Sony Handycam DCR-PC5 Operating Instructions Manual page 48

Focusing manually
You can gain hetter results by manually adjusting the tbcus in the tbllowing cases:
•The autofbcus mode is not ef_bctive 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 fbcus from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the
background
• Shooting a stationary suloject when using a tripod
(1) Press FOCUS lightly in the CAMERA/inemory camera inode. The _
indicator appears.
(2) Turn the focus ring to sharpen focus.
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To return to the autofocus mode
Press FOCUS lightly to turn off _'_, _ or _ indicator.
To record distant subjects
When you press FOCUS down to INFINITY. The lens focuses on and AIindicator
appears. When you release FOCUS, yore camcorder returns to the manual focus mode.
Use this mode when yore camcorder focuses on near objects even though you are
trying to shoot a distant object.
To focus precisely
It is easier to focus on the subject if you adjust the zoom to shoot at the "W" (wide
angle) after fbcusing at the "T" (telephoto) position.
When you shoot close to the subject
Focus at the end of the "W" (wide angle) position.
_'_ changes as follows:
when recording a distant subject.
• when the subject is too close to focus on.