Sony Handycam Vision VideoHi8 CCD- TRV36 Operating Instructions Manual page 38

In the *bllowing cases you should obtain better results by adjusting the focus manually.
[a] [d] [b] [c]
Insufficient light [a]
Su/ojectswith little connast walls, sky, etc. [b]
Too much brightness behind the sul0ject [¢]
Horizontal stripes [d]
Sutojects through frosted glass
Su/ojects beyond nets, etc.
Bright suloject or suloject reflecting light
Shooting a stationa_ y sutoject when using a tripod
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