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.