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Manual Focus Adjustment

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56 Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color Manual Focus Adjustment Autofocus may not work well on the following subjects. In such case, focus manually. Reflective surfaces 3 Adjust ( ) the focus as required until the image appears focused. • Push the joystick ( ) toward for a farther focal distance or push it ( ) toward for a closer focal distance. • Pushing the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS] again will return the camcorder to autofocus. Subjects with low contrast or without vertical lines Fast Moving Subjects Through wet windows Night Scenes NOTES The camcorder will automatically return to autofocus when you set the mode switch to AUTO. Readjust the focus when you have turned off the camcorder. Infinity Focus Use this function when you wish to focus on faraway subjects such as mountains or fireworks. POINTS TO CHECK POINTS TO CHECK ( 12) Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure. Mode switch: P FOCUS NEXT 1 If the joystick guide does not appear on screen, press ( ) to display it. 2 Push the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS]. • If [FOCUS] does not appear on the joystick guide, repeatedly push the joystick ( ) toward [NEXT] to display the joystick guide in the illustration above. • "MF" appears. ( 12) Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure. Mode switch: P FOCUS NEXT 1 If the joystick guide does not appear on screen, press ( ) to display it. 2 Keep the joystick pushed ( ) toward [FOCUS] for more than 2 seconds. • appears. • Pushing the joystick ( ) toward [FOCUS] again will return the camcorder to autofocus. NOTES If you operate the zoom or the joystick ( ) during infinity focus, changes to "MF" and the camcorder returns to manual focusing mode.

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Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
56
Manual Focus Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects. In such case, focus
manually.
Reflective surfaces
Subjects with low contrast or
without vertical lines
Fast Moving Subjects
Through wet windows
Night Scenes
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
P
1
If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
) to display it.
2
Push the joystick (
) toward
[FOCUS].
• If [FOCUS] does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (
) toward [NEXT] to display
the joystick guide in the illustration
above.
• “MF” appears.
3
Adjust (
) the focus as required
until the image appears focused.
•
Push the joystick (
) toward
for a
farther focal distance or push it (
)
toward
for a closer focal distance.
• Pushing the joystick (
) toward
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
NOTES
°
The camcorder will automatically return to
autofocus when you set the mode switch to
AUTO
.
°
Readjust the focus when you have turned off
the camcorder.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to focus
on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
P
1
If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
) to display it.
2
Keep the joystick pushed (
) toward
[FOCUS] for more than 2 seconds.
•
appears.
• Pushing the joystick (
) toward
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
NOTES
If you operate the zoom or the joystick (
)
during infinity focus,
changes to “MF” and the
camcorder returns to manual focusing mode.
(
12)
NEXT
FOCUS
(
12)
NEXT
FOCUS