Manually Focusing Subject during Movie Recording
The DVD video camera/recorder
measnres the distance to a snloject viewed at the center of screen and
auton-latically fbcnses on it. Ifyou want to record by adding special effects or focnsing on a stfloject image
off"the center of screen, adjust the focns mannally.
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Press
tile FOCUS
button
in the recording
pause
statns.
" MF'
will
appear
oil the screen.
Manual
Focus
icon
_ Press
tile zoom
lever
down
to "T"
control
side
to zoom
in on subject.
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Use
the @ @ buttons
to adjust
the focns,
while
viewing
the
image
in the
viewfinder
or on the
LCD
screen.
FOCUS button
(_ _) buttons
Note:
Pressing
FOCUS will alternate
between
manual
focus and auto focus
Wth auto
focus, no
indication
will appear
on the screen
Note:
Be sure to zoom
up to your subject
only
when
manually
focusing
on it If you bring the sub-
ject
into focus
at the wide-angle
position,
focus
will be incorrect
when
you
zoom
up to the sub-
ject
Note:
Manual
focus
is released
when
the DVD
video
camera/recorder
is turned
off
When
you
turn the DVD video
camera/lecorder
on next time,
auto
focus will be lestored
Mannally
focns
the fbllowing
objects,
which
may
not be antomatically
focnsed
(see p. 48):
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Objects
not
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Objects
with
in the
I
[ little
center
of
_
variation
in
screen
brightness,
such as
white wall
Objects
that
are far and
near at the
same
time
"
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Objects
(,k_)
_
moving
rapidly
Objects lit by
neon sign,
spotlight, etc
which glares
or emits
strong light
Dark objects
Object
behind
glass with
welter
droplets,
dirt
on it
Night view
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