Panasonic NV-DS11EN Operating Instructions Manual page 80

For
the
f o l l o w i n g s u b j e c t s
and
r e c o r d i n g
situations,
the
A u t o F o c u s S y s t e m c a n n o t
provide
p r e c i s e
adjustment.
U s e t h e M a n u a l
Focus
M o d e instead.
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Recording subjects with a part of it near the Movie
Camera and another part far away from i t
AS the Auto Focus adjusts on the centre part of the
image, it is often impossible to bring the nearby and
distant parts of the subject into focus.
When you want to record a person with a distant
mountain in the back. it is not possible to focus on
b0th.
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Recording subjects behind glass covered with dirt
or dust
As the focus is adjusted on the dirty glass, the subject
behind the glass is out of focus. When recording a
subject across a street on which cars are running, the
focus rnay be adjusted on the cars.
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Recording subjects in dark surroundings
As the arnount of light information entering through
the lens is greatly reduced. the Movie Camera cannot
adjust the focus precisely.
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Recording subjects surrounded by objects with
shiny surfaces or much light reflection
AS the Movie Camera adjusts the focus on objects
with shiny surfaces or rnuch light reflection. the
subject may go out of focus.
Therefore, when recording at a lake or the sea.
evening scenes. fireworks. or under special types of
lighting. the subject rnay be out of focus.
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Recording fast-moving subjects
As the interna1 tocusing iens is moved rnechanically. it
cannot follow fast-moving subjects without delay.
Therefore. subjects like children running back and
forth rnay temporarily go out of focus.
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Subjects with weak contrast
As the Movie Carnera adjusts the focus based on
verticaf contours in the picture. sublects with little
contrast such as a white wall rnay be out of focus.