Focusing manually
You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the fi)llowing cases:
•The autofocus mode is not eff_ctive when shooting:
subjects through glass coated with water droplets
horizontal stripes
subjects with little contrast with backgrounds such as walls and sky
•When you want to change the focus flora a subject in the fkgreground to a subject in the
hackgrotmd.
• Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod.
(1) In CAMERA o1"MEMORY mode, press FOCUS lightly. The LWFindicator
appears.
(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus.
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To return to the autofocus mode
Press FOC[ JS lightly to tUlT_ off the indicator.
To record distant subjects
When you press FOCUS down fhmly, the lens focuses on and _ indicator appears.
When you release FOCUS, your camcorder rettuns to the manual focus mode. Use this
mode when yotu camcorder fiocuses on near objects even though you are twing to
shoot a distant object.
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