Manual

Auto Focus may not be able to focus on the
subject in the situations shown below. In such
situations, set the camcorder to Manual Focus
mode and focus manually.
Subiect is too dark
Fast-moving subject
Subject has horizontal stripes
Light reflects off the subject
Subiect has fine, repeated
patterns
Fast-speed shutter being usec
u_lder fluorescent lighting
Lack of contrast, eg snow
scene
Background is too bright
Subiect is being shot through
a dirty or wet window
Twosubjectsat differentdistances
overlapb_thesamescene
Subjects at different distances
appear in the center of the
scene at the same time
1 In CAMERA mode, press the MANUAL
button until the focus setting screen
appears.
2 Adjust the Power Zoom control to frame
the subject as you desire.
4
Press /,, or _/ to focus on the subject.
,*_: To focus on a more distant subject
v' : To focus on a closer subject
Press the MANUAL button until the
normal screen appears.
• "MF" appears.
L_ _ 30rain
Manual focus indicator
To return to Auto Focus mode
Press the SET button while the focus setting
screen is displayed.
Notes:
• The camcorder may not be able to focus
correctty it the subject is closer than approxi-
mately 5 feet (1.5 m). Set the zoom control to
wide angle, and try refocusing again.
• If the lens is dirty or fogged, the camcorder may
not be able to focus correctly.
• When "MF" is displayed, you can manually
adiust the focus by pressing / or :,,,,,even if the
focus setting screen is not displayed.
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