Operation Button Items - Sony DCR-HC52/HC54 Operating Manual

Operation button
items
Available operation buttons vary depending
on the position of the lamp and the display
(PAGE).
The default settings are marked with B.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
The available functions during Easy
Handycam operation are marked with "*".
See page 29 for details on selecting
button items.
When the CAMERA lamp lights
up
[PAGE1]
SPOT FOCUS
You can select and adjust the focal point to
a subject not located in the center of the
screen.
60min
SPOT FOCUS
1
AUTO
1 Touch the point where you want to focus
on in the frame.
9 appears.
2 Touch [END].
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO] or set [FOCUS] to [AUTO].
b Notes
• If you set [SPOT FOCUS], [FOCUS] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
30
STBY 0:00:00
2
END
FOCUS
You can adjust the focus manually. You can
select this function also when you want to
focus on a certain subject intentionally.
1 Touch [MANUAL].
9 appears.
2 Touch (focusing on close subjects)/
(focusing on distant subjects) to
sharpen the focus.
focus cannot be adjusted any closer, and
appears when the focus cannot be adjusted
farther away.
3 Touch .
To adjust the focus automatically, touch
[AUTO].
b Notes
• The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
z Tips
• It is easier to focus on the subject by moving the
power zoom lever towards T (telephoto) to
adjust the focus, then towards W (wide angle) to
adjust the zoom for recording. When you want
to record a subject at close range, move the
power zoom lever to W (wide angle), then
adjust the focus.
appears when the