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Operation button items Available operation buttons vary depending on the position of the lamp and the display (PAGE). The default settings are marked with B. The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected. The available functions during Easy Handycam operation are marked with "*". See page 29 for details on selecting button items. When the CAMERA lamp lights up [PAGE1] SPOT FOCUS You can select and adjust the focal point to a subject not located in the center of the screen. 60min STBY SPOT FOCUS 0:00:00 1 AUTO END 2 1 Touch the point where you want to focus on in the frame. 9 appears. 2 Touch [END]. To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO] or set [FOCUS] to [AUTO]. b Notes • If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is automatically set to [MANUAL]. FOCUS You can adjust the focus manually. You can select this function also when you want to focus on a certain subject intentionally. 1 Touch [MANUAL]. 9 appears. 2 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. 3 Touch . To adjust the focus automatically, touch [AUTO]. b Notes • The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto. z Tips • 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 subject at close range, move the power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then adjust the focus. 30

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Operation button
items
Available operation buttons vary depending
on the position of the lamp and the display
(PAGE).
The default settings are marked with
B
.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
The available functions during Easy
Handycam operation are marked with
“
*
”.
See page 29 for details on selecting
button items.
[PAGE1]
You can select and adjust the focal point to
a subject not located in the center of the
screen.
1
Touch the point where you want to focus
on in the frame.
9
appears.
2
Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] or set [FOCUS] to [AUTO].
b
Notes
•
If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
When the CAMERA lamp lights
up
SPOT FOCUS
AUTO
SPOT
FOCUS
0:00:00
STBY
60min
END
1
2
You can adjust the focus manually. You can
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
1
Touch [MANUAL].
9
appears.
2
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.
3
Touch
.
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO].
b
Notes
•
The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
z
Tips
•
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 subject at close range, move the
power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then
adjust the focus.
FOCUS