Manual Focus Adjustment - Panasonic HDC-HS9 Operating Instructions Manual

Portrait mode
≥ If this mode is used indoors, the screen may
flicker. If so, change the scene mode setting to
[OFF].

Manual focus adjustment

If auto focusing is difficult due to the conditions, then use manual focus.
≥ Set the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch to MANUAL. (l 57)
1
(When MF assist function is used)
Select the menu. (l 23)
[ADVANCED] # [MF ASSIST] # [ON]
≥ This function's default setting is [ON].
2
Move the switch down and set it
to FOCUS position.
The manual focus indication [MF] and the icon
shown in the illustration appear.
3
Move the cursor button to bring
the subject into focus.
The centre of the screen is enlarged. The normal
screen returns approximately 2 seconds after
you finish bringing the subject into focus.
≥ The centre of the screen is not enlarged when
[MF ASSIST] is [OFF].
≥ Move the AUTO/MANUAL/FOCUS switch
down again to the FOCUS or AUTO position to
restore to the automatic adjustment.
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Spotlight mode
≥ If the recording subject is extremely bright, the
subject may become washed out and the
periphery extremely darkened.
Surf & snow mode
≥ If the subject is extremely bright, the recorded
image may become washed out.
≥ MF assist does not work if the zoom
magnification is more than 10k.
≥ The part of the screen that is enlarged is not
enlarged on the image actually recorded.
≥ The zebra pattern does not appear on the part
of the screen that is enlarged when [ZEBRA] is
[ON].
AUTO
MANUAL
FOCUS