Panasonic SDR-S10P - Page 116

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• Attempts to bring an object with higher
contrast into focus.
• Focuses on the screen center only.
Due to these characteristics, auto focus
does not work correctly
in the following
situations. Record pictures
in the manual
focus mode.
Recording distant and close-up
objects at the same time
Since the unit focuses on whatever is at
the center
of the screen, it is difficult to
bring the background into focus when
close-up objects are placed
in focus.
When recording people with distant
mountains
in the background, you
cannot focus on both the subject which
is
close-up and the objects which are in the
distance.
Recording a subject behind a dirty or
dusty window
The subject behind the window will not
be focused because the focus is on the
dirty window.
Similarly, when recording something
on
the opposite side of a road with heavy
traffic, a vehicle that happens to pass by
may
be brought into focus.
Recording a subject that is
surrounded by objects with glossy
surfaces or by highly reflective
objects
Since whatever is shiny or glistens is
brought into focus, it
is hard to focus on
the subject to be recorded. The focus
may become blurry when recording
subjects at the beach, at night views or
in
scenes involving fireworks or special
lights.
Recording a subject in dark
surroundings
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The unit cannot focus correctly because
the light information that comes through
the lens decreases considerably.
Recording a fast-moving subject
As the focus lens inside moves
mechanically, it cannot keep up with a
fast-moving subject.
When, for example, recording a sports
event with fast-moving subjects, the
focus may lose its sharpness.
Recording a subject with little
contrast
It is easy to bring subjects with a sharp
contrast or vertical lines or stripes into
focus. This means that a subject with
little contrast, such as a white wall, may
become blurry because the unit achieves
focus based upon the vertical lines
of an
image.
Concerning MPEG2 motion
pictures
"MPEG" stands for Moving Pictures
Experts Group. It refers to a format for
compressing video.
MPEG2 enables motion pictures to be
played back more smoothly and
attractively by sending the image data at
a rate
of 30 frames per second.
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