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Recording
Focusing
(Continued)
Manual Focus
You might need to focus manually under
certain conditions.
1. Set the
POWER
switch to
CAMERA
MAN
.
2. Rotate the zoom lever to
T
to zoom in
on the subject and center the subject
in the viewfinder or on the LCD
monitor.
3. Press the
menu
PUSH
dial in to
display the menu in the viewfinder or
on the LCD monitor.
FOCUS
is
highlighted.
FOCUS
EXPOSURE
M. W. B.
16 X 9
TAPE LENGTH
TITLE
DATE/TIME DISP.
RETURN
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
OFF
T30
4. Press the menu
PUSH
dial in to
display the
FOCUS
menu.
AUTO
MANU
EXIT
FOCUS
5. Rotate the menu
PUSH
dial to
highlight
MANU
and press the dial in.
appears in the viewfinder or
on the LCD monitor. The focus is
locked at this point.
6. Adjust the focus for a subject nearer or
farther away.
• Rotate the menu
PUSH
dial up to
focus on a subject farther away.
flashes while you are adjusting the
focus and
flashes when you
cannot adjust the focus any more.
• Rotate the menu
PUSH
dial down to
focus on a subject nearer.
flashes while you are adjusting the
focus and flashes when you
cannot adjust the focus any more.
7. Press the menu
PUSH
dial
twice
to
remove the menus.
Notes:
To return to auto focus, select
AUTO
in the
FOCUS
menu or set the
POWER
switch to
CAMERA AUTO
.
Conditions Requiring Manual Focus
• When recording a subject through a
window or when scene is affected by
sunbeams or light reflecting off water.
• When recording a subject having a
close foreground and a background that
is far away.
• When recording in low-light situations.
• When recording two subjects at
different distances that overlap in the
same scene.
• When recording a subject with no
contrast (such as a clear blue sky).
• When the subject is not in the center of
the scene.
• When recording a scene with fast
motions, like a tennis swing.
