Sony DCR-HC42 Operating Guide - Page 42

Spot Focus, Focus, Tele Macro, Flash Set, Flash Mode

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CAMERA SET menu (continued) SPOT FOCUS You can select and adjust the focal point to aim it at a subject not located in the center of the screen. 1 2  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 close-up image of a subject, move the power zoom lever towards W (wide angle) to fully magnify the image, then adjust the focus. 42 • 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. TELE MACRO This is useful to shoot small subjects, such as flowers or insects. As you can take closeups from a distance, your shadow does not disturb the picture and the subject stands out clearer. When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON] , the zoom (p. 24) moves to the top of the T (Telephoto) side automatically and allows for recording subjects at a close distance as follows: For DCR-HC32: down to about 39 cm (15 3/8 in.). For DCR-HC42: down to about 35 cm (13 7/8 in.). To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wideangle (W side). • When recording a distant subject, it may difficult to focus on and take time for focusing. • Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 42) when it is hard to focus automatically. FLASH SET Note that these settings will not function with unsupported flashes.  FLASH MODE  ON Flashes every time. ON (DCR-HC42) Flashes to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. AUTO Flashes automatically.

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SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
aim it at a subject not located in the center
of the screen.
1
2
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 close-up image of a subject,
move the power zoom lever towards W (wide
angle) to fully magnify the image, 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.
TELE MACRO
This is useful to shoot small subjects, such
as flowers or insects. As you can take close-
ups from a distance, your shadow does not
disturb the picture and the subject stands
out clearer.
When you set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]
, the zoom (p. 24) moves to the top of
the T (Telephoto) side automatically and
allows for recording subjects at a close
distance as follows:
For DCR-HC32: down to about 39 cm (15
3/8 in.).
For DCR-HC42: down to about 35 cm (13
7/8 in.).
To cancel, touch [OFF], or zoom to wide-
angle (W side).
• When recording a distant subject, it may
difficult to focus on and take time for focusing.
• Adjust the focus manually ([FOCUS], p. 42)
when it is hard to focus automatically.
FLASH SET
Note that these settings will not function
with unsupported flashes.
FLASH MODE
ON
Flashes every time.
ON
(DCR-HC42)
Flashes to reduce the red-eye phenomenon.
AUTO
Flashes automatically.
CAMERA SET menu (continued)