Adjusting The Focus; Adjusting In Mf Mode - Sony PMW-TD300 Operating Instructions Manual

Display Focal Length Display Focal Length
Z00 7.5 mm Z60
5
( / inches)
16
Z10 9.1 mm Z70
3
( / inches)
8
Z20 11.1 mm Z80
7
( / inches)
16
Z30 13.5 mm Z90
9
( / inches)
16
Z40 16.5 mm Z99
21
( / inches)
32
Z50 20.0 mm
13
( / inches)
16

Adjusting the Focus

24.4 mm
31
( / inches)
32
29.7 mm
3
(1 / inches)
16
36.1 mm
The camcorder allows you to adjust the focus in
7
(1 / inches)
16
the following two ways.
44.0 mm
MF (manual focus) mode
3
(1 / inches)
4
In this mode, focusing is performed using the
52.5 mm
FOCUS dial.
1
(2 / inches)
8
Auto focus is enabled temporarily when you press
the PUSH AF button.
You can also use the MF assist function.
AF (auto focus) mode
In this mode, auto focus is always enabled.
The FOCUS dial and the PUSH AF button are
also enabled.
Notes
• Subjecting the camcorder to severe shocks may cause
focus errors that subsist. If this occurs, turn the
camcorder power off and then on again.
• The lens is designed with an extra margin at the
infinity position (
due to variations in temperature. When shooting a
subject at infinity in MF mode, check the picture in the
viewfinder as you focus.

Adjusting in MF Mode

When the FOCUS switch is set to MANU
(manual), MF mode is selected, in which auto
focus can be operated when necessary.
Adjusting using the FOCUS dial
Turn the FOCUS dial clockwise to focus on
closer subjects, and counterclockwise to focus on
distant subjects (factory default setting).
The direction of rotation of the dial can be
changed using OPERATION >Dial Operation
>Focus Clockwise in the setup menu.
The focus function can also be assigned to the
ZOOM dial or CONVERGENCE dial. The
function assigned to the dial can be changed using
OPERATION >Lens Dial >Outer or Inner in the
setup menu.
∞
), to compensate for focus drifting
Adjusting the Focus 61