Manual
Focus
Adjustment
Autofocus may not work well on the
following subjects.
In
such case, focus
manually.
• Reflective surfaces
• Subjects with low contrast or without
vertical lines
• Fast moving subjects
• Through wet windows
• Night scenes
(CD
22)
POINTS
TO
CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
(f)
~
~~~
~
1
If
the
joystick
guide
does
not
appear
on
screen, press @
to
display it.
If
[FOG
US]
does not appear on the
joystick guide, repeatedly push the
joystick (..-) toward
[NEXT]
to
display
it.
2 Push
the
joystick
(A)
toward
[FOCUS].
"MF" appears.
3
Adjust
(~~
)
the
focus
as
necessary.
• Push the joystick
(~
) toward A
for a farther focal distance or push
it (
~
) toward
:.
for a closer focal
distance.
42 •
Video
• Pushing the joystick (A ) toward
[FOGUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
4 Push
the
joystick
(..-)
toward
[NEXn
to
save
the
focus
adjustment.
Infinity
Focus
Use this function when you wish to
focus on faraway subjects such as
mountains or fireworks.
POINTS
TO
CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch:
(f)
1
If
the
joystick
guide
does
not
appear on screen, press @
to
display it.
2 Keep the joystick pushed
(A)
toward
[FOCUS]
for
more than
2 seconds.
•
00
appears.
• Pushing the joystick
(A)
toward
[FOGUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
• If you operate the zoom
or
the
joystick (
~~),
00
changes
to
"MF"
and the camcorder returns
to
manual focusing mode.
3 Push
the
joystick
(..-)
toward
[NEXn
to
save
the
focus
adjustment.