playback, image movement may
not look smooth.
≥
When recording in an extremely bright place,
the color of the screen may change or flicker. If
this happens adjust the shutter speed manually
to 1/60 or 1/100.
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS
MF
MNL
MF
MNL
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS
1/1000
MNL
1)
1/60
F2.0
0dB
MNL
2)
1
/
60
OPEN
OdB
MNL