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MANUAL CONTROLS
Focusing and zooming-
Auto/manual switch- within manual mode, this switch can be pushed down to set focus
to Infinity- use this if filming something on the horizon or a general wide view shot
with nothing in the foreground.
When in manual mode, you can control the focus
by eye using the focusing ring
However, it can be hard to tell if your subject is
really in focus. A useful way to do it is to use the
‘Push Auto’ button. Hold the button down
until the focus comes clear. The LCD will show
you the focal length and go back to manual mode.
Always zoom all the way in before focusing manually. Zoom in, focus on your subject
(if it is a person focus on their eyes), then zoom out again. If you keep the switch set to ‘man’
the camera will hold your focus as you zoom out again.
You can control the zoom with either of the rocker switches on top of the camera. The main one is
positioned so that your forefingers reach it if you are shooting handheld. It can be slower than you’d like.
If you want to control the zoom manually, you can push the switch on the side of the lens to ‘ring’
and use the zoom ring (the one behind the focusing ring.)
If you can’t zoom in as far as you’d like to focus on your subject, you can use the ‘Expanded focus’ button next to
the zoom rocker switch. This gives you a second or two of extra close-up in which to quickly focus before reverting
to the maximum amount of zoom available. You cannot record in Expanded Focus mode.
