Auto Focus; Manual Focus - JVC GR-AXM225 Instructions Manual

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Focus detedion zone
NOTES:
• Itthe lens is smeared or blurred, accurate
focusing is not possible, t<_ep the lens clean,
wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it get,
dirt),, dherl corlderlsation occur,, wipe with
a soft ck)th or wait for it t_; dry naturall)4
• dherl shooting a subject close to the lens,
zoom (>tit first (_ ,* pg: 16). Itzoomed irl irl
the auto focus mode, the camcorder could
automatically zoom (>tit deperlding
orlthe
distarlce betweerl the camcorder arid the
subject. This does riot occur with "TELE
MACRO" (_Z_ p_. 2 _).
m
Select Whee[
Power Switch
% %
Focusing
AUTO FOCUS
The camcorder's Full Range AF system offers continuous
shooting ability from close-up to infinity. Howevel_ correct
k>cus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below
(in these cases use manual focusing):
• When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
°When illumination is low.*
• When the subject has no contrast (difference in bright-
ness and darl<ness), such as a flat, one-color wall, or a
clear, blue sky.*
• When a darl< object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
• When the scene contains minute patterns or identical
patterns that are regularly repeated.
• When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light
reflecting off the surt\_ce of a body of water.
• When shooting a scene with a high-contrast bacl<grou nd.
• The low-contrast warning "*i -°-" appears
MANUAL FOCUS
Ityou are using the viewfirlder, you should already have
made the necessary viewfinder adjustments (_ / p_. 1_).
Set the Power Switch to "PRO.".
Press the Select Wheel to display the Menu Screen.
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
"FO( US" and press it. The FO(US Menu appears.
Rotate the Select Wheel to move the highlight bar to
"MANU", then press it. The Menu Screen disappears and
"_" and ,,e,,,_, appear. The focus is Iocl<ed at this point.
To focus on a farther subject, rotate the Select Wheel
upward. "4" appears and blinks.
To focus on a nearer subject, rotate the Select Wheel
downward. "• " appears and blinks.
Press the Select Wheel. The setting is complete. The
Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on
"RETU RN".
Press the Select Wheel. The Menu Screen disppears
and "@e,, reappears to indicate the focus is Iocl<ed.
NOTES:
• To return t_ Auto Focus, select "AUTC)" in step 4.
• To re-adjust Marlual Focus, repeat the pn;cedure fron'l stop 2.
• Be sure to focus the lens irl the maximum telephoto position wherl you use the Marlual F_>cus mode. Ityou
f_*cus irl orl a certairl subject irl the wide-angle positiorl, sharply focused images carlrlot be obtairled wherl
zoomed irl because the depth-olLfield is reduced at longer focal lengths.
• Wherl the lbcus level carlrlot be adjusted arly L_rther or closer, "_" or ,,_o,, will blink.