Manual Focus Adjustment - Canon VIXIA HF20 Instruction Manual

NOTES
• If the recording program is changed during exposure lock, the cam-
corder will return to automatic exposure.
Automatic Backlight Correction
When shooting subjects with a strong light source behind them, you
can have the camcorder automatically correct for the backlight.
1 Open ( ) the joystick guide.
2 Select ( ) [
• appears.
• Press again to turn off the backlight
correction.

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
POINTS TO CHECK
• Adjust the zoom before you start the procedure.
1 Open ( ) the joystick guide.
2 Select ( ) [
The current focus is locked and
appears.
3 Push the joystick (
verify if the image is focused.
• The center of the screen will be magnified to help you focus more
easily. You can also turn off the focus assist function (
BLC] and press
• Fast moving subjects
• Through wet windows
• Night scenes
Focus] and press
[MF]
) or ( ) once to
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Focus
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BLC
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