Canon XA45 XA40 XA45 Instruction Manual - Page 60

Focus Adjustment Autofocus When autofocus is activated, the camcorder continuously adjusts the focus on the subject in the center of the screen. The focusing range is 1 cm (0.39 in.; at full wide-angle, measured from the front of the lens barrel) to G and 60 cm (2 ft.; throughout the zoom range, measured from the front of the lens barrel) to G. Perform the following procedure to set the autofocus speed. Operating modes: 60 1 During manual focus: Press the AF/MF button. 2 Select [AF Mode]. > [v " Camera Setup] > [AF Mode] 3 Select the desired option and then select [X]. Options [= Instant AF]: Sets the autofocus to Instant AF. The focus is adjusted at the highest speed. This mode is useful even when recording in very bright or low-light surroundings. This mode uses both the TTL system and external sensor for focusing. [? Medium AF]: Sets the autofocus to Medium AF. The camcorder focuses more smoothly on the subject than when using the [= Instant AF] setting. This mode uses both the TTL system and external sensor for focusing. [@ Normal AF]: Sets the autofocus to Normal AF. The autofocus adjustment is made at a stable speed. NOTES • The AF mode cannot be selected in the following cases. - When > [v Camera Setup] > [Conversion Lens] is set to an option other than [j Off]. - When infrared recording is activated. • While using autofocus, you can turn the focus/zoom ring to focus manually. When you stop turning the ring, the camcorder returns to autofocus. This is useful in situations such as when focusing on a subject on the other side of a window. • When the shooting mode is set to [T Fireworks], the focus will be set to G and cannot be changed. • Autofocus takes longer to focus when the frame rate is 29.97P or 23.98P than when it is 59.94P.