Sony Digital8 DCR-TRV720 Operating Instructions Manual page 44

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) Set FOCUS to MANUAL in CAMERA or MEMORY mode. The @indicator
appears on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
(2) Turl_ the focus ring to sharpen focus.
FOCUS
To return to the autofocusmode
Set FOCUS toAUTO.
To record distant subjects
When you press FOCUS down to INFINITY. The lens focuses on infinity and I_
indicator appears. When you release FOCUS, your camcorder returns to the manual
focus mode. Use this mode when vour camcorder focuses on near objects exen though
you are trying to shoot a distant object.
To focus precisely
Adjust the zoom bv..first focusin_ o at the "T" (telephoto) position and then shooting at
the "W" (wide-angle) position. This makes focusing easier.
When you shoot close to the subject
Focus at the end of the "W" (wide-angle) position.
_ changes to the following indicators:
when recording a distant subject.
• when the subject is too close to focus on.
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