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The camcorder’s Full Range AF
system offers continuous shooting
ability from close-up (as close as
approx. 5 cm to the subject) to
infinity.
However, correct focus may not be
obtainable in the situations listed
below (in these cases perform
“Manual Focus”):
●
When two subjects overlap in the
same scene.
●
When illumination is low.*
●
When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness
and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour wall, or a clear,
blue sky.*
●
When a dark object is barely visible in the LCD monitor or
the viewfinder.*
●
When the scene contains minute patterns or identical
patterns that are regularly repeated.
●
When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting
off the surface of a body of water.
●
When shooting a scene with a high-contrast background.
* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking:
,
,
and
NOTES:
●
If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not
possible. Keep the lens clean. (
condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to
dry naturally.
●
When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first.
(
pg. 10) If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the
camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the
distance between the camcorder and the subject. This will
not occur when “TELE MACRO” is set to “ON”. (
NOTE:
If you are using the viewfinder, you should already have
performed “Viewfinder Adjustment” (
1
Set the Power Switch to “
M
”
while pressing down the Lock
Button located on the switch.
2
Press
FOCUS
. The manual
focus indicator appears.
3
To focus on a further subject,
rotate the
M
MENU/VOL.
Wheel
towards “+”. The “
” indicator
appears and blinks.
To focus on a nearer subject,
rotate the
M
MENU/VOL.
Wheel
towards “–”. The “
” indicator
appears and blinks.
To reset to Auto Focus
Press
FOCUS
twice or set the
Power Switch to “
A
”.
If
FOCUS
is pressed once, the
camcorder will enter the focus
adjustment mode again.
NOTES:
●
Be sure to focus the lens in the maximum telephoto position
when you use the Manual Focus mode. If you focus in on a
subject in the wide-angle position, sharply focused images
cannot be obtained when zoomed up because the depth-
of-field is reduced at longer focal lengths.
●
When the focus level cannot be adjusted any further or
closer, “
” or “
” will blink.
Auto Focus
Power Switch
SNAPSHOT
Lock Button
FOCUS
M
MENU/VOL.
Focus detection zone
Manual Focus
Manual focus indicator
While focusing on a
further subject
Manual focus indicator
While focusing on a
nearer subject
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