Focusing Manually - Sony RMT-811 Service Manual

Focusing manually

You can gain better results by manually adjusting the focus in the following cases:
•The autofocus mode is not effective 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 from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the
background
•Shooting a stationary subject when using a tripod
(1) Slide FOCUS down to MANUAL in standby, recording, or memory mode. The
9 indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder in recording,
standby, or memory mode.
(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen the focus.
To return to the autofocus mode
Slide FOCUS up to AUTO to turn off the 9 or
To focus in infinity
Slide FOCUS to INFINITY. The
viewfinder. This function is useful when the nearer subject is focused automatically,
even though you want to focus on a faraway subject.
To shoot with auto focusing momentarily
Press PUSH AUTO.
The auto focus functions while you are pressing PUSH AUTO.
Use this button to focus on one subject and then another with smooth focusing.
When you release PUSH AUTO, manual focusing resumes.
To obtain the correct focus
First, focus on a subject manually with the zoom set toward the "T" (telephoto) side, then
adjust the zoom by pressing the "W" side of the lever gradually.
When you shoot close to the subject
Focus at the end of the "W" (wide-angle) position.
9 changes as follows:
when recording a distant subject.
when the subject is too close to focus on.
2
indicator appears on the LCD screen or in the
1
AUTO
MAN
INFINITY
indicator.
FOCUS
PUSH AUTO
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